Goodbye Uncle Floyd (1951-2026)

 

  

 "Sing us a song you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight,

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody,

And you've got us feeling alright..." 

-"Piano Man"
Billy Joel

 

Uncle Floyd Vivino & Oogie
(October 19, 1951-January 22, 2026)
Image courtesy/NJArts.net

I always loved this man's zany TV show and seeing him in person
at Palumbo's Restaurant/Nightclub in Philadelphia in 1985.

Thank you Uncle Floyd for acknowledging the newspaper article,
"A Show To Make You Laugh" that I wrote- and which you read publicly
  on the air- when "The Uncle Floyd Show" appeared on New Jersey
 Network Public Television.  You even pronounced my last name right!

In my mind you will always be a happy memory of my young adult years,
a first class entertainer in a very different time in America.

May You Rest In Eternal Peace.

 

 

Piano Man
(1973)
Billy Joel
Uploaded  March 22, 2013