Uncle Floyd interview--Media Funhouse

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A small sliver of our raucous chat with the "Uncle Floyd Show" cast backstage in the dressing room of the sorely missed Bottom Line in Greenwich Village.

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[mediafunhouse]

One and that same. Floyd Vivino, aka Uncle Floyd, local variety show host extraordinaire. Bowie even came to see him at the Bottom Line (now sadly defunct nightclub in Greenwich Village--where this interview was shot!).

Bowie used some footage from the Floyd show (with the beloved wise-ass puppet pal Oogie) on his live tour following Heathen--it's available on the live DVD shot in Ireland (great stuff!).

[5uspended4nimation]

Floyd was great. Even Alice Cooper would stop by. This loosely scripted show was almost like the first Wayne's World.

[BossBass7o7]

Floyd is a jerk.

[gmcg923]

Floyd is a fucking genius.

[mongo426]

where the ken do man

[catcookie]

OMG! I had such a crush on uncle floyd when I was a kid!

[pazzensutra]

Man, Uncle Floyd is funny. I love this kind of humor.

[SamIamb]

Thanks for this post. I loved growing up (if it can be called that) with The Uncle Floyd Show. In fact I wish I could get a hold of all their broadcasts; would be fun to reappreciate them with a more grownup sense of humor. But I don't believe that's gonna be possible. So I love whatever I do manage to see. Long live Floyd, RIP Mugsy.

[Libitina72]

Uncle floyd RULES

[woodenthomas]

Yes, the one and only Uncle Floyd that Bowie mentions in that TERRABLE "song".