OT: Uncle Floyd nominated for NJ Hall of Fame

[colbert17]

Scan to the bottom of the article to see how to vote. Vote for Uncle Floyd instead of some of these people who have a tenuous link to the state at best.
I was a viewer for many years. Vote for Floyd!!!!

Uncle Floyd, Kirsten Dunst, Isley Brothers, Brooke Shields among N.J. Hall of Fame nominees

You can vote for talents from stage and screen to make it into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

www.nj.com

 

[Source]

"...Well, last night Uncle Floyd called me to tell the story of why the thin White Duke was moved enough to write about him and how Bowie showed up at the Bottom Line to see him. How did Bowie find out about Uncle Floyd? From his friend John Lennon. How incredible is that?

When I asked Floyd about how much of a tribute is it for someone like Bowie, to be attracted to Floyd as an artist, Uncle Floyd had this to say about it:

"He did tell me that I reminded him of the old-school English music hall comedians, who played music and did parodies and comedy and wore costumes and that kind of thing. He had an appreciation for that kind of art, which is pretty much gone now."

Uncle Floyd on David Bowie: 'He loved everyone who was off the path'

Uncle Floyd tells the story of why the thin White Duke was moved enough to write Slip Away about him and how Bowie showed up at the Bottom Line to see him.

nj1015.com

Uncle Floyd (Slip Away) by David Bowie

 

[MadRU]

I don’t avoid, I watch Floyd.

 

[willisneverrana43]

I’m glad he was nominated. I’m glad Bowie liked him, and Lennon, and Iggy Pop. I’m glad he’s had a long career. The show just never made me laugh.

 

[Mike from MD]

The Smithereens and many local bands made appearances on the show. I saw his live shows at the Dirt Club in Bloomfield and The Fast Lane in Asbury Park back in the early ‘80s.