[Magdalen] It Trittico Opera Stuff.

[Joseph Cirou]

About 65 years ago when I first started watching TV the nun in my aunt's community were fairly hip for their time, but they always called the program "Captain ViDAYo" I don't understand that today; since we never pronounced the verb video anything but vi de o

Joe

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
>Sent: Oct 10, 2015 8:23 PM
>To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] It Trittico Opera Stuff.
>
>I remember watching that, once my parents decided to buy a TV. I remember the robot Tobor. 
>
>Jim Handsfield
>Sent from my iPad
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>On Oct 10, 2015, at 4:35 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
>
>>> I have a special affection for The Flying Dutchman, the overture to which
>>> is majestic.
>> 
>> Anyone who watched "Captain Video" on the Dumont Network back in the day (including Ed Norton!) was early in love with the Flying Dutchman.
>> 
>> As I liked Captain Video, Mom took me to see FD at the Met when I was about 6-7. It was spectacular, but didn’t understand a thing. Mom explained it all on the way home on the train. I wish she'd explained it on the way in <g>.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
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