In an April 20, 1975 letter to Railroad Modeler editor Denis Dunning, E. L. Moore had this to say about his recent cataract surgery:
Right now I'm trying to get used to wearing cataract glasses . . . had one eye castrated, (and at the price, $1250, the expression is apt), and now one to go.
I recently had cataract surgery on one eye. I'm fine. And now one to go.
And speaking of going. Continuing in the vein of retro ad campaigns for VIA Rail, might I suggest the legendary Gino Vannelli be given the marketing portfolio. It's a passenger rail service after all, and an excellent slogan is built into one of Mr. Vannelli's greatest hits: People Gotta Move. His qualifications include appearing on Soul Train:
In this rare footage Mr. Vannelli explains how he got the Soul Train gig, and got to work with Stevie Wonder:
Best wishes for the next one. A tip, if they gave you the same kind of tape they gave me for the plastic shield at night: the tape tears lengthwise, so you can make nice little strips to keep the shield in place.
ReplyDeleteThanks! They gave me an eye shield, but I had to supply my own tape. Some onlookers have suggested with the eye shield I'm half way to becoming a Cyberman.
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