Saturday TV with Dad
by Steven Gowin
In the summer
even in Iowa
The Yankees fill
the screen
In pinstripe with
no bigs nearby
CBS owns the
only game in town
Mickey and Roger
Yogi and Whitey
Moose and Kubek
Pee Wee and Dean
By the sixth
Dizz, Falstaff buzzed
croons
The Wabash Cannonball
In the fall
Bernstein and
The Young People's
Concerts
Lincoln Center
CBS again
the sonata form
Copland and Edo de Waart
December brings
The Wrestling
Champions
from Chicago
Bobo Brazil
the KoKo Bop
Baron Von Raschke
his Iron Claw
Dad sings along
with Diz
co conducts with
Leonard
Victory walks
with Bobo
We don't care
that it's only TV
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Love all the names! I remember them well!
(sonato or sonata?)
What's your strategy for capitalization? Why capitalize "even"? Why capitalize "only"? Why capitalize "croons"? Etc.
Familiar names and tongue candy (when reading aloud)
"Bobo Brazil
the KoKo Bop
Baron Von Rofskey
His Iron Claw"
Von Erichs, anyone?*
Far fewer "choices" then but the quality was much higher.
Yes, I can see this!
Yes, we share some memories. This is very visual and the sonics are nice. Enjoyed.*
It's only TV, but we like it.*