One of my favorite compliments so far has been from someone whose name you probably don’t know – Fritz Foy. He wrote me to say that he thinks MV is one of the best reads of the year.
Why is that give me the warm fuzzies? Because he’s Fred Foy’s son.
People from my generation aren’t supposed to know who Fred Foy is. But my father grew up listening to Mr. Foy, and passed it along to me. No, he was not a musician. He was an announcer. Not for sports, but for one of the all-time American entertainment programs. Here’s a sample of what he said, three times a week, over the airwaves:
A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-Yo Silver … the Lone Ranger!
With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early Western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice! Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again!
That’s from memory. I recently invoked Mr. Foy on the site, prompting the conversation with his son, who is employed by Holtzbrink Publishing, the people who sign my checks. We have formed a mutual admiration society. Maybe there’s an audiobook possibility…
But for now, I’m going back to listen to a few old albums, Dash in tow. He’ll like it for the music. I’ll love it for the voices.
