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Before I go any further I have to mention that I had only been doing my show for a couple of years at this point, and was still pretty green around the gills. I got so excited about the interview and meeting Forrey that I actually drove all the way to Louisville before I discovered that I had left my camera at home! I was sick to my stomach - the main reason I decided to come to this show was to meet Forrey, and I really, really wanted to get an interview with him.
Well, I asked around Friday evening at the show and managed to find someone who graciously loaned me the use of his camera. So after we ate breakfast I found a quiet room in the hotel and the four of us, (Forrey, myself, my wife and the cameraman), all stepped inside to do the interview.
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It is amazing how much healthier he looked a mere 8 years ago. He really went downhill fast once he got sick. At 84 he was still spry enough to flirt with my wife and speak Esperanto to her when I left the table to head back to the breakfast bar. Forrey did two interviews with me that morning, and I just sort of let him talk and tell some of his favorite stories. He was still full of puns and Forrey-isms, and you just get the feeling that some of these stories were ones he had told a thousand times before.
But I thought you guys might like to hear them once more time, so I dug out this interview and posted it on youtube. Here it is below ...
It was good to see the mention of Esperanto here. "Uncle Forry" was indeed a pioneer and advocate of this unique planned language.
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It was good to see the mention of Esperanto here. "Uncle Forry" was indeed a pioneer and advocate of this unique planned language.
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Forry was definitely proud of Esperanto. He told me all about it over breakfast that morning.
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