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Eric Moyse | eric~DOT~moyse35~AT~yahoo~DOT~com

Hi Alex. It has a ring of Frank Crumit (of Abdul Abulbul Amir fame) about it but I could not see the song you mentioned in the list I came across.

Mon 3-Aug-2026 14:26 - Reading, Berkshire

Alex Patterson, 1946-1951 UVA | ad1935ap~AT~gmail~DOT~com

I have been driven mad over the last five days trying to find the name and singer of a song from maybe the 40’s or 50’s.
Here are the words I remember :-
“She was only in a gay operetta,
Each performance he was there second row,
And as operetta goes you might naturally suppose,
That’s as far that his romance would go.
Did it end? No my friend, not at all.
It went on, on and on … (I forget the rest of this line)
In his dreams he staged his own operetta,
And each evening she appeared as the star.”
That’s as much as I can remember, it was probably from the late 40’s or 50’s.
Can anyone help, I’m going crazy and AI hasn’t helped one bit.
Cheers from my daughter’s beautiful cottages on the shores of Tomiko Lake, weather great, fishing great, food superb and me … pretty good,
HELP,
Alex

Fri 31-Jul-2026 20:45 - North York, Ontario, Canada

Alex Patterson | ad1935ap~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Test message only

Fri 31-Jul-2026 20:12 - North York, Ontario, Canada

Neale Backhouse | neale1447~AT~gmail~DOT~com

So England went to the World Cup and their manager,(a German) said he didn't think we had the right DNA to win important matches. Well, after watching the peformance of Argentina, who he does think have the right DNA, in the final, I would suggest that our DNA is just fine,except perhaps in the choice of managers. Argentina's performance was just not cricket (sorry,soccer).

Fri 24-Jul-2026 18:48 - Victoria BC

Eric Moyse | eric~DOT~moyse35~AT~yahoo~DOT~com

Sorry about the "f. My hand slipped and I did not know how to cancel it.
Despite all that I still say "Take no notice" (of age).
We have a record-breaking heatwave in operation at the moment. Not nice and a bit scary.

Fri 26-Jun-2026 11:12 - Reading, Berkshire

Bruce Graham | bsgraham~AT~btinternet~DOT~com

I feel very much a junior at the age of 87!!

Why 95, Neale? Surely it must be the century as a target. I'm happy to say that in the UK the tradition of a greetings message from the monarch for those reaching that milestone still exists.

Mon 22-Jun-2026 20:22 - ruskington lincolnshie

Alex Patterson, VUA 1946 - 1951 | ad1935ap~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Hi Neale again,
Your clogs are still un'POPPED', I'm happy to say and Happy Father's Day to all our readers.
Alex

Sun 21-Jun-2026 16:17 - North York, Ontario, Canada

Neale

91 and still not very bright. I should have said, post 1935 kick off times.

Sun 21-Jun-2026 04:27

Neale | neale1447~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Thanks Alex,
Yes 91 and the clogs still unkicked.
My goal now is 95 (Clint Eastwood). We both should feel blessed. I realise it when I read the obituary column in our local paper. Most entries these days are for post 1935 final whistle times. I feel like I've climbed above the tree line on a mountainside. Lots of blue sky and unlimited views. Still four years is plenty of time to come a cropper. So lets both of us enjoy the view while we can!
Cheers. Neale.

Sun 21-Jun-2026 03:48 - Victoria BC