Gone Writing: The Poems of Moore on Sunday
Peter Moore
Humorous poetry from the television program hosted by a beloved Minnesota news anchor.
In the 1950s, Dave Moore, a young actor born and raised in Minneapolis, accepted a newscaster position with the local CBS affiliate, WCCO-TV-a job Walter Cronkite turned down. For the next three decades, until his death in 1998, he delivered the evening news with integrity, conviction, humor, and flair, making him a fixture in Minnesota living rooms.
At the end of his weekly news-in-review program, Moore on Sunday (or, as he liked to call it, “Moron Sunday”), Moore often signed off by reciting a poem. These poems, composed by Moore’s son Peter and collected here for the first time, offer a fresh and funny take on the common and not-so-common stuff of our everyday lives. Reminiscent of Ogden Nash and Tom Lehrer, with a dash of Dr. Seuss, Peter Moore’s verse captures the essence of his father’s wit, common sense, honesty, and warmth.
Duration - 46m.
Author - Peter Moore.
Narrator - Dave Moore.
Published Date - Friday, 06 January 2023.
Copyright - © 1999 Peter Moore ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Humorous poetry from the television program hosted by a beloved Minnesota news anchor. In the 1950s, Dave Moore, a young actor born and raised in Minneapolis, accepted a newscaster position with the local CBS affiliate, WCCO-TV-a job Walter Cronkite turned down. For the next three decades, until his death in 1998, he delivered the evening news with integrity, conviction, humor, and flair, making him a fixture in Minnesota living rooms. At the end of his weekly news-in-review program, Moore on Sunday (or, as he liked to call it, “Moron Sunday”), Moore often signed off by reciting a poem. These poems, composed by Moore’s son Peter and collected here for the first time, offer a fresh and funny take on the common and not-so-common stuff of our everyday lives. Reminiscent of Ogden Nash and Tom Lehrer, with a dash of Dr. Seuss, Peter Moore’s verse captures the essence of his father’s wit, common sense, honesty, and warmth. Duration - 46m. Author - Peter Moore. Narrator - Dave Moore. Published Date - Friday, 06 January 2023. Copyright - © 1999 Peter Moore ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:17
Introduction
Duration:00:03:35
Part One—The Great (and not so great) Outdoors
Duration:00:00:06
A Great Winter Sport
Duration:00:00:55
January in Minnesota
Duration:00:00:23
March Once More
Duration:00:00:52
Dayton's Flower Show
Duration:00:00:20
Spring, Sort Of
Duration:00:00:52
Late Summer Blues
Duration:00:00:54
The Hay Fever Rag
Duration:00:01:05
Part Two—Strikes, Balls and Lures of the Sporting Life
Duration:00:00:08
Written During the Time of Year Formerly Known as Spring Training
Duration:00:02:10
Opening Day Jive
Duration:00:01:20
On Mother's Day and the Fishing Opener Falling on the Same Day
Duration:00:00:56
Move It
Duration:00:01:01
Heartbreak
Duration:00:01:03
Kirby Puckett's Retirement
Duration:00:01:02
Some Thoughts on the Opening of Fishing Season
Duration:00:01:49
Part Three—Ah, The Holidays
Duration:00:00:06
Watching Schoolchildren See a Live Turkey for the First Time
Duration:00:00:36
Post Thanksgiving Musings
Duration:00:01:21
On Noticing That No One Ever Gets the Lyrics Right to "Good King Wenceslas"
Duration:00:00:38
'Tis the Season
Duration:00:00:52
A New Year's Judgement
Duration:00:01:06
Considering New Year's Resolutions—Again
Duration:00:00:47
Hopes for the New Year
Duration:00:01:17
Once More into the New Year's Breach
Duration:00:01:24
Part Four—The Cultural Life
Duration:00:00:05
Thoughts on the Opening of the Frederick R Weisman Art Museum
Duration:00:00:59
On Seeing the World's Largest Book, According to Guiness
Duration:00:00:21
Wisconsin Names the Polka as State Symbol
Duration:00:01:02
A Dissenting Voice
Duration:00:01:28
Part Five—Breaking News
Duration:00:00:06
Sweeps Month
Duration:00:01:20
On the Publication of a Report that says Most People Don't Wash Their Hands After Going to the Bathroom
Duration:00:00:26
"NWA Seeks Casino in the Sky"
Duration:00:00:52
The Buzz Around the Mall
Duration:00:01:18
"Pelicans and Power Lines Don't Mix, Granite Falls Officials Find"
Duration:00:00:49
Earth Mom
Duration:00:00:35
Election Day
Duration:00:01:32
The Last Word
Duration:00:01:56
Afterword
Duration:00:06:26
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:35