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A TRIBUTE – CHRIS GREET: Deep feelings not always shown, heartfelt merriment on display by Ernest Macintyre Chris Greet first  belonged to a Colombo that is only a historical memory of Lankans of his vintage, of a few days ago. A few people that would be, and naturally fewer as days go by. A Colombo, associated with the old Radio Ceylon off Bullers Road, the early Lionel Wendt Theatre, the Regal Film Theatre, The Majestic in Bambalapitiya. Cargills, Millers, Apothecaries and Caves in the Fort shopping area and clanging tram cars in Pettah running past the Rupee Stores. Chris made his early life moving between these, remnant  colonial places, as daily liver, outstanding radio announcer and voice artist and merry actor in shows at theatres in the city.   I came to know him well after Bullers Road became Baudhaloka Mawatha. Neither Chris nor I knew who Buller was, so we were not ...