I would need to know about The Sopranos and Tony to do this justice. As a
portrait of your father it is, as always, Grasshopian, by which I mean
excellent. You elevate him to Jovian stature, give him mythic dimensions and
yet he was basic, enjoying his pint and joke. There is love of your father
here and a deep respect that borders almost on fear.Regards Arthur.
By the way, "My father appreciated
dark humour. He worked at night." made me chuckle, was it supposed to?? A
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From: "grasshopper" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 6:55 PM
Subject: New sub: My father and The Sopranos
> Comments appreciated....
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>
>
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> My father and the Sopranos
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> My father would have liked The Sopranos.
> Not that he was a great family man,
> but he would have understood the scripts.
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> He knew you had to raise your fist
> occasionally to ward off wrongs
> and keep things in order. He would
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> never acknowledge past violence -
> It was a told story, passing into legend,
> not real any more. A story about Jupiter,
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> Jovian, jovial, something to be chuckled about,
> a fable of what a man must do
> in the face of fate. So it was woven
>
> into the tapestry, the colours fading
> on every viewing. My father appreciated
> dark humour. He worked at night. He did
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> the shifts and liked the freedom.
> He had another life behind the scenes.
> He would have sympathised with Tony,
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> shared a drink or two, a joke.
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> grasshopper
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