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Uncle Joe Shannon
Every once in a while a wonderfully warm and different kind of love story is born that becomes a joyous celebration of life. Uncle Joe Shannon is such a story-about a lost man and a lonely little boy who have nothing in the world...except each other. They will break your heart, then put it back together...and make you believe in love again.
246 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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December 30, 2018
There’s something about this story that has me re-reading the book and re-watching the film.
It’s not written particularly well but there is enough musical knowledge to keep it relevant. It refers to my favorite musician, but not widely well known, of all time: Maynard Ferguson, on the very first page and at stages throughout, who incidentally dubs Burt Young’s trumpet playing in the movie soundtrack. And I guess the fact it’s about the seemingly impossible recovery a person must try to take after losing their family hits upon my greatest fear.
There are moments that bring tears to the eyes, and that is enough to cancel out the rather old fashioned and lack luster writing.
The movie is probably better than the book. This was Burt Young’s ‘Rocky’ without the same success. Ironic that he played such a massive part in the success of the Rocky franchise. Bill Conte’s score is worth a listen and the title track is just beautiful.
It’s not written particularly well but there is enough musical knowledge to keep it relevant. It refers to my favorite musician, but not widely well known, of all time: Maynard Ferguson, on the very first page and at stages throughout, who incidentally dubs Burt Young’s trumpet playing in the movie soundtrack. And I guess the fact it’s about the seemingly impossible recovery a person must try to take after losing their family hits upon my greatest fear.
There are moments that bring tears to the eyes, and that is enough to cancel out the rather old fashioned and lack luster writing.
The movie is probably better than the book. This was Burt Young’s ‘Rocky’ without the same success. Ironic that he played such a massive part in the success of the Rocky franchise. Bill Conte’s score is worth a listen and the title track is just beautiful.
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