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14 juni 2006
YPSIDIXIT was lucky to receive a letter from her dad today. In it, he describes buying a copy of Brokeback Mountain and watching it. He praises the movie for three paragraphs, singling out the cinematography, the poignancy, and the strength of the story. He dwelt on the theme of a single moment changing the rest of a person's life, adding, "it may be the best movie I've ever seen."
This is the same 79-year-old who went to go see Eminem's 8 Mile, because he thought, correctly, that that movie also had something important to say.
It's pretty damn cool when one's almost-octogenarian pop continues to serve as an example of an open-minded thinker willing to explore new things that were anathema in his formative years back in 1930s Baltimore. Man, do I admire and love him.
Y. has a trillion pressing things to do this evening, but I think the first thing will be to get a stamp and an envelope and sit down with some note-paper.
Posted by ypsidixit at 14 juni 2006 19:36
Comments
Funny that you relate this story. My own father gave me a big gift today, unexpected and unasked for, and I have also been particularly grateful for his enlightening and steady presence in my life today. I'm thinking that I should go out and find a good book for him for Father's Day. Any suggestions?
Posted by: Ingrid at 14 juni 2006 20:33
A copy of the latest collection of Annie Proulx stories. I just got a free copy in the mail at work and can drop it off if you like. Nice. Hardbound.
Posted by: Laura at 14 juni 2006 21:30
thanks for sharing that! you are a very lucky daughter to have such a wise, insightful father.
reading that made my heart melt.
Posted by: amanda at 14 juni 2006 22:06
He is a truly inspiring man. AND he is musical. How much talent can a daughter (genetically) cope with?
Posted by: erica at 14 juni 2006 22:14
Amanda: thank you. Yes, reading the letter made my heart melt, too.
Posted by: Laura at 15 juni 2006 09:49
Tante Erica: Luckily I only got half of my dad's genes, so it's not too overwhelming. :) :)
Posted by: Laura at 15 juni 2006 09:50
Great entry. More power to your dad!
Posted by: Nancy at 15 juni 2006 13:30
I just don't have anything to say , but shrug. So it goes. Not much on my mind recently. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Posted by: Sten16213 at 07 januari 2007 20:12
I haven't been up to anything these days. So it goes. I can't be bothered with anything these days.
Posted by: Sten6016 at 09 januari 2007 07:53