tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post3234092717573882338..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: FRANK MCCOURT R.I.P.Lallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-29916106381125021492009-07-22T18:20:07.158-04:002009-07-22T18:20:07.158-04:00Dear M:
Nice post on Frank. I actually stumbled u...Dear M:<br /><br />Nice post on Frank. I actually stumbled upon the last few minutes of my interview with him ("The Writing Life" on Maryland public t.v.) last weekend while channel-surfing. No one told me it was already on the air. Frank was a gracious and articulate interviewee, with no pretentiousness at all, in spite of all the money & fame that had come to him. I wish he had had more time---I believe he had a novel in the works and let's hope he got close to finishing it. <br /><br />His worldwide success came between the ages of 66 and 78, which in and of itself is pretty remarkable. I personally never got the skepticism and even hostility that Angela's Ashes attracted in some quarters. The story didn't seem at all hard to believe. Poverty plus alcoholism can add up to some very dire consequences. <br /><br />My parents came to this country around the same time as Frank's and for the same reason--to escape the poverty and hardship of Ireland. The McCourts should have stayed in NY. But if they hadn't gone back to Ireland when Frank was 4, we'd never have been given his book. <br /><br />I re-watched the 1999 Alan Parker film version of AA in preparation for the interview, and liked it much more 2nd time around. Kind of surprising that it didn't do better at the box office. ll<br />yrs,<br />TPtpwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909239000589253931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-47438132698540321742009-07-20T18:33:14.158-04:002009-07-20T18:33:14.158-04:00Nice post.
~ WillyNice post.<br /><br />~ WillyAlamedaTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623796440779934437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-78668694728581422372009-07-20T08:14:07.878-04:002009-07-20T08:14:07.878-04:00"Angela's Ashes"is the only book whi..."Angela's Ashes"is the only book which continually made me cry while I was laughing. It was an incredable read and it made me appreciate the character and charm of my Irish heritage.JImhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795849285955713444noreply@blogger.com