Highly (Highly) recommended. (On Netflix now)
An excerpt:
She had these ethnic features, coal-black hair, Italian olive skin, and when she was young, she wore that red lipstick that was very fashionable in the 50’s. And she’d be looking down at me with a look that, for me, was like the grace of Mary, you know? Made me understand for the first time, how good it feels to feel pride in somebody that you love, and who loves you back. She let that town know that we are handsome, responsible members of this shit-dog burgh, pulling our own individual weight doing what has to be done day after day. We have a place here that we have earned. And we have a reason to open our eyes at the break of each day and breathe in a life that’s steady and good. Now, my mom was truthfulness, consistency, good humor, professionalism, grace, kindness, optimism, civility, fairness, pride in yourself, responsibility, love, faith in your family, commitment, joy in your work, and a never-say-die thirst for living, for living and for life.
~ Bruce Springsteen, describing his Mother
and another…
Your life laying before you like a blank page. It’s the one thing I miss about getting older, I miss that beauty of that blank page. So much life in front of you. Its promise, its possibilities, its mysteries, its adventures.
That blank page…just laying there.
Daring you to write on it.
~ Bruce Springsteen, 69
Is this about the misuses of lay and lie?
(I don’t think so!)
This is on my list of “to-watch” on Netflix. Was about to the other day but realised that I’d not be able to watch it in one sitting so put it aside…Hmmm… seems like I may just have to do so tonight!
I like to think there are always some blank parts of the page available. Yes, they get smaller as we get older, but they still exist.
It is a 2 sitting film….but worthy…
No doubt. A friend of mine highly recommended it as well.
You mix with fine company. 🙂
That I do… both in person and virtually 😉
🙂
I love Bruce. I love him. I feel like we grew up together. And I adore this description of his Mother. I could only hope that one of my kids would describe me this way.
He was so great in this film. If you get a chance to see it, I believe you will find it expands your love of him. Amazing talent and Man.
We plan to watch it during the Christmas week. Thanks for the strong endorsement!
I will see this, absolutely. What a brilliant storyteller/poet/musician he is.
Yes. Exactly Beth. He’s all that. I would watch this again.
He is a master storyteller. This was pure magic.
It was Magic. Exactly.
Wow…
Yes, makes me think of how my kids will describe me.
And I’ve been looking something worthy to sit and watch. Thank you for the recommendation!
Enjoy!
And I’m sure YOUR children will describe you much the same way.
They’ll all be home in 2 days. Haven’t had them all home at the same time in two years.
Fell asleep 2 minutes into it last night! Im ashamed of myself.
Awwww
This was amazing. Thank you dear David, Have a nice Holiday and Merry Christmas, Love, nia
Hi Nia. Thank you. Happy Holidays to you too!
And into the Netflix queue it goes! His facility with words continues to impress… thx pal!
This is MUST SEE Lori. He was incredible in this film. (And won’t tell you that we had tickets and I passed on them. Wow, what an idiot)
Oh David, you PASSED on them?! And yes, it looks terrific. Just loaded it in the queue. Thx….
Yep.
Damn.
that what wasn’t there and seemed to have disappeared forever might remain alive, and present, with so much force.
~ Romain Gary, “The Kites”. Translated by Miranda Richmond Mouillot. (New Directions, October 15, 2017)
I’m not young, but I’m still writing on my blank pages!
Me too!