Dopo anni di lontananza; cinque amici sulla soglia dei trentrsquo;anni decidono di passare un week-end insieme; nella casa dove hanno vissuto gran parte della loro adolescenza: crsquo;egrave; il Paguro; nostalgico e sentimentale; colui che organizza la rimpatriata; Pablo; rampante giornalista dal cuore infranto; Sergione; il ldquo;gigante buonordquo; che fa spesso da paciere; Aldo; tornato dalla Spagna; cinico ed enigmatico; e infine Jerry; che arriva con un giorno di ritardo rispetto agli altri; provocando un certo scompiglio. Tra scherzi; abbuffate; partite di calcetto; ricordi e vecchie ruggini; ognuno; grazie agli altri; avragrave; modo di ritrovare se stesso; confrontandosi col proprio passato e con le proprie debolezze. Unrsquo;opera a metagrave; fra romanzo e sceneggiatura; che affronta in maniera genuina il tema dellrsquo;amicizia e quello del ricordo di una giovinezza ormai perduta; alternando momenti esilaranti ad altri piugrave; malinconici e dolce-amari.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very good coverage of the life and times of the original ...By Richard ElphickVery good coverage of the life and times of the original country music superstar. and a huge influence on all CM performers who followed him.Richard Elphick0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Not So Forgotten Father of American Popular MusicBy Kevin FontenotWhen most writers opine about the origins of American popular music. they focus deeply on African American music--the blues. jazz or rarely black gospel. They tend to give lip service to country music as if it made few contributions. Barry Mazors Meeting Jimmie Rodgers moves the "father" of country music into the main stream of American popular music history by examining his roots and influences--and they are broader than one may think. This is not a biography (check out Nolan Porterfields classic on Rodgers) but rather a study of origins and influences. Mazor examines the murky history of the "blue yodel" and demonstrates that while others yodeled before. Rodgers changed the nature of the thing by fusing various Southern sounds into his own invention. He also removed the yodel from a stage event to a deeply expressive moan. Mazor also shows Rodgers connections to the popular music of the day--his "rival" was crooner Gene Austin and he cut a record with Louis Armstrong. The great strength of Mazors study is his demonstartion of Rodgers deep influence-from Cajuns to western swing to the Kipsigis of Africa. Well written. engaging. and at times revealing. this book belongs on every American music lovers shelf. Right next to Nolan Porterfields biography.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Mike ThiesEnjoyed the Book and it gave me a whole new prospective on his music.
