As for James Gandolfini, I watched
him faithfully playing Mob Boss Tony Soprano on HBO. He is the reason why I
subscribed to Cable. I loved spending my Sunday nights with Tony and his
family. Even though I’m 100% Italian, it didn’t offend me that the Sopranos were
about the Mob. Quite frankly, I didn’t condone or elevate the Mob, but I
definitely loved watching the Sopranos to see what Tony would do.
I even enjoyed all those family
meals. But mostly, I liked James Gandolfini. There was something likeable about
him. Maybe it was that he wasn’t your typical nice movie star. He wasn’t
gorgeous but there was still something about him that came across the screen
and made you watch the hour long show.
My son, who works for Comcast gave
me a life-sized cardboard cut out of James Gandolfini in his Tony role. It sits
in my computer room. I also have a large framed picture of Tony ad his guys,
hanging on one of my bedroom walls. It is almost like a family portrait. Sure,
Tony was a bad man, who did bad things. Despite all of that, I miss the
Sopranos and I’ll miss Games Gandolfini.
On the other hand, Vince Flynn was
the total opposite. He was a best-selling author of 14 novels. Flynn seemed to
have a great handle on political thrillers and centered his stories on his main
character named, Mitch Rapp. Rapp did it
all and never failed. Despite having dyslexia, Flynn worked extremely hard to
make himself into a successful writer. He was by all accounts, a good man,
husband and father. He was a man willing to help other writers. I will miss
reading his new books and all those adventures of Mitch Rapp. I think the world
will be a sadder place without him.
The two men died doing what they
both loved, and I like the idea that I can still pull out my videos of the
Sopranos and watch Gandolfini. Or, I can re-read Flynn’s adventures of Rapp. Both
men will be missed.
We used to have Soprano parties at our house Sunday nights! The hour flew by!
ReplyDeleteI remember Judy talking about that and eating Ziti. That was so cool!
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