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ventriloquist in the making: how to become a star in 5 years, 4 Mar 2005
By A Customer
If you want to know what your parents got up to when they were younger, get them to write a book. Our father's idea to make a book of his memoirs came as a surprise to our family: we responded with great scepticism, which he bore out with maddening cheerfulness. It is a huge source of provocation that he has demonstrated yet again that practising what he preaches is something he excels at....
The book is an endearing, enduring and enlightening eulogy to a Dublin of the 50s and 60s, a place of innocence, simplicity, devoutness, generosity, pride and decency, despite its relative poverty. Against this canvas, the story of one boy's passion emerges, interspersed with categorical anecdotes and details on the art and graft of becoming a showman in a community that probably would have difficulty pronouncing ventriloquism, never mind spelling it.
It is a pity that the art of the ventriloquist has been rendered a bit redundant by telly and all its tricks, otherwise this book would be textbook for all aspiring voice-throwers. As it is, the story of how the little guy made it to the big time is a classic testament to the powers of perseverance, showing what can be achieved from the simplest of possessions: a dream, a talent and a whole pile of determination. As such this is a book that can inspire all dreamers, as well as one that will help many nostalgics to relive theirs.
We are indebted to dad for showing how all mountains are easy to climb when your heart is set. Which is something he does, in any case, daily.
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