Vagabond by Tim Curry (audiobook)

 genre: memoir

I have been a fan of Tim Curry all my life. I first adored him in Annie and most especially in Clue, where he hilariously stole my heart in way that has endeared him to me in a real way I’ve watched him as the Pirate King on YouTube and loved him in Oscar, which I saw in the theater as a kid. OH and now I’ve seen him in Home Alone 2 now 17 times because my kids were obsessed, ha! I was too young to have Rocky Horror be a part of my life but I’ve always been aware of it out there in the zeitgeist. But my most favorite thing he’s done is his guest role on Psych as Nigel St Nigel and his deadpan lines in that episode will live on in our family forever.

I bought the audiobook both to support him and to hear him read it, unaware ahead of time that he’d suffered a stroke several years ago, so his voice is different. He’s still in there and you can hear the sarcasm and sometimes he actually laughed while reading. It was slow enough that I read on 2.3x but it really endeared him to me even more, learning about not just his hardships but all the opportunities he took advantage of, many I’d forgotten about or never even knew of. I had no idea about his childhood and I enjoyed learning about his early years as much as his time on the stage and screen. He’s vulnerable and honest and I just found myself grateful that he and his work have been a part of my life.