Tiny Tim: ukelele player and singer. Pop performer who "Tip Toed" and falsettoed his way to become a household name in the sixties. Friend of the Beatles (he hung out with the Fab Four, and quite an exclusive club that was; I recall hearing a tape of Tiny singing "Nowhere Man" for George Harrison, a fellow uke enthusiast). One of the most recognizable faces and names in the world, in his day and beyond.
Everyone then knew who Tiny Tim was, but no one could figure him out... until now.
In this book, Stephen M. Plym, Tiny Tim’s friend, confidant, and manager -- the one person Tiny trusted to tell his story -- shares 25 years of the performer's life: a world more touching, bizarre, hysterical, and fun than anything dreamed up by a sitcom writer (except maybe "My Mother The Car"). This brand-new memoir is a captivating first-hand, insider’s look at TT’s incredible life. Perhaps you were one of the millions of viewers who broke Nielsen records as they watched Tiny marry “Miss Vicki” live on Johnny Carson’s "The Tonight Show" in 1969. Or maybe you watched Tiny skyrocket to fame on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”; if so, you will especially enjoy Laugh-In kingpin George Schlatter's five page foreword to this book -- and cool pix, like Tiny (with Dick Martin) wearing an item I wish I could find: a loud Laugh-In suit and tie featuring all the Laugh-In stars' faces! Sock it to me!
Within “Tiny Tim and Mr. Plym” you'll discover the real Tiny Tim. Experience the funny, outrageous episodes and situations that made up his life. If you are a Tiny Tim fan and always wanted his secrets revealed, or want to learn what all the fuss was about back in the day, here is your chance to find out -- because Mr. Plym, the one man Tiny trusted, had a mission to "tell the whole truth and hold nothing back." Although the man is gone (Tiny died in 1996 -- amazingly, while singing his single 1968 hit, "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"), the childlike music and memories live on, and you can relive the magic through this book.
"TINY TIM AND MR. PLYM: Life As We Knew It" by Vivien Kooper and Stephen M. Plym (Foreword by George Schlatter). Makes a fine gift for the ukelele/falsetto/LaughIn/60's/popculture fan in your life. And if you finish the book wanting more, you're in luck; proving that Tiny is still very Big, he has now entered the brave new world of cellphone RINGTONES! One ringy-dingy... two ringy-dingy...
# posted by Don @ 5:25 PM
