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What’s On Tom Jones’ Nightstand?
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Tom’s at the Fillmore in Miami tonight. If you go, please send a review and photos.
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Sean Daly posted an interview with Tom a few weeks ago. This may be left over or he may have spoken to him before the Clearwater show. Wonder if Sir Tom ever wanders into Borders or Barnes and Noble to pick out a book.
What’s Tom Jones reading
By Sean Daly, Times Pop Music Critic/tampabay.com
Tom Jones, the 68-year-old Welsh wonder and indomitable panty magnet, still tours the globe 11 months out of the year. That doesn’t leave a whole lot of time for curling up with a good book. But before a recent gig at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, the Voice told us what good reads are waiting for him if/when he ever gets a much-needed rest.
What is on your nightstand?
I love history books, particularly British history. I just got Victoria’s Wars: The Rise of Empire (by Saul David), about the wars going on during Queen Victoria’s reign. Haven’t started it yet, but I plan to. I’m very interested in that time. Oh, and Tony Curtis just gave me a book.
Tony Curtis? What book did he give you?
Ha! He gave me his book (American Prince: My Autobiography)! Tony lives in Vegas. He comes to see me every time I’m there. He’ll come in that first week. I love just talking to him ’cause Tony has all these great stories. If you ask the man any question, the man will tell you a great story.
April 25th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Been trying to think what I’d give Tom to read and cannot come up with an answer. Maybe some biographies or a book about the Civil War, like the Red Badge of Courage.
April 25th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I once gave Tom a collection of 4 books entitled The History Of Britain. They were printed in 1910 and in their original leather covers. About 2 weeks after I gave them to him I received a hand-written letter from him, again thanking me for them and saying he had placed them in a special spot in his library
April 26th, 2009 at 12:30 am
Ed: That is such a nice story and, because of it, I venture to predict a flood of books coming Sir Tom’s way. (And, don’t forget, he is also interested in the American Civil War.)
April 27th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Hi Ed,
How lucky you are to own a hand-written letter from Tom. Would it be possible for you to post it so that we can all share the pleasure to see Tom’s handwriting. Many thanks in advance.