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02744aam a2200301Ii 4500 001 C370E1B0F53611E88E37796097128E48 003 SILO 005 20181201010014 008 170513s2018 oncacf 000 0beng d 020 $a 0778313743 020 $a 9780778313748 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $e rda $c BTCTA $d BDX $d OEK $d SKYRV $d SILO 100 1 $a McDermott, Simon, $e author. 245 14 $a The songaminute man : $b a tribute to the unbreakable bond between father and son / $c Simon McDermott. 246 3 $a Song a minute man 264 1 $a Toronto, Ontario : $b Park Row Books, $c 2018. 300 $a 295 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), portraits ; $c 22 cm. 520 $a When Simon McDermott first noticed his dad Ted's sudden flares of temper and fits of forgetfulness, he couldn't have guessed what lay ahead. Then came the devastating, inevitable diagnosis: dementia. As Ted retreated into his own world, Simon and his mum Linda desperately tried to reach him until at last: an idea. Turning the ignition in his mum's little runaround, Simon hit play on Ted's favourite song, Quando Quando Quando. And like that, they were just two mates driving around Blackburn, singing at the top of their lungs. Simon filmed their adventure, uploaded the video to YouTube and woke up to messages, tweets, and his phone ringing off the hook. Their carpool karaoke had gone viral all the way across the globe. But a record deal, Pride of Britain Awards, over £130,000 raised for The Alzheimer's Society and a Top 10 single later, Simon was still losing Ted. That's when he made a decision. His Dad--the storyteller of his childhood and his best friend--couldn't tell his own story, so Simon would tell it for him. This is that story. Set in the heart of the Black Country just before WWII, and written with the help of Ted's friends and family, The Songaminute Man recalls a boy who became a gutsy and fiercely loyal man. It remembers a childhood of sleeping top-to-toe, rationing, adventure in the woods and making-do-and-mending, a close-knit community, and a life-long passion for music. Full of poignant moments, the ups and downs of family life and treasured memories, The Songaminute Man is a story of two halves: a celebration of the man Ted was, and a powerful and moving account of caring for a loved one. 600 10 $a McDermott, Ted. 600 10 $a McDermott, Simon $x Family. 650 0 $a Fathers and sons $z Great Britain $v Biography. 650 0 $a Karaoke. 650 0 $a Alzheimer's disease. 941 $a 3 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012024746.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722060330.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20190619010851.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C370E1B0F53611E88E37796097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search