Well wishes for Tim Curry

I’m not sure why this is being reported now, but USA Today reports that the great Tim Curry suffered a stroke in July. He apparently is doing well.

While he is best known for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, it is his wonderful 1978 album Read My Lips with which I associate him most.

Released when Curry was 32, his debut record was a pastiche of show-style tunes –“Birds of a Feather,” “Harlem on My Mind” — and stylized rock — “Wake Nicodemus” and “Brontosaurus.” While all nine of the songs are real good, three in particular stand out — “Sloe Gin,” ‘Anyone Who Had a Heart” and the album’s best, “Alan.”

Sadly, the album is out of print and the label, A&M, hasn’t released it digitally.

Here’s wishing the good Dr. Furter a speedy recovery.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet