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Comment on Marty's Violin: Guest Post by Tom Bentley by Tom Bentley

Tom Bentley — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:25:59 +0000

Oh, duh—I forgot about this newfangled stuff of posting and commenting on these bloggie things. (I still have a public phone booth in my house.) But I stumbled back here—Joel, move that slippery rug, please—and saw all of youse guys' nice comments. Thank you! Glad you liked the story—it really was a hauntingly lovely experience.

Comment on Never Mind the Groceries, Leonard: Guest Post by Caitlyn James by Caitlyn James

Caitlyn James — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:53:09 +0000

Joel, your final comment(s) touch me deeply. Thank-you.

Comment on Catching Up with the Grammys by spinhead

spinhead — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:56:03 +0000

I have the impression Adele likes her cigarettes, and she's made it clear she's not planning on losing weight to be anyone's vision of a singer. Not the same thing as drugs and hard drinking, but I wonder if Adele's gonna be around as long as BB King burn out like Elvis.

Comment on Catching Up with the Grammys by Chris Curtis

Chris Curtis — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:29:06 +0000

I was excited for Adele when she won her six Grammys this year but I found something else interesting as I watched the broadcast. Whitney Houston died a couple of days before the show so obviously she was all over the news. Friends, family and others in the music industry touting her wondrous career and the great loss her death brought. (I personally believe the loss happened years ago.) The thing that hit me as I watched the show was, Whitney won 6 Grammys in her career and Adele won that many in one night. Add those to the 2 Adele won for her first album "19" and she has "out-Grammyed" Whitney with only her first two albums. Maybe there's some lesson or story in that but I never look deep enough to find things like that.

Comment on Marty's Violin: Guest Post by Tom Bentley by spinhead

spinhead — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:14:15 +0000

Ain't that great? That line stuck in my head, too.

Hey, look; Rick's post is live now too.

Comment on Marty's Violin: Guest Post by Tom Bentley by Rick Wilson DMD

Rick Wilson DMD — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:23:56 +0000

"...a siren song, but instead of dashing us on the rocks of destruction, it brought us together" is one of my favourite reversals of a well-known cultural touchpoint in years. And Tom remains one of my favourite writers.

Comment on Marty's Violin: Guest Post by Tom Bentley by spinhead

spinhead — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:11:12 +0000

That'd be huge fun!

Comment on Marty's Violin: Guest Post by Tom Bentley by Karen J

Karen J — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:51:58 +0000

Believe it or not, Tom, another vote here for Storyteller Extraordinaire.

~ and a resounding "Yessss!" to Dorothy's words.

Like you, Joel, I haven't been camping in jeans and t-shirts in years, either, but I spend at least 2 weeks a year "camping in costume" (see http://www.SCAtoday.net/newcomers for for more info than you ever wanted ;) ) in Western PA - and the day and night music (dumbeks to bagpipes; muezzins to minstrels) from our camp (or camps half a mile away) is a huge part of the magic.

Comment on Marty's Violin: Guest Post by Tom Bentley by spinhead

spinhead — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:45:24 +0000

We haven't been camping in ages, but I couldn't go without mandolin and guitar, I just couldn't.

Comment on Marty's Violin: Guest Post by Tom Bentley by Dorothy Shapland

Dorothy Shapland — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:27:27 +0000

"music is better when you’re camping as well" - I couldn't agree more! Backpacking with an additional tent just for the instruments feels like a crazy idea - till you start to play.... Beautiful story Tom! Thanks for sharing it Joel!