tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post2310941953366976432..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: MeanderingJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-16756196037148567962009-08-05T21:08:36.691+03:002009-08-05T21:08:36.691+03:00ROBERT, where are you?!
TR has arrived. We need ...ROBERT, where are you?!<br /><br />TR has arrived. We need you here!avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-45467619850569611872009-08-05T21:07:52.864+03:002009-08-05T21:07:52.864+03:00I have the book, but have only read a few excerpts...I have the book, but have only read a few excerpts. In fact, it's on the bedroom table stack at the moment. You wouldn't know it by looking at it, but it's about Kit Carson. <br /><br />John may have read it. <br /><br />I bought it based on this review:<br /><br />http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/10/09/061009crbo_books<br /><br />In my spare time I'm working on this bookavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-43770259259626796532009-08-05T20:39:41.364+03:002009-08-05T20:39:41.364+03:00Av, curious if you have read Blood and Thunder by ...Av, curious if you have read Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides. The book caught my eye at amazon,<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400031109/ref=s9_simb_gw_xu_s0_p14_t4?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0SFSYEFMHJQ7STE03N40&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-82186826082645134572009-08-05T10:10:10.853+03:002009-08-05T10:10:10.853+03:00I did, but no response yet.I did, but no response yet.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-23079893877639070182009-08-04T17:11:23.811+03:002009-08-04T17:11:23.811+03:00Me, too! I hope he already has his book in hand i...Me, too! I hope he already has his book in hand is reading away and can join us here.<br /><br />Have you emailed him?avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-58331721623261339022009-08-04T16:54:34.475+03:002009-08-04T16:54:34.475+03:00I am starting to worry about Robert. Haven't ...I am starting to worry about Robert. Haven't heard a peep from him in two weeks now. Hope all is well.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-50957189580613747742009-08-03T15:26:20.849+03:002009-08-03T15:26:20.849+03:00That's it! As I recall, it was based on a Car...That's it! As I recall, it was based on a Carlos Fuentes story.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-60743193524204521932009-08-03T14:53:23.828+03:002009-08-03T14:53:23.828+03:00The Old Gringo?The Old Gringo?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-55794697498089721182009-08-03T13:17:49.480+03:002009-08-03T13:17:49.480+03:00Blight noted Bierce as perhaps the best writer to ...Blight noted Bierce as perhaps the best writer to emerge out of the post-Civil War literary era, certainly the most honest. He noted "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," and other stories, as perhaps the best effort to reconcile the war in human terms, even if Bierce was perhaps too obsessed with death.<br /><br />There was a half-way decent movie made not so long ago of Bierce in James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-88344117362450216492009-08-03T07:34:31.395+03:002009-08-03T07:34:31.395+03:00OK A senior moment.I have not read The Ox Bow Inci...OK A senior moment.I have not read The Ox Bow Incident but I have seen the movie several times.I confused it in my mind with the Ambrose Bierce story"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" which was the PBS film I saw.I do think that the Bierce story was in a Scholastic Reader back in 68 or 69 or around the same time I saw it on PBS though the film is from 1962.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-71494230719642129892009-08-03T06:53:23.519+03:002009-08-03T06:53:23.519+03:00I read the Ox Bow Incident way back after watching...I read the Ox Bow Incident way back after watching the movie on PBS way back in the early days of PBS.I'd forgotten all about it.Speaking of which I saw a copy of Earnest Gaines"A Lesson Before Dying" on the table at Barnes&Noble the other day so I assume it's been reissued if it did indeed go out of print.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-34784904713287490522009-08-03T05:22:24.373+03:002009-08-03T05:22:24.373+03:00Thanks again/more avrds--I suspect it's my kin...Thanks again/more avrds--I suspect it's my kind of show, too.<br /><br />Never read "Oxbow Incident" but the movie sure made an impression, tho' I can't recall what impressionable age I was when I saw it.NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-47499252616731566692009-08-03T02:21:40.560+03:002009-08-03T02:21:40.560+03:00I used to see a little Signet paperback edition of...I used to see a little Signet paperback edition of that book all the time at charity books sales and such. Seldom see it anymore.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-43760599075962651582009-08-02T17:24:51.555+03:002009-08-02T17:24:51.555+03:00Me...
At the community college I went to, one of...Me... <br /><br />At the community college I went to, one of my English teachers was a huge fan of Walter Van Tilburg Clark. I'm not sure if he had been a student of his, or if he had just taken Clark as some sort of model of a "western" writer, but his enthusiasm led me to read City of the Trembling Leaves and two of the westerns. <br /><br />I wonder how City would hold up nowavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-6114443212459028032009-08-02T16:23:44.457+03:002009-08-02T16:23:44.457+03:00I noticed mention up above of the Ox Bow triangle....I noticed mention up above of the Ox Bow triangle. Anyone besides me never read "The Ox-bow Incident"?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-35293330219949184812009-08-02T07:47:17.229+03:002009-08-02T07:47:17.229+03:00The first season is here:
http://www.hulu.com/kin...The first season is here:<br /><br />http://www.hulu.com/kingdom<br /><br />After that, you can buy season 2 (it's weird -- but that's the only one I've found for sale), but I watched it on youtube, along with season 3. You sort of get used to watching it in short increments.<br /><br />(Or if you meant how did I find it, my daughter recommended it -- even though she didn't watchavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-56629169382959795632009-08-02T07:10:30.803+03:002009-08-02T07:10:30.803+03:00BTW, avrds, how came you by "Kingdom"?BTW, avrds, how came you by "Kingdom"?NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44726571591718858692009-08-02T06:54:02.244+03:002009-08-02T06:54:02.244+03:00"NY, wherever you are..."
Here after a ..."NY, wherever you are..."<br /><br />Here after a getaway up the Redwood Highway & along Ore. coast, happy to see you are enjoying "Slings and Arrows" (youtube--really?!?) and to be reminded I have more episodes of same on DVD to enjoy--thanks!NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-71505917614934771882009-07-31T16:15:26.082+03:002009-07-31T16:15:26.082+03:00I've almost reached the end of Rebirth of a Na...I've almost reached the end of Rebirth of a Nation, and came across an interesting little bit on imperialism: we stayed in Cuba not for territory but to stabilize the capital. Seems like they don't even attempt to change the language when they do these things.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-85696385401477823782009-07-31T16:12:05.258+03:002009-07-31T16:12:05.258+03:00I was unable to pick up TR on publication day -- I...I was unable to pick up TR on publication day -- I thought for sure I would find it in town or at least at B&N -- so went ahead and ordered it from Amazon. <br /><br />It finally made it to the BN shelves yesterday, but it's not discounted so I'm glad I went ahead and ordered it online. What a book though! Looks like all my TR research has been done for me, which is great (e.g., avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-89346262640901502782009-07-31T16:05:12.953+03:002009-07-31T16:05:12.953+03:00NY, wherever you are -- Have moved on from Kingdom...NY, wherever you are -- Have moved on from Kingdom (which I highly recommend to anyone who enjoys eccentric England and/or Stephen Fry) and am now a couple episodes into Slings and Arrows thanks to youtube and am loving it. Nothing like a bunch of actors putting on Shakespeare to keep my attention.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-1281904395938946372009-07-31T13:32:51.724+03:002009-07-31T13:32:51.724+03:00I had to look up "pillory," only to see ...I had to look up "pillory," only to see that it is the English equivalent of stockades. Fortunately for Defoe, the mob was merciful upon him. I guess many shared his view of the Tories. <br /><br />I have Diana Souhami's little book on Selkirk's Island, the story of which apparently served as the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-22413911238119153642009-07-29T17:17:07.812+03:002009-07-29T17:17:07.812+03:00Amazing book -- another one I "discovered&quo...Amazing book -- another one I "discovered" thanks to the readings we did at the Times.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-69665405422148459392009-07-29T15:38:28.370+03:002009-07-29T15:38:28.370+03:00Previous comment deleted because of typo.
Today&#...Previous comment deleted because of typo.<br /><br />Today's "Day in History" reminded me of Giuseppe di Lampedusa's brilliant novel, "The Leopard." Umberto came along a few years after the Risorgimento. If anyone who visits here has not read "The Leopard," I strongly recommend adding it to your reading list. One of those books -- at least for me -- that can Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-36147848618613040652009-07-29T15:37:04.024+03:002009-07-29T15:37:04.024+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.com