tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post4576355791281407385..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Meander Where you MayJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-87651672828202061142009-05-25T20:24:20.790+03:002009-05-25T20:24:20.790+03:00Which one is Ian McShane? I must admit, they are ...Which one is Ian McShane? I must admit, they are all pretty good at what they are doing although the stroking of the mustaches and the sulking of the prostitutes might get old after awhile. Just wish they had a few more words to work with. <br /><br />But yes, after the smoke monster (one of the few things I know about Lost) someone who massacres a family on the road to Spearfish and makes it avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-45041832154079418892009-05-25T20:03:53.792+03:002009-05-25T20:03:53.792+03:00I figure now that I made my way through Lost, Dead...I figure now that I made my way through Lost, Deadwood won't be so hard to do. If nothing else I can enjoy Ian McShane. I have to wonder how much of it, if any, is based on Pete Dexter's book beyond the characters.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-24999666945047412192009-05-25T16:18:32.050+03:002009-05-25T16:18:32.050+03:00Interesting though that this is the contemporary i...Interesting though that this is the contemporary idea of "The West." From what I've read, it was nothing at all like that. In comparison, McCabe and Mrs. Miller is probably a lot closer. Or even Paint your Wagon, where they filmed entirely in the rain.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-58985619955602253182009-05-25T16:15:51.615+03:002009-05-25T16:15:51.615+03:00I bought the entire thing, also at a discount. I'...I bought the entire thing, also at a discount. I'm going to stick with it for awhile but not sure it will be an easy commitment to make particularly since the last series I've been watching was Forty Something with Hugh Laurie -- which is more my speed.<br /><br />I like Wild Bill, though. And interesting close-up cinematography which is very effective. And loved one of the opening scenes avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-90767978635332346462009-05-25T15:52:27.426+03:002009-05-25T15:52:27.426+03:00I also bought the first two seasons of Deadwood. ...I also bought the first two seasons of Deadwood. Fortunately, they were on sale through amazon.co.uk, as I've had a hard time getting into it as well.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-30322187573107813442009-05-25T15:18:00.686+03:002009-05-25T15:18:00.686+03:00But about that @#$%$#^%$&*^% show Deadwood.......But about that @#$%$#^%$&*^% show Deadwood..... what was I thinking? Nice visuals though.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-30220961233687521852009-05-25T15:16:50.227+03:002009-05-25T15:16:50.227+03:00And I now have a copy of Nixonland. Never thought...And I now have a copy of Nixonland. Never thought in a million years I'd be looking at a book with Nixon on the cover but have to admit this does look good.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-31425432639723088212009-05-25T10:59:01.967+03:002009-05-25T10:59:01.967+03:00Still waiting on ToR, so I picked up a copy of Jon...Still waiting on ToR, so I picked up a copy of Jonathan Raban's Old Glory in which he takes a journey on the Mississippi River. I read his Passage to Juneau sometime back, which I enjoyed very much.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-46497624717059849132009-05-25T02:49:44.004+03:002009-05-25T02:49:44.004+03:00Now that I've written that about Doctorow I wonder...Now that I've written that about Doctorow I wonder if that's the difference between best selling fiction and "literary" fiction -- for lack of a better distinction. One is plot driven and the other character driven?avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-20751830652626250642009-05-25T02:47:07.640+03:002009-05-25T02:47:07.640+03:00You know, Rick, I just don't get it. There's defi...You know, Rick, I just don't get it. There's definitely a marching forward quality to the narrative but by now the characters should be "real" somehow and so far they seem more like ideas or caricatures. Same problem I had with Ragtime. I may try again but I'm not sure I want to waste anymore time on it. We'll see. <br /><br />I think for the most part Kakutani's recommendation is the kiss ofavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-11800915342529215302009-05-25T02:18:24.441+03:002009-05-25T02:18:24.441+03:00For what it's worth, both Michiko Kakutani and Joh...For what it's worth, both Michiko Kakutani and John Updike had much praise for The March.<br /><br />A reminder that I've been working on my blog, http://rick-wordswordswords.blogspot.com/, and I'm finding it almost addicting. It seems almost too easy. I'm also working on a separate blog for my English department.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-9237208545245385022009-05-25T02:10:49.071+03:002009-05-25T02:10:49.071+03:00Well, I've given the March about 50 some pages tod...Well, I've given the March about 50 some pages today and I'm not convinced. He's got some great ideas going -- two rebel soldiers disguised as Union men captured by the Union army, a "white Negro" young girl disguised as a white drummer boy but ... it all seems to be sort of sketched in so far. I think I'm going to have to go back to Goodwin.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44111121411015717342009-05-24T23:50:42.225+03:002009-05-24T23:50:42.225+03:00I've seen Goodwin a couple of times on The Daily S...I've seen Goodwin a couple of times on The Daily Show. She really opens up to having a good time when she is there.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341915969684349287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-10067677816995433982009-05-24T18:14:27.374+03:002009-05-24T18:14:27.374+03:00Well, that link is only part of Colbert's talk.
...Well, that link is only part of Colbert's talk. <br /><br />You all have probably seen this, but just in case hopefully this will work (part 1, 2, and 3):<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa-4E8ZDj9s<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOYZF3It848<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAvFM4TYQKUavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-2080172386298260742009-05-24T17:53:35.563+03:002009-05-24T17:53:35.563+03:00Good morning, Chartres. I hope you will start wri...Good morning, Chartres. I hope you will start writing -- and let us all know where we can read it. Maybe you should start a Chartres book blog. I'd be a regular there!<br /><br />As for Bill Maher et al., I never could keep the three of them straight, preferring to get my news commentary from Matthews and Olbermann. <br /><br />For a long time I thought Colbert was Maher when he did the avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-79710470393992324452009-05-24T17:38:57.636+03:002009-05-24T17:38:57.636+03:00Acck! I just saw Bill Maher on a program my husban...Acck! I just saw Bill Maher on a program my husband is watching. Now I realize it was Jon Stewart who was hosting Doris.chartreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259713341531245070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-85139644389850478642009-05-24T17:13:30.664+03:002009-05-24T17:13:30.664+03:00While in Paris, I saw Doris Kearns Goodwin on the ...While in Paris, I saw Doris Kearns Goodwin on the Bill Maher show. She was laugh-out-loud funny. I had never suspected her of being so witty.<br /><br />But Goodwin told Maher, anent Obama, that all good presidents enjoy the job they are doing. "Did Lincoln enjoy his time in the White House?" asked Maher. This simple question brought Goodwin to a halt and she had to rethink her statement.chartreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259713341531245070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-16699396617113599862009-05-24T17:08:15.106+03:002009-05-24T17:08:15.106+03:00I meandered away from "War & Peace" ...I meandered away from "War & Peace" last night. Y'all know how I feel about animals and I'm not quite up for the wolf-hunting scene just now.<br /><br />So I picked up "Balzac's Horse" by Gert Hofmann. I am so wild about Hofmann's "Lichtenberg and the Little Flower Girl" that I am thinking about writing about the experience of reading that book. chartreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259713341531245070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-87264876682035657022009-05-24T16:46:20.236+03:002009-05-24T16:46:20.236+03:00And for a little bit of trivia tied to today in hi...And for a little bit of trivia tied to today in history -- somewhere in my garage I have a portion of the Roebling silverware. I think it's 1/5 a set -- but enough pieces to set any table for any party I would ever have. (A friend is a great granddaughter and got tired of packing it around).avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-24560888855252057722009-05-24T16:37:23.015+03:002009-05-24T16:37:23.015+03:00Glad you like it John. This will be my challenge ...Glad you like it John. This will be my challenge -- to find a meander each week to encourage discussion. <br /><br />Until then, I'm thinking of cracking into Deadwood this weekend to get a better understanding of the Old West -- or what people today think of when they think of the Old West. <br /><br />I was sort of confident that this was a good investment until I watched another m/elba avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-338092900925525712009-05-24T06:36:33.122+03:002009-05-24T06:36:33.122+03:00Cool Pic.It appears you can even see old riverbed ...Cool Pic.It appears you can even see old riverbed towards the upper left.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-33163072062914765982009-05-24T05:47:02.044+03:002009-05-24T05:47:02.044+03:00I'll try to put a meander up each Sunday (or Satur...I'll try to put a meander up each Sunday (or Saturday night). <br /><br />Meander where you may, as Teddy would say.....avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com