Comments for Absolute Gentleman http://www.absolutegentleman.com frank tempone's literary project Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:37:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on My Date with Amy Hempel by Molly http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/09/01/my-date-with-amy-hempel/#comment-2673 Molly Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:34:45 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=147#comment-2673 I know, I was pointing out, some good volunteers did come from that reading. Tim Callahan got involved because of it, and I think Erin Floriani too? But yeah, there were a lot of people at that party and I doubt I ever saw any of them again. And I like the idea that Amy Hempel absolutely refuses to read in Massachusetts; I kind of wish it was true, that she had some kind of blood feud with the whole state. I know, I was pointing out, some good volunteers did come from that reading. Tim Callahan got involved because of it, and I think Erin Floriani too? But yeah, there were a lot of people at that party and I doubt I ever saw any of them again.

And I like the idea that Amy Hempel absolutely refuses to read in Massachusetts; I kind of wish it was true, that she had some kind of blood feud with the whole state.

]]> Comment on My Date with Amy Hempel by Michael Kimball http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/09/01/my-date-with-amy-hempel/#comment-2668 Michael Kimball Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:27:18 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=147#comment-2668 Nice, and yes, I agree--Amy Hempel is funny, charming, and brilliant. Nice, and yes, I agree–Amy Hempel is funny, charming, and brilliant.

]]> Comment on My Date with Amy Hempel by Vivian http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/09/01/my-date-with-amy-hempel/#comment-2627 Vivian Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:43:23 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=147#comment-2627 "...an interview I did for a literary magazine." --Which one? McSweeney's? Paris Review? “…an interview I did for a literary magazine.”
–Which one? McSweeney’s? Paris Review?

]]> Comment on My Date with Amy Hempel by frank http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/09/01/my-date-with-amy-hempel/#comment-2622 frank Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:17:48 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=147#comment-2622 You've done a significant amount for Word Street, Molly...You know I'm not talking about you... You’ve done a significant amount for Word Street, Molly…You know I’m not talking about you…

]]> Comment on My Date with Amy Hempel by Molly http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/09/01/my-date-with-amy-hempel/#comment-2620 Molly Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:58:34 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=147#comment-2620 Her friend's name was Paola. And though I don't do much Word St. stuff lately, I did get involved originally because of the Eggers/Shepard reading. And I have a suspicion I may know who the girl was, but I could be completely wrong. Her friend’s name was Paola. And though I don’t do much Word St. stuff lately, I did get involved originally because of the Eggers/Shepard reading. And I have a suspicion I may know who the girl was, but I could be completely wrong.

]]> Comment on In Search of J.D. Salinger, Part Two by frank http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/08/27/in-search-of-jd-salinger-part-two/#comment-2460 frank Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:57:14 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=161#comment-2460 Jay, I'm not sure you're embracing the importance of the A-Team enough. I only mentioned the name B.A. Baracus, so you obviously have watched the show. I think you should revisit the series and consider changing your opinion of me. Please? Jay, I’m not sure you’re embracing the importance of the A-Team enough. I only mentioned the name B.A. Baracus, so you obviously have watched the show. I think you should revisit the series and consider changing your opinion of me. Please?

]]> Comment on In Search of J.D. Salinger, Part Two by J Savage http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/08/27/in-search-of-jd-salinger-part-two/#comment-2456 J Savage Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:47:56 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=161#comment-2456 No, the point about your A-Team allusion wasn't that it made you a harsh critic; it makes you a hack. No, the point about your A-Team allusion wasn’t that it made you a harsh critic; it makes you a hack.

]]> Comment on In Search of J.D. Salinger, Part Two by frank http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/08/27/in-search-of-jd-salinger-part-two/#comment-2455 frank Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:32:42 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=161#comment-2455 Thanks for your thoughtful response to my entry, Tom. Yeah, my comments are a little too harsh to throw around without substantiating them. My information comes from constant thoughts while reading Wolfe's work: Steinbeck and Kerouac already did all of this and THIS is now called the New Journalism? I had a hard time with the packaging of the whole movement, the hat, the white suit, and his prose that seemed lifted from stuff done already. A good blog to help make my point would be to put some of his paragraphs next to Kerouac's. I see that Tom Wolfe is number one on your favorite author's section, so I know I don't have the depth of knowledge you do regarding Wolfe's work. But you're right: the comment was made rashly, probably in a subconscious desire to rile people. I'll see you over at your blog. Thanks again. Thanks for your thoughtful response to my entry, Tom. Yeah, my comments are a little too harsh to throw around without substantiating them. My information comes from constant thoughts while reading Wolfe’s work: Steinbeck and Kerouac already did all of this and THIS is now called the New Journalism? I had a hard time with the packaging of the whole movement, the hat, the white suit, and his prose that seemed lifted from stuff done already. A good blog to help make my point would be to put some of his paragraphs next to Kerouac’s. I see that Tom Wolfe is number one on your favorite author’s section, so I know I don’t have the depth of knowledge you do regarding Wolfe’s work. But you’re right: the comment was made rashly, probably in a subconscious desire to rile people. I’ll see you over at your blog. Thanks again.

]]> Comment on In Search of J.D. Salinger, Part Two by Tom Sutpen http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/08/27/in-search-of-jd-salinger-part-two/#comment-2454 Tom Sutpen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:29:15 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=161#comment-2454 I'm not sure where you're getting your information on Tom Wolfe, but he did not slither (or worm) his way onto the Merry Prankster bus, nor did he make a pretense of being anything other than what he was: a professional journalist. What's more, he did not get high with his subjects (in this respect you might be confusing him with Hunter S. Thompson, who believed in actively taking part in whatever he was covering). Wolfe certainly told us about it . . . in what is still some of the most electrifying prose an American writer has rendered in the last 50 years . . . but he never claimed that New Journalism was entirely new, merely that it broke away from then-prevailing standards of news reporting. Your most serious charge, however, is still unaddressed (and I suspect it was made rashly): In what respect is Tom Wolfe any kind of a thief? Side note: Excellent Salinger piece. Though you realize he's probably got security devices stashed all over those woods. I doubt if you would have got closer to his abode without some kind of silent alarm being set off. I’m not sure where you’re getting your information on Tom Wolfe, but he did not slither (or worm) his way onto the Merry Prankster bus, nor did he make a pretense of being anything other than what he was: a professional journalist. What’s more, he did not get high with his subjects (in this respect you might be confusing him with Hunter S. Thompson, who believed in actively taking part in whatever he was covering). Wolfe certainly told us about it . . . in what is still some of the most electrifying prose an American writer has rendered in the last 50 years . . . but he never claimed that New Journalism was entirely new, merely that it broke away from then-prevailing standards of news reporting.

Your most serious charge, however, is still unaddressed (and I suspect it was made rashly): In what respect is Tom Wolfe any kind of a thief?

Side note: Excellent Salinger piece. Though you realize he’s probably got security devices stashed all over those woods. I doubt if you would have got closer to his abode without some kind of silent alarm being set off.

]]> Comment on In Search of J.D. Salinger, Part Two by Rapunzel http://www.absolutegentleman.com/2008/08/27/in-search-of-jd-salinger-part-two/#comment-2453 Rapunzel Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:18:15 +0000 http://www.absolutegentleman.com/?p=161#comment-2453 I pity the fool who doesn't appreciate a well-placed A-team reference. I pity the fool who doesn’t appreciate a well-placed A-team reference.

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