tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post2550953875618801412..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The Dullness of Wine Reviews Cured AGAIN!Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-79456372541552852112012-09-16T09:09:09.246-07:002012-09-16T09:09:09.246-07:00Nappadavid,
That's actually a wonderful sugge...Nappadavid,<br /><br />That's actually a wonderful suggestion. I'll put Wallace on my short list. Only Randall Grahm uses more footnotes that Wallace!<br /><br />Or maybe I should do Wallace and Gromit. Wine and Cheese, Gromit?Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-82178361787222760952012-09-16T01:51:05.702-07:002012-09-16T01:51:05.702-07:00How about David Foster Wallace: the wine was beyon...How about David Foster Wallace: the wine was beyond a heartbreaking, staggering work of genius, its depths went on and on in an unending way, designed to show the brilliance of the winemaker and the pretentious writer1<br />1 see another unending, pretentious footnote designed to show off my fabulous brilliance and research nappadavidhttp://www.thenapasonomainsider.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-70272600849245094352012-08-27T11:17:03.129-07:002012-08-27T11:17:03.129-07:00Late to this party, but I stopped in to say I read...Late to this party, but I stopped in to say I read all of Bukowski's work, know his Black Sparrow Press editor, could converse about his literary inclinations without sounding too much like a tool, and am thrilled to see you parodied him here.John Cesanohttp://www.mcfaddenvineyard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-89092399547988049172012-08-21T05:45:44.544-07:002012-08-21T05:45:44.544-07:00Just for fun:
"What's that smell in this...Just for fun:<br /><br />"What's that smell in this room? Didn't you notice it Brick? Didn't you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room?...There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odor of mendacity...You can smell it. It smells like death."Bill Klappnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-22545602144091011052012-08-18T07:59:14.557-07:002012-08-18T07:59:14.557-07:00Hey Bill,
Wow, three theatre degrees? That's ...Hey Bill,<br /><br />Wow, three theatre degrees? That's like having three spleens.<br /><br />I think Big Daddy talks mostly about the "odor of mendacity in the room," like if you're at the Wine Bloggers Conference. I messed with it and used "mendacity of love." I just needed to use "mendacity" in a Tennessee Williams second-rate parody. <br /><br />In LA, I saw John Goodman as Big Daddy and Brenda Fricker as Big Mama. They were both fantastic. But whoever the actress was who played Cat, I've erased her name from my memory, was terrible. She recited the lines at the speed of sound rather than languidly, like a cat. Still, Goodman was great, and I can still hear him talking about the "smell of mendacity in the room."Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-6295758544017045192012-08-17T23:54:48.755-07:002012-08-17T23:54:48.755-07:00Ron, I am possessed of three ultimately useless de...Ron, I am possessed of three ultimately useless degrees in theatre, but perhaps I can be of help on this occasion: I believe that Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof actually said, "I smell the ODOR of the inevitable mendacity of love. I point this out since your writing in other contexts indicates that you are no stranger to such odors, among others...Bill Klappnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-44941491727187611562012-08-16T07:39:31.514-07:002012-08-16T07:39:31.514-07:00Don't Forget Frank Zappa: "Moving to Sono...Don't Forget Frank Zappa: "Moving to Sonoma soon, gonna be a wine tycoon"Odednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-20606095581628077222012-08-14T11:33:37.074-07:002012-08-14T11:33:37.074-07:00Or Tom Waits, "the piano has been drinking.&q...Or Tom Waits, "the piano has been drinking."Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69358598322962767352012-08-13T16:27:35.431-07:002012-08-13T16:27:35.431-07:00and if you stray from the 'literature' of ...and if you stray from the 'literature' of playwrights and authors, you could play in the world of songwriters like Roger Waters, "the lunatic is in the glass", Kurt Cobain, "with the lights out, it's less viscous, here we are now, inebriate us", or David Byrne, "this is not my beautiful wine".<br /><br />Sorry, just having a Nigel Tufnel Moment. There's a fine line between stupid and clever.<br />Daniel in T-Townnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-46947468536233272702012-08-13T09:07:26.803-07:002012-08-13T09:07:26.803-07:00Ron, I think you are correct about the difficulty ...Ron, I think you are correct about the difficulty of parodying novelists in a short form wine note. But the poets work, and the playwrights also. So how about Dorothy Parker, Ogden Nash, Edgar Allen Poe ("Quoth the Ravenswood - Livermore!"). For playwrights give me Beckett, with a sidecar of Neil Simon. Go Hosemaster, go!PaulGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409346656762573929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69548440858386938412012-08-11T07:10:03.988-07:002012-08-11T07:10:03.988-07:00Good to see good 'ole Rodney back again. Hyste...Good to see good 'ole Rodney back again. Hysterical.Jo Diazhttp://www.wine-blog.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-37996581077285986192012-08-11T06:29:53.891-07:002012-08-11T06:29:53.891-07:00Marcia,
Ayn Rand gets more attention these days t...Marcia,<br /><br />Ayn Rand gets more attention these days than she ever deserved. She was a horrible writer whose insidious ideas and clumsy syntax would have gotten her a blogger award.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-36914397433540801052012-08-10T16:02:59.096-07:002012-08-10T16:02:59.096-07:00I thought the Ayn Rand would kick up some dust! Pe...I thought the Ayn Rand would kick up some dust! Perhaps just Barrel Shrugged....<br /><br />Ooo! Agatha Christie! There's an iconic writer. Yes, Bryson would be too hard for the reason you cited. That's the problem with those who really know their way around the Queen's English.<br /><br />Hemingway - you won't need too many words.<br /><br />F. Scott Fitzgerald - (We're already all drowning in wine.)Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84278827046041607412012-08-10T12:47:58.251-07:002012-08-10T12:47:58.251-07:00Anxiously, I await, what - the torrid nothingness...Anxiously, I await, what - the torrid nothingness of the faint wisp of your scent as the cork pops out of the long, graceful neck? Or the torpid lethargy I feel as you spill over the beach onto the gradient deceitful sand that is so deceptive, like your full flavor, that I remember from the last time I tasted you on the lips of my straying paramour... please HMW, please, I beggingly plead of you, more examples of your pleasingly painful prose...<br /><br />yours,<br />EH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-68700338989205578332012-08-09T17:00:28.371-07:002012-08-09T17:00:28.371-07:00Remember this: In Tennesee's world, it's t...Remember this: In Tennesee's world, it's the men in mendacity...<br /><br />Nice stuff.<br /><br />How about one from William Saroyan? I hear he drank some wine in his life.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63952495030614234952012-08-09T15:28:24.978-07:002012-08-09T15:28:24.978-07:00Not unless you wish to find my teeth firmly dug in...Not unless you wish to find my teeth firmly dug into that cute ass of yours!!Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-3638942164549516802012-08-09T15:24:17.806-07:002012-08-09T15:24:17.806-07:00Mike,
I'm always open to suggestions. Let'...Mike,<br /><br />I'm always open to suggestions. Let's see, I almost did Steinbeck, but wanted to reread a bit of him first, so maybe next time. Danielle Steele could be fun, though it would be just a generic romance novel approach since I don't read that crap. James Lee Burke--yeah, a Southern novelist might work. Maybe Harry Crews. Or Padgett Powell. All just obscure enough for consideration. Parker is self-parody. Salinger--perfect! Love that idea. Thanks, Mike.<br /><br />My Gorgeous Samantha,<br /><br />Tucker Max?! Is that some sort of feminine hygiene product? I've heard of him, but am proud to say I've never read him. Though I did think about doing a Sans Dosage wine review parody. Now I'll run for cover.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-87582353835409713422012-08-09T14:48:43.327-07:002012-08-09T14:48:43.327-07:00Okay well if we are throwing out suggestions...I&#...Okay well if we are throwing out suggestions...I'm going to toss in Tucker Max. (Running for cover)Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-7183383715161575572012-08-09T14:45:29.127-07:002012-08-09T14:45:29.127-07:00If you're taking nominations...
John Steinbec...If you're taking nominations...<br /><br />John Steinbeck<br />Danielle Steele<br />James Lee Burke<br />Robert M. Parker Jr.<br />J.D. SalingerMike Dunnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496499437274796935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-62650771994122257442012-08-09T14:27:59.992-07:002012-08-09T14:27:59.992-07:00Marcia,
The vampire Anne Rice, or the Jesus freak...Marcia,<br /><br />The vampire Anne Rice, or the Jesus freak Anne Rice? She has a thing for resurrected dead people. Not sure I've read enough of her to "do" her. Shakespeare has been done to death, but, well, he always looms on the horizon of parodies. Maybe I should just get him out of the way. Roald Dahl--not bad. Ayn Rand--one of the worst writers of the 20th Century, in every sense of the word "worst." So that could work. Bill Bryson? Hmm. He's a little too polished.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the suggestions! This sequel was slow-going. I mean, Bukowski? I like the bit, but who the hell reads Bukowski? Parody is often better suited for a longer form than a tasting note. In my own opinion, it would be generous to say I went 2 for 5 in this installment. Great in baseball, lousy in comedy.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-4621233422767522562012-08-09T14:17:56.043-07:002012-08-09T14:17:56.043-07:00Can't decide which is my favorite: ee or Tenne...Can't decide which is my favorite: ee or Tennessee...<br /><br />But I will throw in nominees to 'get the treatment' in your next round of literary wine reviews:<br /><br />Anne Rice<br />Shakespeare (no poaching the real McCoy)<br />Roald Dahl<br />Ayn Rand<br />Bill Bryson<br /><br />Whaddya think?Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59809360499812386942012-08-09T12:16:47.491-07:002012-08-09T12:16:47.491-07:00Andy,
Hey, Andy, where you been? What happened? Y...Andy,<br /><br />Hey, Andy, where you been? What happened? You stopped Tweeting about me! I'm bummed. How can I replace those three hits? Man, I'll never win a Poodle at this rate.<br /><br />OenoP,<br /><br />Mendacity--Big Daddy's favorite word in "Cat." Always loved that.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-3672469322887603992012-08-09T10:41:39.238-07:002012-08-09T10:41:39.238-07:00You had me at "the inevitable mendacity of lo...You had me at "the inevitable mendacity of love".Oenophilosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016885065734193256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-16537770680562214762012-08-09T09:35:37.086-07:002012-08-09T09:35:37.086-07:00Good one Andy!Good one Andy!Dave Larsenhttp://www.sooscreekwine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26717735239888607232012-08-09T09:26:44.867-07:002012-08-09T09:26:44.867-07:00I read that Jay Miller did fly. Oh, that was in a ...I read that Jay Miller did fly. Oh, that was in a helicopter.Andy Perduenoreply@blogger.com