tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post6848831884735582364..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Gratitude, It's the Gravy for This Thanks Giving TurkeyRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59700551859045676812013-11-27T23:25:10.029-08:002013-11-27T23:25:10.029-08:00A 15% alcohol, highly-extracted post, darkly hinti...A 15% alcohol, highly-extracted post, darkly hinting at underlying sincerity. Thanks for all your sunshine on cloudy days. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-12895741442064252882013-11-27T08:34:42.526-08:002013-11-27T08:34:42.526-08:00Charlie,
Of all the prestigious wine personalities...Charlie,<br />Of all the prestigious wine personalities who have written about HoseMaster, you were the first. And you're essentially the only one willing to show up here and join in the pandemonium. Also, you're one of the longest serving of the common taters. So it's you who deserves my THANK YOU.<br /><br />But for the support of folks like you and Samantha and Thomas and Marcia, the real old timers here, as well as the newer folks who genuinely contribute, Gabe and Renzo and Quizicat and Marlene (my darling) and Davids galore (forgive me, those I've forgotten to list), I'd never be able to sit down to write just one more piece. I'm am, quite honestly, deeply in your debt. <br /><br />One day I'll have to do a Whatever Happened to...piece about long, lost common taters. Nah, too inside.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-7729565508758547422013-11-27T08:07:26.703-08:002013-11-27T08:07:26.703-08:00Perhaps I should write a short story, but, in the ...Perhaps I should write a short story, but, in the end, the best I can come up with is <br /><br />THANK YOU for the way to add to our lives, my life. I may not be able to write great comedy but I know it when I see it.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-54025329127931615002013-11-26T17:33:36.292-08:002013-11-26T17:33:36.292-08:00Ron,
Loved this piece, love hearing from the ...Ron,<br /><br /> Loved this piece, love hearing from the other side of your brain. And even tho I don't share the sentiment, that quote you referenced was pretty fucking hillarious. I hope to get such excellent hate-mail one dayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849290999060380035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-36145410550011457932013-11-26T05:46:21.316-08:002013-11-26T05:46:21.316-08:00Can you hear me now? Good!
Thanks, you big Turke...Can you hear me now? Good!<br /><br />Thanks, you big Turkey!William Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400300858852383666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-24369750460830983072013-11-26T02:45:39.904-08:002013-11-26T02:45:39.904-08:00Ron,
Congratulations. Perhaps unbeknownst to you ...Ron,<br /><br />Congratulations. Perhaps unbeknownst to you at the time, but you just "penned" the column I encouraged you to write.<br /><br />"Heroines" not heroes: your mother and your wife. (But who cares about gender?)<br /><br />~~ Bob<br /><br /><br />[Posted] October 25, 2013 at 2:00 AM:<br /><br />Bob Henry (Los Angeles wine industry professional) said...<br /><br />Ron,<br /><br />We know your hero in comedy was Jonathan Winters.<br /><br />And know your fervor for skewering the ignoramuses and bloviators in the wine industry. (Exercising your exorcising.)<br /><br />How 'bout penning a paen to one of your heroes in the wine industry, as one more “exercise”?<br /><br />~~ Bob<br /><br />[Posted] October 24, 2013 at 2:25 PM:<br /><br />Ron Washam, HMW said...<br /><br />Bob,<br /><br />Jonathan Winters was one of my comedy heroes, but hardly my only hero. Most of my other heroes were comedy writers the likes of David Lloyd and Larry Gelbart and Mel Tolkin, among others.<br /><br />There's enough hero worship in the wine business, from Parker to Alice to Jancis. I'll just keep doing what I do, thank you.<br />Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63939718803856921142013-11-25T21:09:24.719-08:002013-11-25T21:09:24.719-08:00Beautiful writing. Even though your words can sti...Beautiful writing. Even though your words can sting at times it's good to know this side of you as well. Have a good Thanksgiving.Lee Schneider https://www.blogger.com/profile/06255992690089704106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88166602340258183052013-11-25T18:18:03.733-08:002013-11-25T18:18:03.733-08:00Hey Mike,
I don't think I'm even capable o...Hey Mike,<br />I don't think I'm even capable of making up that stuff in the left hand column. I'm disappointed and surprised I don't have a quote from YOU to put there.<br /><br />Jim,<br />Like you need an excuse. Have a great Thanksgiving, my friend!C<br /><br />Big Jim,<br />Back at you, Jim. Enjoy your bird, and anyone else's bird of your choice.<br /><br />Renzo,<br />Well, thank you. I enjoy being a leading cause of incontinence in my common taters. Wet pants are happy pants. And Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.<br /><br />Brian,<br />Great to hear from you! And thanks. I always have the feeling I'll be found out, even when I don't know what the hell I'll be found out for. Happy Thanksgiving!<br /><br />David,<br />The HoseMaster will be back after a short Thanksgiving hiatus. Can't say I miss him, but he has a lot of writing to do, so I'm stuck with him. Have a great holiday, David!<br /><br />Marcia Love,<br />I watched the Mark Twain awards too. As a kid, the Carol Burnett Show always made me laugh. Great sketch comedy with great comic actors, and there have been very few comediennes in Burnett's league. I would never put myself in that league with those writers, but thank you for the flattery. And, as one of the longest serving common taters, I love you. Have a great Holiday!<br /><br />My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />Thank you, My Love. You've made me a much better man. And I have always believed you have more native talent than almost any other writer I know of. Certainly, your work is infused with more heart and feeling. As for your supposed writers block, I know how to get your juices flowing, Baby, just call me. I love you so.<br /><br />Thomas,<br />I think there are a handful of writers who don't need an audience (think Dickinson), but only a handful. Comedy and satire demand one. I am astonished to have such a smart and funny and loyal audience, and to have you as one of the longtime members is flattering, pure and simple. Happy Thanksgiving!<br /><br />And thanks to everyone for enduring this bit of reflective self-indulgence. Like the surreptitious fart at Thanksgiving dinner, it just slipped out.<br />Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-10040319489348370192013-11-25T12:12:04.729-08:002013-11-25T12:12:04.729-08:00My wife is a damned good writer, but she refuses t...My wife is a damned good writer, but she refuses to do it professionally. When I ask why her response is simple: "I have nothing to say."<br /><br />Writing is for those of us who believe or feel that we have something to say. Some of us really do have something to say, and when it is said, whether with humor or with seriousness, and it touches others, then our insecurities melt away--because if there's anything a writer needs, it's an audience.<br /><br />Ron, you have an audience. The quantity of that audience has nothing to do with the quality of the writer.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-30407747494985377522013-11-25T11:55:20.131-08:002013-11-25T11:55:20.131-08:00Ron My Love,
No one loves these Washam pieces more...Ron My Love,<br />No one loves these Washam pieces more than I do as I get to watch all these other folks discover a tiny fraction of that big, marvelous heart of yours, the one that I have graciously been welcome to explore. Knowing you has changed my life, reading you makes me strive to be a better writer, loving you has made me a more complete and stronger woman. We all have much to be grateful to your for but very few, if any, more than I. That you include me in your list of talented bloggers is overwhelmingly flattering Ron. Coming from you that is as big a compliment as one can get. Thank you Baby and now...wanna touch my writers block? I love you! Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-41409373754783864642013-11-25T11:40:44.080-08:002013-11-25T11:40:44.080-08:00Awwwwwww! That was lovely. Was thinking of you las...Awwwwwww! That was lovely. Was thinking of you last night watching the Carol Burnett/Mark Twain award show -- all those clips from her show. You have much in common with her writers: Laser-like zingers that produce deep belly laugh guffaws. Very few can do that. So I'm thrilled you still do on Mondays and Thursdays.<br /><br />Have a great Turkey Day!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-90458304763145876752013-11-25T10:06:30.969-08:002013-11-25T10:06:30.969-08:00Make that 12 readers and thanks for sharing. Looki...Make that 12 readers and thanks for sharing. Looking forward to reading more from the Hosemaster!David Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861155811938452695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-50248130239776370782013-11-25T09:48:45.220-08:002013-11-25T09:48:45.220-08:00Ron,
Well done. the fear factor of constantly bei...Ron,<br /><br />Well done. the fear factor of constantly being exposed is a great motivator, you and the angry little one are winning the race.<br />BBBrian Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865236857856788182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56247800473111791912013-11-25T09:48:29.747-08:002013-11-25T09:48:29.747-08:00Gratitude I've got
For what I've read by y...Gratitude I've got<br />For what I've read by you<br /><br />Keep on key-stroking<br />And sharing the end result<br /><br />Your words may be less intoxicating than wine<br />But they make me piss my pants just the same<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving internet acquaintancerenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719763151397519334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88215406730520550652013-11-25T09:41:45.799-08:002013-11-25T09:41:45.799-08:00Who knew Mike Dunne was a jokester? Well, actuall...Who knew Mike Dunne was a jokester? Well, actually, most of us. But as for you my friend, happy Holidays and enjoy the bird and all that goes with it, and many things that don't, but what the hell....Jim Caudillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163559952765216636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-16978245978023412952013-11-25T09:34:22.768-08:002013-11-25T09:34:22.768-08:00I'll drink to that!I'll drink to that!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921879736553480202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56957062880258189662013-11-25T09:26:38.481-08:002013-11-25T09:26:38.481-08:00And thank you! Always look forward to your Monday ...And thank you! Always look forward to your Monday and Thursday postings, though I'm disappointed and surprised to learn that you didn't make up all those comments on the left.Mike Dunnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496499437274796935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-45044754909117706042013-11-25T09:10:40.674-08:002013-11-25T09:10:40.674-08:00David,
Lo Hai Qu returns very soon. I'm very s...David,<br />Lo Hai Qu returns very soon. I'm very smitten with my intern, though she bites.<br /><br />Every now and then I feel the need to step out from behind the HoseMaster curtain and talk about the experience of writing the blog. It's very self-indulgent, and probably disappointing to the people who come here to laugh. I do it to keep a record of how I'm feeling so that I can look back one day and read what was going on in my head. It's a diary, of a kind. But I do appreciate that my eleven readers allow me to do it every once in a while, and still return for the next piece of comedy drivel.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving, David! Enjoy the turkey and common taters wherever you celebrate.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84100392832599929222013-11-25T08:57:16.381-08:002013-11-25T08:57:16.381-08:00Well said, as always, Ron. Good to see even the H...Well said, as always, Ron. Good to see even the Hosemaster can be introspective now again.<br /><br />I am thankful for Lo Hai Qu and of course penicillin.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340119694154206371noreply@blogger.com