tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post7718930903072006395..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: What We're ReadingRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-90541057420163462082013-07-16T21:14:58.576-07:002013-07-16T21:14:58.576-07:00Beau,
Yes, I rely heavily for my audience on the c...Beau,<br />Yes, I rely heavily for my audience on the comedy-impaired.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88817738382359554102013-07-16T20:07:42.119-07:002013-07-16T20:07:42.119-07:00Pure gold! I laughed so hard my dogs woke up and l...Pure gold! I laughed so hard my dogs woke up and looked at me funny. These seem to be getting better and better. Or I'm losing my sense of humor.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835422435318171027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77180306673333417322013-07-13T08:53:37.812-07:002013-07-13T08:53:37.812-07:00David,
As you may have noticed, HoseMaster's &...David,<br />As you may have noticed, HoseMaster's "What We're Reading" has not ceased publication, despite popular demand. I am, in fact, claiming responsibility for the demise of the NY Times "What We're Reading." It's total HoseMaster domination!<br /><br />So Terroirist will have to settle for BESTER until I hang it up.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66590307324857994132013-07-13T06:16:14.781-07:002013-07-13T06:16:14.781-07:00Ron,
As you may have noticed, the NYT's "...Ron,<br /><br />As you may have noticed, the NYT's "What We're Reading" ceased publication on July 9th. So Terroirist will soon be THE BESTEST!David Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618558365185095244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-91292311753703903882013-07-12T15:38:19.454-07:002013-07-12T15:38:19.454-07:00Hey Eric,
Well, I spend most of my days not readin...Hey Eric,<br />Well, I spend most of my days not reading books and not watching movies, so I have lots of material.<br /><br />Thanks for reading. More people should not read HoseMaster of Wine, but then talk about it anyway.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66964018223977883302013-07-12T13:20:42.558-07:002013-07-12T13:20:42.558-07:00Very funny Hose. I do like "What We're Re...Very funny Hose. I do like "What We're Reading", but your reviews of books not read and movies not seen are high on my list as well.<br /><br />EVOEric V. Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421713709476706024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-10738634959445003172013-07-11T20:55:13.237-07:002013-07-11T20:55:13.237-07:00Dean,
Why is it always about the hair? Paula Deen ...Dean,<br />Why is it always about the hair? Paula Deen and Nat MacLean and Dean Tudor... Perhaps I need a new character. Paula Dean MacTudor MW. That could work.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-85578050160128902332013-07-11T18:49:22.617-07:002013-07-11T18:49:22.617-07:00Thanks for bringing up Deen again.No relation of m...Thanks for bringing up Deen again.No relation of mine. But put her in the same room as Nat MacLean...can you tell them apart? Blondes all...the team of Deen and MacLeen...wow!!! Covers all the food and wine angles...They aren't bloggers, they're floggers...Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-74074406931490890442013-07-11T18:34:25.987-07:002013-07-11T18:34:25.987-07:00John,
Ah, cringing is my favorite reaction--thanks...John,<br />Ah, cringing is my favorite reaction--thanks for that. You're lucky I didn't put a picture of Deen on the post--now that will make your sphincter wink.<br /><br />1WineDoody,<br />Thanks. Just a random collection of throwaway lines--just like your random collection of throwaway wines.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-57322548597140092752013-07-11T18:03:10.625-07:002013-07-11T18:03:10.625-07:00“my collection of wine frauds is complete.”
One o...“my collection of wine frauds is complete.”<br /><br />One of your finest in a post that contains some of your best.<br /><br />I laughed hard enough to get wine coming up through my nose (some of the samples I'm sent actually taste better that way)...Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-36575071548187632942013-07-11T16:53:07.254-07:002013-07-11T16:53:07.254-07:00Love Wally and Dorothy Gaiter; didn't Wally ma...Love Wally and Dorothy Gaiter; didn't Wally make Barbera for Hanna Winery?<br /><br />I cringed as soon as i saw Paula Deen mentioned, but was laughing again as soon as Tim weighed in with how to tip a Somm.<br /><br />I also appreciated the well deserved pin prick for the chronically uptight NYCR, who never laid it down like CSNY.<br /><br />Thanks for the smiles, chuckles, and laughs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00033572431928998581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-23232318641828242582013-07-11T14:28:49.105-07:002013-07-11T14:28:49.105-07:00Dean,
Coming from you, that's high praise. Tha...Dean,<br />Coming from you, that's high praise. Thank you.<br /><br />The fun for me when I write HoseMaster is to try to change the tone and style, while using the same voice. I finished a piece today that's dark and satiric. I mentioned that to my wife and she said, "Oh, I hate those." I suspect it's a sentiment shared by many.<br /><br />The title "What We're Reading," is, clearly, ubiquitous. The NY Times version was the original one that inspired me, but it's a format that's everywhere. Terroirist is "What We're Reading," and it's the Best Goddam Wine Blog in the World. But I started thinking. Instead of it being a literal list of "What We're Reading," wouldn't it be more interesting (and, one hopes, funnier) to be more of an expose of "What We're Reading?" I almost called it "What We're Actually Reading." And then I just started writing jokes.<br /><br />What makes it more and more difficult is how few targets are actually out there in the wine world, recognizable targets. I'll never run out of Tim Fish jokes, but it would be nice if the wine world wasn't focused on so few magazines and critics.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-39801196878245990392013-07-11T13:41:16.831-07:002013-07-11T13:41:16.831-07:00I've always felt that "What We're Rea...I've always felt that "What We're Reading" is your best stuff -- because it is so truthful and so accurate, Ron..<br /><br />You cannot beat it: that's what you are reading, or at least interpreting. The worse I can think is that you need a new pair of glasses (lenses, not beverage)..Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-58495435515416515262013-07-11T13:29:16.537-07:002013-07-11T13:29:16.537-07:00Bungsniffer,
"What We're Reading" is...Bungsniffer,<br />"What We're Reading" is often the hardest piece to write simply because it's so joke-heavy. I often use it as an exercise. Early in my freelance comedy writing career, I would sit down every morning and write 25 jokes. Didn't matter what they were about, I just used to warm up by writing 25 jokes, like playing the scales on a piano. That's kind of what this is. Some jokes were great, most were subpar. That's also what this is. <br /><br />As for "accurate," well, it's easy when the targets are so huge.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77489079716734053232013-07-11T13:10:12.702-07:002013-07-11T13:10:12.702-07:00I find cows have better palates than most somms. A...I find cows have better palates than most somms. And they're just as easy to bang after a couple glasses of wine. <br /><br />"What We're Reading" is always a favorite of mine. It's amazing how accurate it often is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-78275166245441670912013-07-11T12:34:39.558-07:002013-07-11T12:34:39.558-07:00Marlene Darling,
But for the breed and the sex, I ...Marlene Darling,<br />But for the breed and the sex, I was right. Sounds like my first wife.<br /><br />Henny Youngman, 1965.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-16232184173733413492013-07-11T12:16:37.483-07:002013-07-11T12:16:37.483-07:00Ron darling, My dogs are girls, kind sir. And, no ...<br /><br /> Ron darling, My dogs are girls, kind sir. And, no "bitch" references as in the British dog shows.I think they caught me reading what you wrote about Keller's new restaurant Per Rina at the Wine EXPECTORATOR and took their cue. They are labradoodle regurgitators.The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-49854845416681802082013-07-11T11:26:22.787-07:002013-07-11T11:26:22.787-07:00Thanks, Thomas.
David,
Though I've met Richar...Thanks, Thomas.<br /><br />David,<br />Though I've met Richard Jennings, and enjoyed his company, I don't read his blog regularly. I don't read many blogs at all, for that matter. But he certainly would be easy to parody, though I might die of exhaustion.<br /><br />There's a reason folks like Richard and 1WineDoody and Alderpated are in big demand for marketing luncheons, dinners and tastings, and I'm not. Don't know what it is, but I know there's a reason. Probably personal hygiene.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-428322674148818402013-07-11T11:06:40.325-07:002013-07-11T11:06:40.325-07:00Great stuff Ron.. lol on the Paula Deen stuff.. ma...Great stuff Ron.. lol on the Paula Deen stuff.. maybe you missed the great Richard Jennings blog yesterday.. oh! a very long, eye glazer, fellatial, drivel piece about the history of Krug, then oh! the fabulous tasting at their pop up place in Woodside, and oh!how wonderful it was that he was there, and finally his scores with nothing below 95 points of course! Brutal but ripe for satire..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992278224164669829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-37590615392637601112013-07-11T11:06:04.750-07:002013-07-11T11:06:04.750-07:00Huh? I haven't said anything yet.
Anyway, thi...Huh? I haven't said anything yet.<br /><br />Anyway, this post has a lot of laughs in it. Well done.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-68705807575297796282013-07-11T10:26:27.049-07:002013-07-11T10:26:27.049-07:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
Oh, your visual with the ham...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />Oh, your visual with the ham tops mine every time. Though it should have been at a Chianti event.<br /><br />I love you!<br /><br />Marlene My Darling,<br />After a long, dull piece on wine competitions, I felt it was time for just a bunch of stupid jokes. Was that what made your dog throw up? Is he a Labrador Regurgitator?<br /><br />Thomas,<br />You're welcome. And, yeah, I'm pretty proud of that joke.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-1237671855017902852013-07-11T10:01:31.547-07:002013-07-11T10:01:31.547-07:00The scene in Koch's wine cellar, fraud collect...The scene in Koch's wine cellar, fraud collection now complete, made me laugh very loudly in a public place. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-36773805892901219532013-07-11T09:54:13.815-07:002013-07-11T09:54:13.815-07:00Ron, your comment, "Lettie Teague opines on c...Ron, your comment, "Lettie Teague opines on concrete eggs, It saves you a lot of money on birth control," and Paula Deen--enough said, really cracked me up. I needed a laugh after the dog threw up three times! TMI?<br /><br />Don't tell anyone, but I secretly miss John and Dottie at the WSJ. I saw them occasionally when I still lived in NY and they were a fun read--concrete eggs, Lettie Teague and Jay McInerney's often convoluted musings notwithstanding.The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63431318089597765172013-07-11T09:14:16.377-07:002013-07-11T09:14:16.377-07:00Ron My Love,
Sort of like while preparing the plat...Ron My Love,<br />Sort of like while preparing the platters for our last tapas and Sherry event and I was plating the Serrano, took everything I had not to drape a piece across my face and walk out of the kitchen and creepily say, "The silence of the hams". That couldn't have come from my head, as fucked up a place as that is. You should see the plans I have for you in there! Your joke however gave me a visual that I shall never forget. And a full on chortle. Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-38262815378085284692013-07-11T09:00:50.102-07:002013-07-11T09:00:50.102-07:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
Sometimes you write a joke a...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />Sometimes you write a joke and it just seems as if the joke must have existed before you wrote it. That was one of them. The mind is a strange place. Well, mine is anyway.<br /><br />I love you, too, Gorgeous!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.com