tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post3814385240819301593..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: PARKENSTEIN!Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59202287460423538822014-05-28T13:11:14.686-07:002014-05-28T13:11:14.686-07:00Mark,
Thanks. And thanks for taking the time to co...Mark,<br />Thanks. And thanks for taking the time to comment. Three new common taters on one rerun? Some kind of HoseMaster record.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-20865577021035974182014-05-28T12:40:47.291-07:002014-05-28T12:40:47.291-07:00After just the first 2 sentences I knew this was a...After just the first 2 sentences I knew this was a gem- loved the Nancy Grace and beanbag analogies...!! classic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408684406898236956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-76075320502971604642014-05-28T08:24:34.055-07:002014-05-28T08:24:34.055-07:00Puff Daddy,
"Writing of this caliber" is...Puff Daddy,<br />"Writing of this caliber" is the result of inspiration more than anything. When the muse visits, it's fun to be her comedy channel. <br /><br />Oh, I think I've been saying Parker is dead for six years now. But, as you say, he's still the most powerful guy in the wine business, by a lot. <br /><br />As for a book, well, the problem with satire is that, for the most part, it has a short shelf life and begins to smell. But I might publish a book just so I could have Lo Hai Qu write the Foreword.<br /><br />Thanks for your support, Charlie. It has always meant the world to me.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-19583598170037481512014-05-28T08:09:50.640-07:002014-05-28T08:09:50.640-07:00I have long said that the Best Of Hosemaster belon...I have long said that the Best Of Hosemaster belongs in a book. Writing of this caliber is not easy to create, but it is easy to read--and to laugh and to sigh a bit at a world gone slightly mad.<br /><br />Parker's demise was somewhat overstated by the rabble. The Wine Advocate is still the most powerful voice in the world even if it is no longer as potent as it once was.<br /><br />The Wine Advocate still moves the needle, and only the Spectator can compare for overall impact.<br /><br />But, I digress. You need to let your minions work with you to assemble "Quotations From Chairman Hose". Beautiful essays like this one, crafted in humor, pathos, double entendre, should not be hidden from the world.<br /><br />I am sure you could sell a few books, perhaps enough to actually visit Monkton or Sucklingland. And then where would you be?Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-33264388089971285922014-05-28T07:56:56.785-07:002014-05-28T07:56:56.785-07:00Karl,
Thank you. John was a great man, and I often...Karl,<br />Thank you. John was a great man, and I often miss him. As for those Mission Wines newsletters, well, I knew that the trick in wine sales is to actually get the recipients to read the things, and if you make them laugh, they'll read. I think I have all of them somewhere--probably the ones my mother "corrected" with her red pen.<br /><br />Angela,<br />It's a big world out there on the Intergnats, and those of us who churn out this weekly crap never really know who reads our words, or cares about what we have to say. It's an odd feeling to hit "Publish" and have your work suddenly cast into the Void. I don't think I'll ever get used to it.<br /><br />Tim Atkin has done me a great service and given the HoseMaster amazing exposure in the rarefied air of British MW's. I owe him a great debt. I'm not sure how well my sense of humor (humour) translates in England, but the HoseMaster does seem to have gone over quite well there. Thank you for your support, Angela, and for chiming in. It's gratifying when a new person comes out from behind the curtain to express admiration. <br /><br />Thomas,<br />I don't think Parker commented about this piece at all, though it was all over the eBob chat room. But he has consistently praised my pieces that lampooned him, at least as often as he's praised those insulting others. And he was kind and generous when I met him, something very few of my "victims" have been capable of. I think that says a lot about his character, and of his understanding of the necessity of satire and buffoonery. <br /><br />Before the Intergnats, I've had lots of jokes stolen. I learned a long time ago that it just doesn't matter. Plagiarists have their own place in Hell, and it's crawling with Poodles.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-11237847732483328482014-05-28T06:36:36.112-07:002014-05-28T06:36:36.112-07:00Angela is an admitted plagiarist. Ah, the joy of s...Angela is an admitted plagiarist. Ah, the joy of social media!<br /><br />I remember this piece well. I don't recall what RP had to say about it--he certainly has since developed a fondness for HoseMaster's digs at others.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-57389486554701279802014-05-28T01:26:10.726-07:002014-05-28T01:26:10.726-07:00Quietly your words are passed on, copied, plagiari...Quietly your words are passed on, copied, plagiarised and if they are really funny, claimed as one's own wit (obviously not me of course). I came by you via Tim Atkin who intends to climb up a mountain to find out what Noah slurped on the boat. Never fear, we are out here, praying and hoping that your whiplash wit passes over us. Reddangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274266334794143468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77613506107388300762014-05-27T18:20:29.348-07:002014-05-27T18:20:29.348-07:00Ron - As a long time reader and admirer (introduce...Ron - As a long time reader and admirer (introduced to your schtick by John Peters) I love this stuff. It reminds me of your S. Pasadena newsletters. Never stop because we read… You are unaware, but we are out there and we read...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482425756666353293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-45639328360289079872014-05-27T17:48:00.094-07:002014-05-27T17:48:00.094-07:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
Somehow I think I got the to...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />Somehow I think I got the tone right in this piece, and managed to satirize the whole Jay Miller/Parker boondoggle in an interesting manner. After all those months in retirement, it brought the HoseMaster back with a vengeance. So I have a fondness for this piece, which is, for me, very unusual.<br /><br />And the real joy of reruns? Very few common taters in the 'hood. Just you and me, My Luscious Groupie. <br /><br />Thank you for the kind words, Love. They mean a lot more than you think. I love you.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-52534125046894296162014-05-27T14:52:04.541-07:002014-05-27T14:52:04.541-07:00My Love,
No promiscuous groupies? What the hell ha...My Love,<br />No promiscuous groupies? What the hell have I been doing kicking around here for all these years?! <br /><br />This is one of the Classic HoseMaster pieces. You are just so damned talented...Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.com