tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post4333356772291765575..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: AuthenticLand!Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-862057863747286922014-07-22T07:59:56.861-07:002014-07-22T07:59:56.861-07:00Gabe,
Oh, man, I love the drunk common taters best...Gabe,<br />Oh, man, I love the drunk common taters best of all. Thanks for the kind words. I don't really think of myself, or the HoseMaster, as a wine writer--not most of the time anyway. I'm more of a gadfly. Wine is my subject matter, but only as it reflects culture and the times. Tim Atkin is a wine writer, I'm a baggy pants comedian. <br /><br />Stay tuned, Gabe. I'll be around now and then.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31807922795049540662014-07-22T03:15:33.093-07:002014-07-22T03:15:33.093-07:00the poet Kahlil Gibran once said, "if you gru...the poet Kahlil Gibran once said, "if you grudge the crushing of the grapes, your grudge distils a poison in the wine". The comedian Bud Abbot once said, "What's on second, Who's on first". Writers, winemakers, poets and comedians sometimes get lost looking for themselves.<br />For what it's worth, you're one of my favorite wine writers. I'm obviously drunk, so feel free to delete this in the morning. Just wanted you to know I miss your lighthouse for wine misfits.<br />CheersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849290999060380035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-70118519947366154782014-07-16T06:07:23.277-07:002014-07-16T06:07:23.277-07:00Charlie thinks he has troubles. I'm too poor t...Charlie thinks he has troubles. I'm too poor to afford a subscription to this blog.<br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-79590004310812349582014-07-15T22:11:38.525-07:002014-07-15T22:11:38.525-07:00(Strapping on the pads) Did someone request Third ...(Strapping on the pads) Did someone request Third Base? Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31191136571550696322014-07-15T20:16:34.308-07:002014-07-15T20:16:34.308-07:00Well,then who's playing first.
Yes.Well,then who's playing first.<br /><br />Yes.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-43270237033092022422014-07-15T16:35:27.699-07:002014-07-15T16:35:27.699-07:00"I am beginning to worry that I don't kno..."I am beginning to worry that I don't know who is on first anymore."<br /><br />Who is on first. <br /><br />I don't know.<br /><br />Third Base!<br /><br />Simple. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-58448957146499216942014-07-15T16:10:00.254-07:002014-07-15T16:10:00.254-07:00Reading comprehension? Hell, there are days when I...Reading comprehension? Hell, there are days when I have trouble with writing comprehension.<br /><br />But, I am once again confused so let me see if I have this latest bit of writing read right.<br /><br />You are going to write more often. Right? But you are going to publish less often. Huh?<br /><br />Who is going to laugh if you don't publish? And what is comedy without laughs or pain or both? <br /><br />And you are not going to publish on Mondays and Thursday because that was a drag. OK, I do get that. <br /><br />But this thing about having something to prove? I have something to prove--like I am still breathing--but after that, do I give a rusty rats ass as long as folks keep up their expensive subscriptions? Which, by the way, I have already promised to do for HMW, and I am sure that Sam and a few others will do as well.<br /><br />I am beginning to worry that I don't know who is on first anymore.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-34222068416198416142014-07-15T15:54:07.021-07:002014-07-15T15:54:07.021-07:00Puff Daddy,
See, this is what I mean by "read...Puff Daddy,<br />See, this is what I mean by "reading comprehension." I did not say I was retiring. I said, "This isn’t a farewell piece. Or it might be. I don’t know." No matter. I've earned the reputation of constantly retiring. <br /><br />If I do publish, it won't be on the old Monday and Thursday schedule. I'm weary of that. And don't feel I have anything to prove any more. So I'll write, and then I'll publish when the urge hits me. I write now more often than I publish. That doesn't mean what I publish is better than before, but it does mean it's more fun for me. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-2690171248136998502014-07-15T15:41:23.140-07:002014-07-15T15:41:23.140-07:00Let me see if I have this right. First you said yo...Let me see if I have this right. First you said you were going to retire (again) and they you didn't. And now you say you are going to publish again but you don't know when. I guess we will just have to hope that our expensive subscriptions don't run out.<br /><br />Oh, and welcome back from not retiring.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56544811972863141882014-07-15T14:44:37.809-07:002014-07-15T14:44:37.809-07:00Oh hells no! If he's giving anyone around here...Oh hells no! If he's giving anyone around here a wild ride it had better be me. Dammit.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-28829599392856370912014-07-15T14:42:09.908-07:002014-07-15T14:42:09.908-07:00Damn! That was a hoot. The only one missing from F...Damn! That was a hoot. The only one missing from FrontierLand is a cardboard cutout of Orson Welles repeating his Paul Masson tagline over and over and over again (getting drunker and drunker and drunker).<br /><br />AuthenticLand sounds like a blast. The new Alice ride hits just the right (and expected) level of sarcasm. You can send your Poodles there! Perhaps you should give Natalie, "Ms. MacLean's Wild Ride"?Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-67390604820465920312014-07-15T08:22:03.234-07:002014-07-15T08:22:03.234-07:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
Wait, I thought we were alre...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />Wait, I thought we were already living in NeverNeverLandWorld--it even has a wine publication, Wine Spectator. The boys there never grow up.<br /><br />Oh, I'll be here on occasion, Love, just not sure yet when or how often. Just keep up that expensive subscription.<br /><br />I love you, too!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-39917339379157047402014-07-14T21:41:33.347-07:002014-07-14T21:41:33.347-07:00Ron My Love,
I'm holding out for NeverNeverLan...Ron My Love,<br />I'm holding out for NeverNeverLandWorld, a place where we all get to never grow up pretend that wines like Caymus are still good. Snort a big line of "pixie dust" and we are all transported back 20 years. <br />Nice to see you here again Love. I do love you so! Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-12781467993635404112014-07-14T17:58:25.126-07:002014-07-14T17:58:25.126-07:00Hello Common Taters,
Yes, I won a Poodle again. No...Hello Common Taters,<br />Yes, I won a Poodle again. Not my fault. I didn't campaign, and only mentioned it in the guise of Lo Hai Qu (who is mightily cheesed off she wasn't even nominated). No need for congrats. And no need for scorn either. <br /><br />AuthenticLand was inspired by Crazy Abe Schoener's plans to open a winery in Los Angeles focused on vineyards in Southern California. I thought, why not make it an amusement park, too? After that thought, the piece almost wrote itself. <br /><br />I'll only be publishing here occasionally from now on. Lots of people thought I'd written that I'd retired a few posts back. I merely said I was seriously considering it. Hard to say which is worse in the wine blog world, the writing or the reading comprehension. Anyway, I'll post when I'm moved to do so. I'm still trying to write regularly, but publishing is a different story. I'm less inclined to do that.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-50652604317766015812014-07-14T15:38:50.001-07:002014-07-14T15:38:50.001-07:00Ahahaha! You got another Poodle! I'm sure you ...Ahahaha! You got another Poodle! I'm sure you are so very proud. But seriously, congratulations?John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-10564398857640705522014-07-14T13:39:27.514-07:002014-07-14T13:39:27.514-07:00Great job on the Blog awards! It's articles l...Great job on the Blog awards! It's articles like Splooge Estates that allow you spread your seed of wisdom and humor!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340119694154206371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66593988937802967732014-07-14T10:38:28.706-07:002014-07-14T10:38:28.706-07:00I love it that we can always count on Splooge Esta...I love it that we can always count on Splooge Estate for the Peter North-quality money shot! -> "These young winemakers are all over these orphan varieties like the sex trade on runaways. Pimp ‘em out, slap ‘em in some fancy wrapping, and sell ‘em to mouth-breathing perverts. At Splooge Estate, we saw this coming... Are the vineyards any good? They’re old! That’s all you need to sell Authentic wine."John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-42168581456718633012014-07-14T10:21:54.620-07:002014-07-14T10:21:54.620-07:00Can you by a 'one for all' pass?Can you by a 'one for all' pass?Francly Speakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613155539245736052noreply@blogger.com