tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post4607725280495085660..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The New Wine Fairy Tales: The Talking FishRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21244844646680359462013-12-14T07:44:32.887-08:002013-12-14T07:44:32.887-08:00Like Michael, I kept waiting for Tim Fish to make ...Like Michael, I kept waiting for Tim Fish to make an appearance. He's also stuck between two rocks, Laube and Steiman.<br /><br />That wasn't a very fairy tale like ending. I was hoping he would have sold out to investors in Singapore. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-91747522909601226472013-12-13T21:47:59.549-08:002013-12-13T21:47:59.549-08:00First!
I love youFirst!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love youSamantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-49636580487483355262013-12-13T17:37:31.202-08:002013-12-13T17:37:31.202-08:00Michael,
My wife thought the same thing--that it w...Michael,<br />My wife thought the same thing--that it was a Tim Fish parody. It wasn't, not intentionally anyway, but I can see how someone might read it that way. I only make fun of Tim Fish, whom I've never met, because he has a great comedy name. You want to know immediately if he's spawned. Or milted. <br /><br />Gabe,<br />I'm not so much on a role as most wine blogs are simply incredibly dull most of the time. I seem like the sharpest weapon among bowling balls.<br /><br />Isn't there a separate Dog Twitter? Sniffing butts? Right?<br /><br />Dave,<br />It's hard to lower the intelligence level around here, but, hell, YOU DID IT! Nice going. Now the question is, can you tuna casserole?Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26869216085578370562013-12-13T16:20:31.039-08:002013-12-13T16:20:31.039-08:00"I'm sure I'll write more (I've a..."I'm sure I'll write more (I've already got one more in the can). But, first, I have to interview my dog..."<br /><br />So that would be dogfood in the can? Since I'm sure you're aware that you can tuna guitar but you can't ... (sorry, just bringing down the intelligence level a bit).<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DaveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643183710039287175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-29537724444827341602013-12-13T15:53:50.934-08:002013-12-13T15:53:50.934-08:00That was fantastic. You're on a role, Jose. ...That was fantastic. You're on a role, Jose. <br /><br />My dog, by the way, has a twitter account, although I think he is too smart for something so stupidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849290999060380035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-14581676637811483732013-12-13T15:39:39.590-08:002013-12-13T15:39:39.590-08:00I have to confess I enjoyed, as always, this littl...I have to confess I enjoyed, as always, this little parody but was misled by the title. When I read it, I assumed the target of your barbed humor was going to be a Fish, not called Wanda, but Tim! Don't you think this Tim deserves a turn too? Michael Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407102141702443463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-75334540185628146422013-12-13T03:26:35.918-08:002013-12-13T03:26:35.918-08:00Guys, don't carp on so about super-tasters - j...Guys, don't carp on so about super-tasters - just go to the ofishal site and get the facts! :)Fabiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029558448422815096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73252196891868745182013-12-13T00:45:13.190-08:002013-12-13T00:45:13.190-08:00Who's Tim Hanni?Who's Tim Hanni?Bill Klapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811979501220539493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-8745631244053737882013-12-12T18:46:39.652-08:002013-12-12T18:46:39.652-08:00Ron,
I was talking about the picture of the long t...Ron,<br />I was talking about the picture of the long tongue... Funny, I love my Gruner the same way, is your dog single?Long Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110293181753527085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-45387343073950947792013-12-12T18:11:25.519-08:002013-12-12T18:11:25.519-08:00That's not a picture of a flounder, Oded. Flou...That's not a picture of a flounder, Oded. Flounders have both eyes on the same side of their face. Since you're a flounder, how the hell do you keep your glasses on? <br /><br />My dog, it turns out, doesn't grant interviews. She's such a bitch. She does, however, like her Gruner served in a toilet. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-48229537663047068022013-12-12T17:06:26.434-08:002013-12-12T17:06:26.434-08:00That was cant WAIT to...That was cant WAIT to...Long Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110293181753527085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-74729263582655492002013-12-12T17:05:18.601-08:002013-12-12T17:05:18.601-08:00As the Flounder of Longboard, I am deeply offended...As the Flounder of Longboard, I am deeply offended by that picture.. Ron, can't to read the dog interview!Long Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110293181753527085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73105764404081596012013-12-12T14:31:47.451-08:002013-12-12T14:31:47.451-08:0012-inch tongue. Now we're talkin'. Sign me...12-inch tongue. Now we're talkin'. Sign me up. <br /><br />Reminds me of an old girlfriend and a night in Prospect Park...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84651749710117399622013-12-12T14:19:58.897-08:002013-12-12T14:19:58.897-08:00We have conducted thorough genetic research on the...We have conducted thorough genetic research on the 12-inch-tongue phenomenon. It is called the Gene-Simmons project. We are using Google satellite to map the tongue pictured at the following link... http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/302270/Long/ <br /><br />Hey Charlie - the point of the lunch is also to show you the research behind my 'theories' and that it is not just junk science. Hey, AND free lunch with pickle juice on the side! We can then delve into the Olken Clan of PickleJuiceDrinkers.Tim Hanni MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241098447354013051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69589784373289619852013-12-12T14:10:42.280-08:002013-12-12T14:10:42.280-08:00Charlie,
Well, it's a smart crowd this week, a...Charlie,<br />Well, it's a smart crowd this week, and I"m glad to have you all here. <br /><br />But if my writing is pickle-like, it's only because I'm fairly pickled myself. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26751267283273957492013-12-12T14:03:29.642-08:002013-12-12T14:03:29.642-08:00Ron--
Certainly the presence of the irrepressible...Ron--<br /><br />Certainly the presence of the irrepressible Mr. Hanni will add to the commentary here, but I think the writing itself is so refreshing and zippy, just like a good pickle, that it is also bringing out the best in people and has even caused Marlene to reveal her most secret desires.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-67487778523706389622013-12-12T14:03:08.870-08:002013-12-12T14:03:08.870-08:00Charlie,
The pickle gene is carried through the ma...Charlie,<br />The pickle gene is carried through the maternal line, making all of your clan Mother Puckers.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59796945380255660952013-12-12T14:01:39.874-08:002013-12-12T14:01:39.874-08:00Tim--
You know what I think of your theories, as ...Tim--<br /><br />You know what I think of your theories, as opposed to what I think of you (a valued colleague), but I am intrigued by your pickle juice comment to Mr. P.<br /><br />My whole family are pickle juice drinkers--except my dear wife who thinks we are slightly nuts.<br /><br />So, how's this for proof. The other day, the eight-old who loves kosher dills, finished the last couple of pickles in the jar and then picked up the jar and drank the brine. A chip off the old block going back at least four generations.<br /><br />I am willing, at great risk, to have you tell me what that means.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-47429489390516911312013-12-12T13:48:57.427-08:002013-12-12T13:48:57.427-08:00Send me the plane ticket, or get your ass to NY an...Send me the plane ticket, or get your ass to NY and I'll handle the lunch.<br /><br />Warning: many have tried mapping my brain and they all came away with nausea.<br /><br />I do know what you do during those lunches; you once told me. Of course, what you said could have been a set-up.<br /><br />Have you mapped HoseMaster's brain? Oh right...forget I asked.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-67850182206581944452013-12-12T13:34:21.725-08:002013-12-12T13:34:21.725-08:00There is a tendency for the Hypersensitive Vinotyp...There is a tendency for the Hypersensitive Vinotypes to have this attraction to sour and salty things. Our son is one - loved sucking on lemons (we are still paying dental bills). <br /><br />Actually at this point a deeper Vinotyping would require getting insight your head and mapping neurological connects. Not ready for THAT. Suffice to say to are a highly evolved, passionate, emotional (these go along with the hypersensitive territory) Hypersensitive Vinotype with really clear cut preferences. Knowing this about you will mean I can have some pretty spiffy wines here for lunch that I am quite confident you will enjoy! That is the point of all this stuff. <br /><br />Then I get to really f@%k with your mind in the wine and food arena.Tim Hanni MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241098447354013051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-90168186769270536052013-12-12T13:02:14.140-08:002013-12-12T13:02:14.140-08:00Tim:
Pickle juice! I can't remember, but I di...Tim:<br /><br />Pickle juice! I can't remember, but I did like to suck on lemon rinds, and I like to slurp remaining vinegar after the salad is eaten. When I eat chocolate, it's those unsweetened bars used for baking. <br /><br />Then again, I'm a sucker for a good cheesecake, which can be had in fewer than six places on earth, have been known to search for real lemon ice, in vain, and think key lime pie is too sweet, but ok.<br /><br />To really know my vinotype, you have to measure my nose, and for that you need some professional rulers.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-62140857737330076922013-12-12T12:06:48.032-08:002013-12-12T12:06:48.032-08:00Marlene Darling,
Sadly, I lack inches in all the w...Marlene Darling,<br />Sadly, I lack inches in all the wrong departments. But I make up for it with quickness.<br /><br />David,<br />Reading back labels is simply for comic relief. I don't think they'd ever have come into being were it not for government warning labels--which are actually the funniest part.<br /><br />Marcia Love,<br />Ah, yes, I can hear Edward Everett Horton reading it. Have fun tonight with Tim Hanni. Tell him I can vinotype 120 words per minute.<br /><br />Charlie,<br />I was hoping I was one of those wine blogs you declared dead. Here I am borrowing five hundred year old ideas like I'm writing for Pallet Press. <br /><br />Glad you liked my little fairy tale. It's silly, but I like that the fish is so foulmouthed. It's why I used a piranha as the illustration. You know they swear a lot.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59656928227780977032013-12-12T11:58:20.338-08:002013-12-12T11:58:20.338-08:00Hey Gang,
What's fun about writing HoseMaster ...Hey Gang,<br />What's fun about writing HoseMaster for me is not knowing what my stupid pieces will trigger as far as topics of conversation. The Talking Fish is a good example.<br /><br />I've long wanted to write Wine Fairy Tales, but couldn't quite find the method. What got me there was reading Philip Pullman's introduction to his brilliant fairy tale translations in "The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm." His introduction is a primer on writing fairy tales. After reading it, I sat down and wrote the first sentence with no idea of where it was going, but at least understanding the structure. The fish appeared, the "magic" power ensued, and the ending simply appeared in my head.<br /><br />I'm sure I'll write more (I've already got one more in the can). But, first, I have to interview my dog...<br /><br />Tim,<br />You know me, I don't read books before I review them. I haven't read your book yet--thank you for giving it to me, by the way. But I will. And thank you for bringing your MWness to us common taters and chiming in. It's a fascinating subject, really, and has the great satisfaction of putting smart wine people into little cubbyholes where they belong.<br />Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56277991254690133172013-12-12T11:27:25.747-08:002013-12-12T11:27:25.747-08:00Thomas - it is a longer story than a blog response...Thomas - it is a longer story than a blog response can cover. Kinda why I wrote my book - at the behest of, and with the support of, Harvey Posert, a former Mondavi Exec who is also a Sweet Vintoype. He cannot stand dry wines and spent 45 years as an industry leader.<br /><br />Again - I am NOT the guy who uses the term super-taster and in fact am trying to eliminate the word, and all of the confusion it caused, from the wine lexicon.<br /><br />Your preferences are a combination of physical sensory traits and you are a 'highly evolved' Hypersensitive Vinotype. The changes in preferences over time, for the most part, are a neurological process and the changes are due to rewiring the connection between sensations to new experiences, learning and memories. <br /><br />I do NOT claim to know what wines you like but can provide guidelines for people intimated and overwhelmed with wine information and choices an opportunity to pick a starting point - or validation to stick to their guns if they know what flavors they love.<br /><br />But I DO know your personality is consistent with your hypersensitivity!! :-) Yeah, lunch is at my house but invitation still stands. BTW - did you ever drink pickle juice as a kid - or even every now and again still?Tim Hanni MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241098447354013051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51563359338462354902013-12-12T11:15:54.298-08:002013-12-12T11:15:54.298-08:00"At very least I AM a pretty good cook."..."At very least I AM a pretty good cook."<br /><br />Tim,<br /><br />When you invited me, I assumed you meant a fine and expensive restaurant. Geez, not living in California got me out of that one!<br /><br />As for your description of "super-taster," which is a poorly chosen term, you confuse me more, since I harbor fair number of the traits you attribute to such people, yet I do not prefer the wines that you claim someone like me should prefer...and I eat a hell of a lot of seafood, too, sometimes while I have a pile of clothing in front of me and a sharp razor at the ready.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.com