tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post6241050359903927648..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Wine, Memory and MassacresRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-18627222614954305102015-12-04T21:22:48.673-08:002015-12-04T21:22:48.673-08:00Great writing comes from the heart.Great writing comes from the heart.Bill D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07159361365867306066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-53322498216055635602015-12-04T10:19:28.282-08:002015-12-04T10:19:28.282-08:00Again, many thanks. It's a challenge to try to...Again, many thanks. It's a challenge to try to connect emotions with wine, but that's what ends up mattering to people who love wine--not the numbers, not the endlessly boring and repetitive descriptions, not even the alcohol. To any extent that I succeeded in expressing wine's emotional power, well, it was mostly luck.<br /><br />I received quite a few personal emails about this post, too. People sharing their own stories, which was quite moving for me. Thanks to all of them, too.<br /><br />I prefer to write scathing, raucous, nasty, scatological, merciless satire. But there are times that having a blog can be cathartic. Thanks to everyone who made this an interesting experience for me.<br /><br />And the post on SOMM got at least four times the hits. People bitch about my being harsh, but they also share it a lot more. What that says, I'm not sure.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-27479181960369798212015-12-04T10:03:04.005-08:002015-12-04T10:03:04.005-08:00Thank you, Ron.Thank you, Ron.Divine Miss Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795119613814682905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-16781244757913621852015-12-04T09:59:13.198-08:002015-12-04T09:59:13.198-08:00One of the best wine-related essays I've read ...One of the best wine-related essays I've read in a good long time. Thank you for these good words. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-13654896689671954232015-12-04T09:08:10.675-08:002015-12-04T09:08:10.675-08:00The power of words, and wine, to connect and comfo...The power of words, and wine, to connect and comfort. Thank you. Cate ConniffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-80955356078150325492015-12-04T03:31:35.785-08:002015-12-04T03:31:35.785-08:00Very well said......and Very much agree about the ...Very well said......and Very much agree about the Chateauneuf! thanks for writing thisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429683978312878597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-1138643018524815922015-12-03T12:31:01.558-08:002015-12-03T12:31:01.558-08:00Thanks, Ron. That's all I can say. Some stuff ...Thanks, Ron. That's all I can say. Some stuff is beyond words. Like you said...Doug Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061305335522312686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-78266223925657270482015-12-03T11:48:33.772-08:002015-12-03T11:48:33.772-08:00Hey Gang,
This is the sort of piece that I'd b...Hey Gang,<br />This is the sort of piece that I'd be ruthlessly lampooning if I hadn't written it myself. But, like My Gorgeous Samantha, I got home last night and felt an urge to sit and write. I've learned not to ignore that urge, and to just let it fly, see where it all leads.<br /><br />I've had a lot of kind responses privately to the piece as well. I try to make people laugh almost all the time. Now and then, the HoseMaster just doesn't belong here, and I get to exorcize my demons, instead of his large menagerie of them. Thanks to everyone for the kind responses.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-2101962550480970902015-12-03T11:13:41.895-08:002015-12-03T11:13:41.895-08:00Thank you. I needed this post. Thank you. I needed this post. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614218136391910312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60110968578033787342015-12-03T09:57:52.403-08:002015-12-03T09:57:52.403-08:00I really appreciated this post. You were able to c...I really appreciated this post. You were able to capture exactly what I am feeling looking around at this crazy world of ours. Thank you for sharing your story and your grief. Very touched.Avvinarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714770305621678956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-2126917540709759352015-12-03T09:18:32.883-08:002015-12-03T09:18:32.883-08:00Ron My Love,
I sat in front of my computer last n...Ron My Love,<br /><br />I sat in front of my computer last night with a powerful urge to write, for the first time in a very long time. My heart just bruised to shit and mind completely twisted with sadness and confusion. I couldn't find the words or scrape enough of myself together to write anything. So thank you My Gentle Man, for sharing your words with those of us at a loss for them, and for having the gift to make me feel like I got a much needed hug. <br />This was lovely<br />You are lovely<br />I love you. Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-20656202792987234392015-12-03T08:49:26.953-08:002015-12-03T08:49:26.953-08:00Very well put, Ron. Great writing. The gentleness ...Very well put, Ron. Great writing. The gentleness of your words combined with the story of your own personal encounter with grief, married to a wonderful description of the big-picture experience of "wine" results in a very comforting piece to read at this time.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924936882804050808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-65293089151323198642015-12-03T08:46:26.358-08:002015-12-03T08:46:26.358-08:00Wine rarely bring me solace so I have a bit of a h...Wine rarely bring me solace so I have a bit of a hard time relating to this column in a literal sense. But, the whole question of looking for emotional peace when things like this happen is one that will have engaged us all.<br /><br />No matter what we learn about the way this tragedy unfolded, no matter what the explanation, no matter how many ways we look for and find solace, we are again stained by gun violence against the very people who look to help others be they Planned Parenthood or workers on behalf of challenged children. <br /><br />We will all find our "peace". But, it is going to be an uneasy peace, a disquieted peace. Life goes on. I have a tasting this afternoon and dinner with a winemaker tonight, but peace will come slowly and will be incomplete. How can it be otherwise?Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-61379755764799575442015-12-03T08:31:23.164-08:002015-12-03T08:31:23.164-08:00Love this. Love this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35085227162151253842015-12-03T07:46:44.742-08:002015-12-03T07:46:44.742-08:00I was in New York for the Marvin Show in October o...I was in New York for the Marvin Show in October of 2003, when the lowly Marlins won the World Series on the home field of the Most Obnoxious Sports Team Anywhere. During the show, I made a bet with the Krug Champagne rep, 3 bottles of Justin Isosceles for her, and a bottle of Grand Cuvee for me, based on who won the Series.<br />A month later, I received the bottle owed and a pleasant surprise, a bottle of 1988 Krug.<br />Now its 2005, aka Hurricane Hell. Wilma’s eye passed over me on October 24, knocking out power and causing the additional attendant damage. In the quiet calm after the storm, I sat on my balcony, with candles lit and a small charcuterie board. That bottle of `88 Krug brought comfort to me that night.<br />Ron, I hope you enjoyed your Wednesday night bottle as much as I enjoyed my Krug.<br />Paul in St. Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908347609061677681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-23630786010759450322015-12-03T07:42:20.884-08:002015-12-03T07:42:20.884-08:00Wow. Thanks.
EVOWow. Thanks.<br />EVOEric V. Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421713709476706024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56685841641621608802015-12-03T07:36:49.263-08:002015-12-03T07:36:49.263-08:00After yesterday, I was numb. Not even outraged, ju...After yesterday, I was numb. Not even outraged, just numb. Ron, I always get some enjoyment from your writing. Today, I got peace. Thank you so much for taking the time to so eloquently demonstrate that healing is possible.<br />DonDon Clemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018421143636593792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-2957745828306801612015-12-03T07:14:59.317-08:002015-12-03T07:14:59.317-08:00Thank you, Ron, for having the words. Thank you, Ron, for having the words. Goddess of Winehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511448158492095179noreply@blogger.com