tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post8327093354118175046..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: The Wine Blogger's PrayerRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66228458206180860812014-03-07T11:29:55.230-08:002014-03-07T11:29:55.230-08:00EVO,
Just go to all the major blogs, and mine, and...EVO,<br />Just go to all the major blogs, and mine, and have as your comment:<br /><br />"YOU JUST GOT BLOGBOMBED, POODLE!"<br /><br />Start with Blinky.<br /><br />Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-58696484163192898862014-03-07T11:27:15.630-08:002014-03-07T11:27:15.630-08:00"A Blog Bomber!"
I like that!!
I'll ..."A Blog Bomber!"<br />I like that!!<br />I'll be the Blog Bomber. Instead of trying to think of something witty, when all I really want is my name in print, I'll just spew out BOMBER!! or BLOG BOMB or some such. <br /><br />Nice.<br /><br />EVOEric V. Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421713709476706024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-37486802662461789762014-03-07T09:34:47.422-08:002014-03-07T09:34:47.422-08:00"Natural Wine, Wines in Pursuit of Balance......"Natural Wine, Wines in Pursuit of Balance...." Wasn't Obscure, Godforsaken Fringe Wines the third in the Axis of Evil?Vin de Terrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469348262788254687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84759311098691744372014-03-07T08:34:21.770-08:002014-03-07T08:34:21.770-08:00Sher Kahn,
Are you the tiger? Or formerly married ...Sher Kahn,<br />Are you the tiger? Or formerly married to the late Sonny Bono? <br /><br />I've been wondering, did Jesus' first wine qualify as "natural?" Seems like it would be disqualified for too much divine intervention. And if Jesus can't make natural wine...<br /><br />1WineDoody,<br />It was great fun to hang out with you in Calistoga. Thanks for getting in touch.<br /><br />Hey, any time Parker drops the HoseMaster's name, I'm fine with that. The whole overblown kerfuffle about his speech to the Napa Valley "Professional" (used in the same way Sears uses it for power tools) Wine Writers Simp/osium was great comedy, from my point of view. The "Professional" wine writers will know if they've made it one day, which is unlikely for most of them, when a speech they make is picked to pieces. The word "vultures" comes to mind.<br /><br />Meanwhile, thanks for dropping in, my friend. And making people wince is a satirist's job.<br /><br />EVO,<br />Man, you're like the Internet equivalent of a photo bombing. A Blog Bomber!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51426928957941563182014-03-07T08:32:32.129-08:002014-03-07T08:32:32.129-08:00Another fun blog post. Takes me back to my abused ...Another fun blog post. Takes me back to my abused parochial childhood. Thank goodness the boy scout troop wasn't sponsored by the church. We'd have truly been in trouble then.<br />Also Mr Parker still appreciates your writing. Quizicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511230410196866834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31409064736370123862014-03-07T06:21:28.485-08:002014-03-07T06:21:28.485-08:00FIRST!!!
oh, wait.....
EVOFIRST!!!<br /><br />oh, wait.....<br /><br />EVOEric V. Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421713709476706024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-83075822154224564272014-03-07T04:24:54.853-08:002014-03-07T04:24:54.853-08:00More spectator than active commenter lately but fe...More spectator than active commenter lately but felt the need to chime in and say what fun it's been to see the end results of all of the ideas we discussed in Calistoga in your foray of latest works. This one is just as brilliantly funny as I'd hoped. Well, I'll admit that the boy scouts thing got me wincing a little bit, but I'm getting soft now that I'm a parent.<br /><br />p.s. - Sorry that Parker guy brought you into his bizarre Anti-Asimov/Bonne agenda, that was pretty weird... Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-7767998636110706932014-03-06T22:48:11.355-08:002014-03-06T22:48:11.355-08:00Remember, the first miracle was the Lord turning p...Remember, the first miracle was the Lord turning poor quality well water into fine wine that was consumed by wine critics/bloggers (my eidit)at a local wedding after everyone was drunk and out of their minds. Probably drunk on 20%abv wine in fine crystal that was designed for each varietal wine offered.<br /><br /><br />Wine Companies in Bangalore<br />http://www.sduwinery.com/home.html<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925528516855085221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-41384761004567122062014-03-06T15:22:47.920-08:002014-03-06T15:22:47.920-08:00Thomas,
Well, Crimea River, Crimea River, I cried ...Thomas,<br />Well, Crimea River, Crimea River, I cried a river over you.<br /><br />I can dream about the Wine Bloggers Conference, but, for the most part, none of them have a prayer.<br /><br />My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />No need to feel neglected, Love. You're the most uncommon tater of them all, and absolutely the sexiest. Isn't it enough to be Commander of Wine!'s pet? No, I guess it wouldn't be.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-19432060372791383162014-03-06T13:24:27.021-08:002014-03-06T13:24:27.021-08:00Damn Baby,
What's a poodle got to wag to get o...Damn Baby,<br />What's a poodle got to wag to get out of the "Gang" bang?! First a common tater and now just a member of the pack...<br />Gonna go lick my wounds. Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-34075687614220964712014-03-06T13:17:45.266-08:002014-03-06T13:17:45.266-08:00Wines of Crimea...How did you guess?
The whole th...Wines of Crimea...How did you guess?<br /><br />The whole thing over there has nothing to do with Ukraine; it's really about my blog entry regarding their hospitality. Can you imagine that they wanted me to pay for my own journey?<br /><br />PS: I can hear the opening prayer of the next Wine Blogger's Conference. It's made up of the first line of each of your seven paragraphs, ending in a large howl and some tail wagging a la the raccoon lodge hat.<br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-1679531616044150222014-03-06T11:57:40.882-08:002014-03-06T11:57:40.882-08:00Marlene Darling,
Thank you. I was just rambling. T...Marlene Darling,<br />Thank you. I was just rambling. Though I think maybe the assembled bloggers at the next WBC should read this prayer aloud. Hell, if they do that, I might even go.<br /><br />No, not really.<br /><br />Thomas,<br />No, no one called you, Thomas. I said, "Lord, hear my pleas," not "Lord, where's my earpiece?" And who would sponsor you on a junket? Wines of Crimea?<br /><br />Eric,<br />Consider yourself forgiven.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51132559023393089992014-03-06T11:44:37.206-08:002014-03-06T11:44:37.206-08:00Figured it was time to finally publicly admit that...Figured it was time to finally publicly admit that I read this blog. Always provides a fun read during lunch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860060771050982708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77426678157296803442014-03-06T11:44:34.993-08:002014-03-06T11:44:34.993-08:00Did someone call me???
Sorry, HoseMaster, I was o...Did someone call me???<br /><br />Sorry, HoseMaster, I was on a journey of my own when your prayer came in--in actuality, it was a junket. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-89793040176905296022014-03-06T11:41:08.079-08:002014-03-06T11:41:08.079-08:00Ron, where to start? So many wonderfully outrageo...Ron, where to start? So many wonderfully outrageous lines...<br /><br />One of my faves: "Pairings for Girl Scout cookies, and breakfast cereal, and edible panties."<br /><br />Another fave: "Drink what you like! Though your wine be corporate and more manipulated than a Florida election, drink what you like!"<br /><br />And finally: "And yet we feel forsaken, unheard, like Alice Feiring at a UC Davis Winemaking 101 course."<br /><br />YOU ROCK! The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-55691675502285050592014-03-06T11:21:13.907-08:002014-03-06T11:21:13.907-08:00Steve,
Wineries, like most of us, have always been...Steve,<br />Wineries, like most of us, have always been their own worst enemies. It didn't start with wine bloggers. As for calling attention to wine that is crap, well, there's an old attitude that people don't want to read about what's terrible, they want to know what to buy. That's probably true. But I'm always aware of writers promoting wines to suit their agendas, which is a way of promoting yourself--whether it's Natural Wine, Wines in Pursuit of Balance (as fake as Natural Wine as a category), or Wines from a Recent Sponsored Junket. Way too much smoke being blown up way too many unsuspecting, ignorant butts.<br /><br />David,<br />You Canucks are the mountees, not the mounters...<br /><br />It's unlikely Alderpated reads HoseMaster of Wine on a regular basis, if at all. Because, hell, no one else does either. Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-14463556023113955682014-03-06T11:11:27.689-08:002014-03-06T11:11:27.689-08:00Lower than a Canadian mountee.. jeez, who are us l...Lower than a Canadian mountee.. jeez, who are us lowly Canucks going to mount?? Ya ever wonder if St. Alder reads your column?? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992278224164669829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-79402135561124094832014-03-06T10:51:21.646-08:002014-03-06T10:51:21.646-08:00Ron:
You hit a hot button with me. Wineries are th...Ron:<br />You hit a hot button with me. Wineries are their own worst enemy, they mindlessly pour (pun) money down a proverbial rat hole to buy mention from bloggers at a publication or event. These events and publications target the self annointed "washed". Or, plebeian's (in my view) striving for patrician status. I have never read a wine blogger at a tasting jump up and scream-"this wine is crap, it taste like crap, so it must be crap.Steve Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485378664675668077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73263713415364609752014-03-06T10:50:10.280-08:002014-03-06T10:50:10.280-08:00Hey Gang,
I have no idea what this piece is really...Hey Gang,<br />I have no idea what this piece is really about. I was inspired to write a Wine Blogger's Prayer--I just had the title, not a solid idea. I was winging it the whole way, and, considering my non-religious upbringing, I also had no idea how to make it sound like a prayer. I left it in God's hands.<br /><br />There's something about all prayer that is a cry to be noticed, to be heard, to feel worthy. Isn't that the exact definition of blogging? Maybe prayer is the attention-barking of lonely Poodles.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-24191887465418176432014-03-06T10:27:04.523-08:002014-03-06T10:27:04.523-08:00Yea, tho' we walk through the Shadow of Hosing...Yea, tho' we walk through the Shadow of Hosing...at least for the rest of us! Thy Holy Blog Post will please the Lord (and the rest of us), O HoseMaster and Commander of Wine!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-75201334022763154252014-03-06T10:04:34.196-08:002014-03-06T10:04:34.196-08:00I trust the Lord will answer your prayer. We defi...I trust the Lord will answer your prayer. We definitely need some devine intervention with the true believers being held in the cleft of His hand. The others are following the Judas Goats.<br /><br />Remember, the first miracle was the Lord turning poor quality well water into fine wine that was consumed by wine critics/bloggers (my eidit)at a local wedding after everyone was drunk and out of their minds. Probably drunk on 20%abv wine in fine crystal that was designed for each varietal wine offered.<br />Isn't this the season of Lent? Forgive me Lord, but I just don't like the holier-than-thou.<br />You wrote a Nice piece.Steve Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485378664675668077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-10693429262542997582014-03-06T09:58:31.913-08:002014-03-06T09:58:31.913-08:00"Just as we Tweet, so doth he twat" I..."Just as we Tweet, so doth he twat" I'm dying ovah heah. I love you soSamantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21054303468838571412014-03-06T08:25:43.129-08:002014-03-06T08:25:43.129-08:00Holy Moses - I thought you were gone forever! Thi...Holy Moses - I thought you were gone forever! This, your latest rant is quite something.Boopsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160788718983019418noreply@blogger.com