tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020282.post115877572865468132..comments2023-10-24T04:51:33.141-07:00Comments on Ash Tree: Tao CiceroHenry Baumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222144871856444411noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020282.post-50679062546719887422009-01-04T16:39:00.000-08:002009-01-04T16:39:00.000-08:00Hey, Anonymous #2! Thanks!Hey, Anonymous #2! Thanks!Henry Baumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222144871856444411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020282.post-73461576616571804052009-01-02T23:22:00.000-08:002009-01-02T23:22:00.000-08:00You are just stupid like most males.You are just stupid like most males.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020282.post-1158924704765981222006-09-22T04:31:00.000-07:002006-09-22T04:31:00.000-07:00What he needs is a good psychiatrist.What he needs is a good psychiatrist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020282.post-1158888898421960832006-09-21T18:34:00.000-07:002006-09-21T18:34:00.000-07:00He's reading like a teenage contrarian. "i don't ...He's reading like a teenage contrarian. "i don't have beliefs, ideals, morals, or ethics, i don't know what those words mean; you have to make assumptions for those words to have meaning." That's impossible, unless you're a robot. Not to mention that outlook is a belief in itself. I think he's in over his head with this one. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your recent link.Henry Baumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222144871856444411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020282.post-1158852843577750322006-09-21T08:34:00.000-07:002006-09-21T08:34:00.000-07:00The only point here is whether or not it's disresp...The only point here is whether or not it's disrespectful to ignore a publisher's stipulation that they only want exclusive material. I think that's a reasonable request. If a writer doesn't agree to it, they shouldn't submit. But giving an appearance of agreeing and then flouting it behind the person's back is just fucking them around. It doesn't matter how much literary special pleading a writer comes out with after the fact, the plain truth of the matter is that he's fucked someone around, and if he doesn't understand that then maybe he'd be better advised to plead lack of social skills if he wants sympathy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020282.post-1158788059174188122006-09-20T14:34:00.000-07:002006-09-20T14:34:00.000-07:00Yeah, I wasn’t really getting into that other part...Yeah, I wasn’t really getting into that other part of the discussion. I find Updike unreadable. He’s never written a direct thought. I was just talking about it last night. My wife’s reading the Witches of Eastwick and couldn’t get through it. And Stevie Ray Vaughn is boring. A Hendrix rip-off who plays bar music. Never understood the fascination.<BR/><BR/>I wasn’t siding with that commenter. He seems to be someone who likes fusion jazz because they can play their instruments fast. I agree with what you said there that punk rock, stuff that’s flawed, can be much more meaningful cause it’s honest. But there was writing in the post that got to me.Henry Baumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222144871856444411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020282.post-1158787310120437512006-09-20T14:21:00.000-07:002006-09-20T14:21:00.000-07:00I just started reading Noah's blog postings. I ha...I just started reading Noah's blog postings. I have to say, came down firmly on the side of Noah. I have no opinion about John Updike - never read his stuff - I have opinions about Stevie ray vaugn (hate all of that shit), but got involeved to rigidly defend his right to an opinion. Its hard to take criticism seriously when the person doing the citicising refuses to reveal their identity, and says things like "writers shouldnt criticise other writers"<BR/><BR/>But thanks for turning me onto this discussion. very stimulating. And - aaargh! - another distraction from working.<BR/><BR/>Goddamn you, Henry Baum.<BR/><BR/>TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com