tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post8311754864293914486..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Friday's Forgotten Books: WANDA HICKEY'S NIGHT OF GOLDEN MEMORIESpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55848018435776736672019-07-27T17:15:28.552-04:002019-07-27T17:15:28.552-04:00Also, a number of episodes of Shepherd's PBS s...Also, a number of episodes of Shepherd's PBS series, JEAN SHEPHERD'S AMERICA, have been uploaded to social media, for example:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghDpLSRQSug "Trains"Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46846415248874531172019-07-27T00:47:32.421-04:002019-07-27T00:47:32.421-04:00I thought I had a copy of one of his books but I d...I thought I had a copy of one of his books but I don't find it in my catalog. I will look for his books at the book sale. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71404812922338330102019-07-26T22:11:27.766-04:002019-07-26T22:11:27.766-04:00I have and have read and reread all of these, and ...I have and have read and reread all of these, and just love them.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56558374465838262552019-07-26T20:28:10.990-04:002019-07-26T20:28:10.990-04:00He is a gem. He is a gem. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54623780424849729982019-07-26T20:23:32.502-04:002019-07-26T20:23:32.502-04:00Love the movie, but I haven't read him, Patti....Love the movie, but I haven't read him, Patti. Thanks for the introduction!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-50330192005493160792019-07-26T17:07:44.938-04:002019-07-26T17:07:44.938-04:00Small town is probably a better description. Small town is probably a better description. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77130051028074150822019-07-26T16:41:51.364-04:002019-07-26T16:41:51.364-04:00I wouldn’t characterize Jean Shephed’s boyhood ho...I wouldn’t characterize Jean Shephed’s boyhood home as rural. Human IN was part of the Industrial Midwest. I read his books years ago, but I seem to remember him writing that if Chicago was the city of Broad Shoulders, then Homan was Chicago,s broad rear end. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43617381543732323972019-07-26T12:53:52.522-04:002019-07-26T12:53:52.522-04:00Thanks, Todd. THis will be a real treat. Thanks, Todd. THis will be a real treat. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26010222839382739812019-07-26T10:37:15.893-04:002019-07-26T10:37:15.893-04:00https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22...https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Jean+Shepherd%22 . Archive.org files of his radio shows and more.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-63827863106060786902019-07-26T10:14:17.381-04:002019-07-26T10:14:17.381-04:00I love Shepherd's stories and read them first ...I love Shepherd's stories and read them first in PLAYBOY, like Jeff. I have several of his collections and plan to reread them someday. I've never heard the radio versions, though.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22224809704429283312019-07-26T09:55:29.197-04:002019-07-26T09:55:29.197-04:00And, as Jerry doesn't quite spell out, Shepher...And, as Jerry doesn't quite spell out, Shepherd was demonstrating the corruption of the NYT "bestseller" list through his little stunt. <br /><br />Have you ever listened much to his radio monologs, which were the spark of much of his subsequent prose?Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-79515389681599488722019-07-26T08:46:14.673-04:002019-07-26T08:46:14.673-04:00I remember first reading these in Playboy. Very e...I remember first reading these in Playboy. Very entertaining, especially when you listen to Shepherd's narration, as in A CHRISTMAS STORY.<br /><br />"You'll shoot your eye out!"Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85967172603174784202019-07-26T08:26:14.694-04:002019-07-26T08:26:14.694-04:00A great storyteller, Patti.
And let us not forget...A great storyteller, Patti.<br /><br />And let us not forget his enthusiastic recommendation of the non-existent I, LIBERTINE by Frederick R. Ewing, a great literary hoax that created such a demand that it was listed on NYT's Best Seller list. Shepherd then got together with Ian Ballantine and Theodore Sturgeon, resulting in Sturgeon ghosting the book using Shepherd's broad outline; the last chapter of the book was written by Betty Ballantine after Sturgeon had fallen asleep while trying to write the novel in one nonstop marathon.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25107420621671391182019-07-26T07:20:43.738-04:002019-07-26T07:20:43.738-04:00I'd heard of this one, Patti, but not read it....I'd heard of this one, Patti, but not read it. That's what I like about FFB - all sorts of great reminders of books I should try.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com