tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post7173289371194729646..comments2024-02-08T05:04:18.484-08:00Comments on J'S THEATER: Mr. Monceaux in NY Times + Gays In Jamaica + Obits (Richardson, Purdy, Updike)John Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08073378940347627766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-4967503621290552062009-03-23T13:53:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:53:00.000-07:00Miriam, always defer to Tolstoy and Stein when iss...Miriam, always defer to Tolstoy and Stein when issues of repetition arise.... I hadn't seen that Updike poem, but it's uncanny how he writes his epitaph, though also not surprising, because he was always determined to get the last word in, at least in print. (There's a Dick Cavett interview featuring John Cheever and him, and he does hold his tongue in favor of allowing Cheever, who was the senior figure, to speak.)John Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073378940347627766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-90054526407030766412009-03-23T03:31:00.000-07:002009-03-23T03:31:00.000-07:00Aaaaand I just used the word "death" twice in a se...Aaaaand I just used the word "death" twice in a sentence. Way to go, writing major.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354291220945927208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-13911706732219958892009-03-22T20:47:00.000-07:002009-03-22T20:47:00.000-07:00In connection with Updike's death, did you see...In connection with Updike's death, did you see this poem, which he released shortly before his death? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/opinion/29updike.html?ex=1390971600&en=ba5062d3d9ed4cc8&ei=5124Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354291220945927208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-3015061046325881232009-03-20T20:35:00.000-07:002009-03-20T20:35:00.000-07:00Hi Michael, I'll ask Thomas Glave if he knows who ...Hi Michael, I'll ask Thomas Glave if he knows who might be the person to contact.John Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073378940347627766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-83669302095730737482009-03-20T09:48:00.000-07:002009-03-20T09:48:00.000-07:00hi john,thanks noticing and linking to my blog pos...hi john,<BR/><BR/>thanks noticing and linking to my blog post. sorry you don't support the boycott of jamaican rum and red stripe beer, but we'll have to agree to disagree.<BR/><BR/>i see you are asking folks to call the jamaican embassy in DC, and idea i support.<BR/><BR/>i am wondering if you have the name and title of one person at the embassy who handles human rights concerns.<BR/><BR/>maybe we can work together to have people boycott, if they so choose, AND also contact the embassy. <BR/><BR/>i think it would be great if we all were sending note and leaving messages for a specific person at the embassy.<BR/><BR/>lemme know who i should contact there. thanks.<BR/><BR/>michael petrelisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359712473083091475noreply@blogger.com