tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post7263800432364304840..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: "PLEASURES WORTHY OF GUILT" REDUXDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-49954733849247234292009-01-14T23:34:00.000-08:002009-01-14T23:34:00.000-08:00"Schotzi's birthday? You are an insane old man, a..."Schotzi's birthday? You are an insane old man, aren't you? ...December 11!" (how nerdy am I that I remember that, not that I claim to have it verbatim). Urgh...I want to re-read that post--I remember it well--but it's too late tonight. I did want to see what a welcome nightcap that scene was from THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL. Thanks to you and to Don!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-33077270783060745512009-01-13T16:46:00.000-08:002009-01-13T16:46:00.000-08:00I've always loved this essay, Dennis, and it was a...I've always loved this essay, Dennis, and it was a pleasure reacquainting myself with it. I watched MANDINGO on your recommendation last year and was glad I did; now I've got LISZTOMANIA sitting near the top of my "to be viewed" pile and hope to get to it soon!Paul Matwychukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01917384620564525389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-59100546509381215422009-01-13T14:49:00.000-08:002009-01-13T14:49:00.000-08:00Very cool that HOUSE NEXT DOOR saw fit to reprint ...Very cool that HOUSE NEXT DOOR saw fit to reprint this. Congratulations! I think I know what movie I want to see first on your new system: Is BOYS FROM BRAZIL on Blu-Ray yet? What better way to celebrate Shotzi's birthday?Don Mancinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697303770099289489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-72778566737305284682009-01-12T19:11:00.000-08:002009-01-12T19:11:00.000-08:00Yep, it's true. I was a DJ/music director and even...Yep, it's true. I was a DJ/music director and eventual program director for a short time round about 1984-85. And I've got some very embarrassing mid-80s pictures to prove it. (Hint: a perm is featured prominently.) And there's definitely a story there. Maybe I'll tell the one sometime about how my GM decided on a whim to change the station format from adult contemporary to AOR (album-oriented rock, what would eventually come to be known as classic rock) literally overnight-- in 24 hours. Trouble was, he didn't realize that the station had very few actual rock albums on the premises. So here comes Dennis with a pickup truck load full of albums-- about 1,300 in total, most of my own personal collection-- which fueled the station for several months while we established new relationships with record company promoters, and of course subjected my own records to ruin and decay at the hands of a none-too-gingerly staff and industrial strength turntables with arms the size and weight of medium-gauge lead pipes.<BR/><BR/>Which is one of the many reasons why I gave up on a career in radio...Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-67047275791688049912009-01-12T19:00:00.000-08:002009-01-12T19:00:00.000-08:00I didn't know you were a DJ. Post on that sometime...I didn't know you were a DJ. Post on that sometime.WelcometoLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490618592042119755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-85027832705071941492009-01-12T14:16:00.000-08:002009-01-12T14:16:00.000-08:00I think you chose wisely to leave the piece as it ...I think you chose wisely to leave the piece as it is and write the addendum, Dennis. Yes, you're correct in stating that your writing has evolved since this article was first published, but on the other hand you may be judging your old self too harshly.<BR/><BR/>Jim and I always viewed that article as written by someone who uses a persona to grab the attention of the reader and effectively make his point. It was perfectly clear to us back then that "guilt" was never a serious issue for you personally (that's why you named the essay <I>Pleasures *WORTHY* of Guilt</I>). In a way, the "guilty pleasure" phenomenon functions as a juicy cheat that allowed you to write about the stuff you felt passionate about. Seen in this light, your approach here is comparable to how I pretended to disagree with Hitchcock in my Alternatives to Suspense piece. By the end of that essay it's obvious that I don't, but by starting off on such a high note I was able to add suspense to my argument and give the article the forward momentum it needed.<BR/><BR/>This is still a fine piece of writing, regardless of how you feel about it now. You've shed the snarky persona because you don't need it anymore to spark your reader's interest. Four years later we're interested in anything you care to write about, since we now know the reading is unlikely to disappoint!Peet Gelderblomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670984058059813380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-78315736330038740982009-01-12T08:35:00.000-08:002009-01-12T08:35:00.000-08:00When you read it again did it feel like you were l...When you read it again did it feel like you were looking at one of your grammar school class photos?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com