tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974925130894048118.post3675381442485427124..comments2013-10-26T22:14:48.066-07:00Comments on Xiexie It Ain't So: Real Talk with Xià MùAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13355062365319413570noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974925130894048118.post-15124487821882243452013-10-26T22:14:48.066-07:002013-10-26T22:14:48.066-07:00Abe! Thanks for your kind words. I'm thrilled ...Abe! Thanks for your kind words. I'm thrilled to have a couple Orlansky readers, and I think you and Jonny-cakes have given me some great ideas for structuring this thing. I'm tempted to make the entire spiel about Andrew Wiggins and KU hoops, because as Jonny suggested, I'll look like a regular prophet once ole Wiggins becomes a global sensation. Otherwise, I think taking folks through the sports calendar is a terrific idea. Thanks again, man. Hope all's well, please give the rest of the family my love, and please tell Benji and the newest member of the fam congrats for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355062365319413570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974925130894048118.post-25372719643181905112013-10-23T09:32:52.781-07:002013-10-23T09:32:52.781-07:00I thought your song was Cracklin Rosie. Branching ...I thought your song was Cracklin Rosie. Branching out, I see. Love the read! Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777566878806626243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974925130894048118.post-998973285131953492013-10-22T12:48:08.487-07:002013-10-22T12:48:08.487-07:00(I am unsure why I capitalized Launchpad. How stra...(I am unsure why I capitalized Launchpad. How strange.)Abramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764028464377665606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974925130894048118.post-23598821345077459682013-10-22T12:47:09.526-07:002013-10-22T12:47:09.526-07:00Kevin:
Jonny directed me to the blog and I've...Kevin:<br /><br />Jonny directed me to the blog and I've just read every one of the posts in one sitting. This is really spectacular writing and a real pleasure to read. And I agree with the above comment that your initial sports idea is a great one, as it's a huge part of our culture. You could do it more season-specific with discussion of Thanksgiving football and the bowl season/NFL playoffs, or you could use that as a Launchpad for how the sports calendar provides a manner for many Americans to mark time (i.e., summer means baseball, fall means football, spring means basketball/March Madness, etc.)<br /><br />Whatever you decide I have no doubt you'll nail it with the same wisdom beyond your years you have displayed on the blog, and in person when we've had the opportunity to talk.Abramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764028464377665606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974925130894048118.post-18241025525320276522013-10-21T20:58:34.383-07:002013-10-21T20:58:34.383-07:00This is great. Thankfully, I'm penciled in to ...This is great. Thankfully, I'm penciled in to present on Christmas Eve, so I have a while to turn over all these ideas. Maybe I could even talk Barbie into sending my Dream Team jersey so I can sport it during the presentation.<br />Thanks Hayley--I'll be in touch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355062365319413570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974925130894048118.post-47113086646933985362013-10-21T13:11:22.021-07:002013-10-21T13:11:22.021-07:00I enjoyed your writing so much here, Kevin--my esc...I enjoyed your writing so much here, Kevin--my escape from the obligations that await me at the end of another Monday at the Poo. Such great voice (and wit) in your work. <br /><br />I will do some thinking about this presentation of yours, but one idea off the top of my head might be our fascination with reality TV here (and how it has evolved over the last 25 years or so, from MTV's Real World, which was novel at the time to the myriad choices available now). <br /><br />Or maybe something on the idea of celebrity/fame in America and the paparazzi. Or maybe the Top 10 American entertainers of all time. Or of the moment... <br /><br />Or you could share some of our coolest landmarks or national parks or treasures or something and tie in the recent story about the Boy Scout leader toppling over that 100+ million year old rock formation out in Utah or somewhere (don't know how much access you have to our news). <br /><br />Sports are huge here--that's one thing my foreign exchange students often comment on--for both athletic and non-athletic people alike, so I don't think your initial idea is a bad one. What if you just narrowed it down to something more seasonal and just discussed football or more specifically the NFL and what a typical Sunday might look like for many American families...<br /><br />Anyway, probably more info than you were asking for, but feel free to email me if you want to toss around these ideas or others. I'm no highbrow intellectual, but I read a lot of People magazine (and I watch Diane Sawyer each evening on ABC News!) and have lots of info about American culture swirling in my head at all times, for better or worse...<br /><br />You'll do great...Hayley Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065802813330958478noreply@blogger.com