tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1607705240957486352..comments2024-03-28T17:06:34.405-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Playing Marilyn Monroe by Naomi HiraharaJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41944037868254899822018-12-25T00:42:04.049-05:002018-12-25T00:42:04.049-05:00Congratulations, Naomi, and a blessing on your hea...Congratulations, Naomi, and a blessing on your head! Always loved Vroman's and now, even more. I'd love to see Dashiell Hammett's handprints-- perhaps he'd have a cigarette in one hand and a Scotch in the other. All the best to you! Anne of Clevelandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82517762456894534582018-12-21T21:19:36.660-05:002018-12-21T21:19:36.660-05:00Congratulations, Naomi, on your Vroman's walk ...Congratulations, Naomi, on your Vroman's walk of fame honor! That is such a wonderful idea for authors to have a space like that. I hate to admit that I haven't read your books yet, but Jungle Reds is one of my best places to introduce me to new authors and new reading. Now I just have to decide where to start.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77959836486411181522018-12-21T13:26:34.660-05:002018-12-21T13:26:34.660-05:00Congrats on such a unique honor, Naomi! I'd l...Congrats on such a unique honor, Naomi! I'd love to see the handprints of all the writers who wrote as Carolyn Keene, with their real names, of course!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16269713267008891462018-12-21T12:06:08.429-05:002018-12-21T12:06:08.429-05:00I can just imagine how exciting that was for the g...I can just imagine how exciting that was for the graduates!Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5429253988185202222018-12-21T11:53:24.780-05:002018-12-21T11:53:24.780-05:00Shalom Reds and fans. Congratulations Naomi. I liv...Shalom Reds and fans. Congratulations Naomi. I live in Doylestown, PA and our most famous forebear, Henry Mercer, believed religiously in cement and concrete. So I do believe we have some handprints around that speak of earlier times. The County Theater, our local movie house, while not strictly an art cinema house, is a non-profit, privately owned by a local foundation. They do have a walk of stars outside, but I believe they celebrate donors to the foundation.<br /><br />Many years ago, I read a book by Noah Gordon, called The Physician. I have read many of his books in the following years, however, none of them, or actually, any other book, has moved me as deeply as that book did. His online biographies say that he is 92. I would love to once shake his hand or compare my print to his in tribute.<br />David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18417229257478917612018-12-21T11:18:40.393-05:002018-12-21T11:18:40.393-05:00Now I'm picturing zombie Catriona and Deborah,...Now I'm picturing zombie Catriona and Deborah, shambling toward a tea room: "Scoooooones....SCOOOONES....:Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28591490808282386812018-12-21T11:17:26.924-05:002018-12-21T11:17:26.924-05:00Isn't a splendid idea? There are a few booksto...Isn't a splendid idea? There are a few bookstores in Maine that own their own free-standing shops; I can imagine a "Walk of Fame" being a tourist draw, especially in one of our mid-Coast towns.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19778241511777272052018-12-21T11:15:22.376-05:002018-12-21T11:15:22.376-05:00Joan, Isaac Asimov gave the address at my graduati...Joan, Isaac Asimov gave the address at my graduation from Ithaca College! Sadly, I can't remember a thing he said - I guess even though he was one of my favorite authors, I was too excited to absorb any words of wisdom. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13868112270896602792018-12-21T10:49:20.483-05:002018-12-21T10:49:20.483-05:00Congratulations Naomi! I visit Vroman's regula...Congratulations Naomi! I visit Vroman's regularly and love the Walk of Fame. Can't wait to put my mitts in your imprints!<br /><br />By the way, the gentleman standing to the right in your photo is responsible for the imprints at the Chinese. He has been the "cement craftsman" for the theater for, I believe, close to 40 years. So, you have more in common with Marilyn than you might have realized!Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82025079878080782312018-12-21T10:48:46.310-05:002018-12-21T10:48:46.310-05:00SO coool . SO amazingly cool! Hurray!
And I woul...SO coool . SO amazingly cool! Hurray! <br /><br />And I would say Shakespeare. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34635886582702895262018-12-21T10:44:13.348-05:002018-12-21T10:44:13.348-05:00Congratulations! This is so cool and your husband...Congratulations! This is so cool and your husband is obviously a keeper. :) SO many authors to choose from...Agatha Christie, Carolyn Hart, Mary Higgins Clark, the Reds...Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556046667339075506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83305254103876486382018-12-21T10:18:24.921-05:002018-12-21T10:18:24.921-05:00How fun, to get to leave a lasting memory of yours...How fun, to get to leave a lasting memory of yourself, Naomi. You are hereby immortalized! <br /><br />I can't think of any handprints that would compel me to compare my own, though. I have tried very hard to accept myself as I am, and not worry about how others stack up in any way. Anyway, I have very small hands, so almost everybody has hands larger than mine! (I'm still wearing my little brother's baby ring on my pinky, and it still comes off easily.)<br /><br />It would be easier to compare footprints, don't you think? No bending down. :-)Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58220695144409507612018-12-21T10:09:03.256-05:002018-12-21T10:09:03.256-05:00It's 7 AM here in Pasadena, California, so I&#...It's 7 AM here in Pasadena, California, so I'm just reading these great comments. And I love your ideas for other writers to be commemorate in cement. I didn't mention that the crew that does the hand prints for Grauman's Chinese handles Vroman's Walk of Fame, too. I had to come in an hour early to practice writing my name in wet cement! (You have to do it at an angle.)Naomi Hiraharahttp://www.naomihirahara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68558948711288319442018-12-21T09:47:59.444-05:002018-12-21T09:47:59.444-05:00I love this Naomi, congratulations!!I love this Naomi, congratulations!!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82660853788150749712018-12-21T09:20:11.154-05:002018-12-21T09:20:11.154-05:00This is so sweet! Thanks for sharing the experienc...This is so sweet! Thanks for sharing the experience!! I remember as a kid going to the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd and putting our feet and hands in the prints left by great movie actors. Congratulations on the new book and fabulous futures!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59745785857787244052018-12-21T09:17:56.846-05:002018-12-21T09:17:56.846-05:00I have so many favorite authors that I could never...I have so many favorite authors that I could never narrow it down to just one! (And isn’t that a nice dilemma?)<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5350044641220132972018-12-21T08:49:46.510-05:002018-12-21T08:49:46.510-05:00What a cool honor - congratulations!
I'd see ...What a cool honor - congratulations!<br /><br />I'd see Agatha Christie, hands down (literally). And Mary Higgins Clark. No, I wouldn't compare my hands to either of these ladies.<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57550238374769601992018-12-21T08:46:27.878-05:002018-12-21T08:46:27.878-05:00I want to see them all! Guess I know what I bette...I want to see them all! Guess I know what I better be planning!Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71183065283737059222018-12-21T08:46:03.227-05:002018-12-21T08:46:03.227-05:00There are so many authors I’d love to see handprin...There are so many authors I’d love to see handprints for - the long gone Jane Austen or Mark Twain or Lucy Maud Montgomery to the more current but still gone Agatha Christie or Barbara Martz. This should be a thing in every city - don’t you think? Thank you, Naomi, for visiting us today! This is such a delightful post! And congratulations!!!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73594957280628099732018-12-21T08:18:27.222-05:002018-12-21T08:18:27.222-05:00Naomi, what a lovely story and what a wonderful da...Naomi, what a lovely story and what a wonderful day for you. Loved the photos. And my answer to the question might have to be PD James.Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81873162768874875052018-12-21T07:26:07.696-05:002018-12-21T07:26:07.696-05:00What a grand idea! This list of hands I would lik...What a grand idea! This list of hands I would like to see is endless, but I suppose I'm to pick just one?<br /><br />Can I divide them into categories? Of course I can. Who's to stop me?<br /><br />British and dead: Dorothy Sayers<br />British and undead: Catriona Mcpherson<br />American and dead: Patricia Highsmith<br />American and undead: Deborah Crombie<br />Live Canadian: Louise Penny<br />Do I get any more? Stay tuned. It's early.<br /><br /> Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19928322687870211672018-12-21T07:17:32.746-05:002018-12-21T07:17:32.746-05:00Well, I got very emotional reading this! What an a...Well, I got very emotional reading this! What an amazing thing to do for authors! <br />I would compare my handprints to all of the authors! It's just the thing to do. I would love it if Agatha Christie had had the chance to do this. I do think Vroman's will be on my bucket list!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143148977563130567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53938993215647532182018-12-21T05:40:16.076-05:002018-12-21T05:40:16.076-05:00I love the whole idea of having a local walk of fa...I love the whole idea of having a local walk of fame, and could totally see it fitting into corners of Dallas in Deep Ellum or Bishop Arts. I also think it is cool that it is privately curated--there is no panel of city leaders to decide who is commemorated, just the folks who run the bookstore and maybe some of their friends. Congratulations, Naomi!Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81909438643366247452018-12-21T05:20:33.905-05:002018-12-21T05:20:33.905-05:00That is SO exciting! Congratulations. I was born i...That is SO exciting! Congratulations. I was born in Pasadena and grew up in Temple City, so that's my old stompin' grounds...<br /><br />I would love to see Agatha Christie's hands on that Walk of Fame. Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52174781933470555662018-12-21T01:04:01.332-05:002018-12-21T01:04:01.332-05:00Congrats again on that honor. The first time I...Congrats again on that honor. The first time I'd heard about Vromans doing this was when you talked about it on Facebook. Definitely a cool thing I need to go check out at some point.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.com