tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post392287464057489369..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Tagged #5Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9762947939415506752007-12-26T09:39:00.000-05:002007-12-26T09:39:00.000-05:00Patry!SO wonderful to get your comment--especially...Patry!<BR/>SO wonderful to get your comment--especially because that means you're on the computer and maybe...feeling better? I think of you so often.. <BR/><BR/>Will you put an update on your blog? <BR/> http://www.simplywait.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>take care...and much loveHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75937696210717388042007-12-26T09:33:00.000-05:002007-12-26T09:33:00.000-05:00I love your story about Sling Blade and sad movies...I love your story about Sling Blade and sad movies. It says so much about you...your perceptiveness and sensitivity. xoxPatry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76972730019207084092007-12-24T12:48:00.000-05:002007-12-24T12:48:00.000-05:00Bluecat--setting Tivo now! Thanks..what a nice pre...Bluecat--setting Tivo now! Thanks..what a nice present.<BR/><BR/>Cathy...okay! Let us know when your list is up. Can't wait.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60753972917859997282007-12-24T09:15:00.000-05:002007-12-24T09:15:00.000-05:00I've been tagged? Oh, goodness, and I haven't a th...I've been tagged? Oh, goodness, and I haven't a thing to wear! <BR/><BR/>I've thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your deep dark, and not so dark, secrets. <BR/><BR/>Last night we were at a dinner party with friends and I told them about being tagged online. They all thought it was a neat idea and we went around the room and everyone talked about some little-known fact about themselves. It was great fun and very interesting to learn things I didn't know about friends, some I've known for decades.<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays to you all. Now I'll get to work on my list!Cathy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135947274315323984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28467974813132827512007-12-24T04:34:00.000-05:002007-12-24T04:34:00.000-05:00Hank, sorry it took me a couple of days to respond...Hank, sorry it took me a couple of days to respond, its been a trifle busy...LOL. Penny Serenade stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne as a couple who have been trying to have a baby but are medically unable, so they (Irene) try to adopt. They manage to adopt a child but have to fight to keep her. Here is a link to the movie description at IMDB, Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034012/ If you like the description of the movie it will air this Friday morning the 28th at 3AM on Turner Classic Movies. (check local listings for time) It's worth it to program your VCR or to Tivo it. This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Let me know what you think.bluecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603707984944473227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21021034900511160112007-12-23T17:51:00.000-05:002007-12-23T17:51:00.000-05:00Hi Edith,Thanks for the kind words, and best of lu...Hi Edith,<BR/>Thanks for the kind words, and best of luck with your writing. <BR/>It's not easy with all those other obligations. I still can't figure out how Hank gets everything done with her schedule (I'm actually envying her her lack of athletic interest, it must save some time -- plus,I don't think she sleeps)<BR/>all best holiday wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76882336423907914292007-12-23T13:27:00.000-05:002007-12-23T13:27:00.000-05:00Edith--I just burst out laughing. I'm always look...Edith--I just burst out laughing. I'm always looking through that bag for something. In fact, that's going to be my next blog when My turn comes around again. Thanks for the great idea!<BR/><BR/>Felicia--great. Now I have something else that I'll worry about. Leaving the house okay for crime scene photos. That's so funny. And I think in your list you said "I see dead people," didn't you?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1949724125280546322007-12-23T09:03:00.000-05:002007-12-23T09:03:00.000-05:00I've been to the last two Crime Bake's, and yes, H...I've been to the last two Crime Bake's, and yes, Hank, we chatted as I worked at the registration table on the first day (you were searching through a well-packed bag for something at the time). I've had two stories published (one in Riptide) but I struggle with finding time and discipline to write regularly amid the calls of full-time work, family, exercise, and house, even though some of my happiest times are when I'm immersed in creating a story.<BR/><BR/>cheers,<BR/>Edith MaxwellEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45311438799372207272007-12-23T07:13:00.000-05:002007-12-23T07:13:00.000-05:00Susannah C said: "I'd also like to ask Felicia Don...Susannah C said: "I'd also like to ask Felicia Donovan about some of hers, lost earlier. I can pretty well remember most of the things she listed, but would like to read more on a trio of them."<BR/><BR/>Susannah, darn if I can remember them all but I do remember saying "I see bodies all the time" and "I never want to be autopsied." <BR/><BR/>That's just the remnants of many years in law enforcement. I'll even "tag" that I am a bit paranoid about leaving my house when it's untidy because somewhere deep in the back of my now-corrupted mind, I envision what my house would look like in crime scene photos. I would want whoever was handling the investigation (and everyone in court) to say, "Gee, she was a tidy person, wasn't she?" That probably speaks volumes to a trained therapist like Roberta...<BR/><BR/>But on a more important note, I've learned so much about you gals through this. What fun! <BR/><BR/>Felicia Donovan<BR/>THE BLACK WIDOW AGENCYFelicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20008088431120531712007-12-22T21:55:00.000-05:002007-12-22T21:55:00.000-05:00Maxwriter--What a wonderful email. And how lovely ...Maxwriter--What a wonderful email. And how lovely of you to take the time to read our books so thoughtfully. Do we--know you? Did I meet you at Crime Bake? Thank you so much...<BR/><BR/>And yes, I agree. Crying at movies (or books) means you're connected to something. It's about good writing, isn't it? And that's how it's supposed to work.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25148107340545561842007-12-22T21:31:00.000-05:002007-12-22T21:31:00.000-05:00Ah, well, I watched Bridges of Madison County seve...Ah, well, I watched Bridges of Madison County several (5?) times while I was (unhappily) married just so I could cry through most of it, and now that I am happily recoupled, I don't feel the same urge to watch it over and over again. I'm still famous, in the extended family, anyway, for weeping in movies at the drop of a hat. I maintain it's a good thing. <BR/><BR/>As a general blog comment, I have just (since Crime Bake) finished a novel each by Hank, Roberta, Jan, and Lynne. I would like to thank each of you (as well, of course, as Hallie, whose books I have read previously, and Rosemary, whose new book I am looking forward to) for providing me with stimulating, creative, well-written stories with which to spend my evenings! And now I have the rest of each of your lists to enjoy and can't wait to get to them. It's very special to be able to attach faces to names and to have met several of you, at least in passing, at the meetings and conferences. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>EdithEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44772238702215998062007-12-22T19:05:00.000-05:002007-12-22T19:05:00.000-05:00Susannah--oh, so right. I haven't even seen Lion K...Susannah--oh, so right. I haven't even seen Lion King. No way.<BR/>The real Titanic movie, though, A Night to Remember? That's unbearable. When-is it the Astors?--decide to die together? And then the band plays as the ship goes down? Ah. <BR/><BR/>Yay for you on the bread dish! You rock.<BR/><BR/>Bluecat--or anyone who knows--what's Penny Serenade? I haven't see it..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39852149514784081732007-12-22T16:40:00.000-05:002007-12-22T16:40:00.000-05:00I have real trouble with any film where an animal ...I have real trouble with any film where an animal is wounded and/or dies. So I avoid them completely. The one a year or so ago about the huskies left behind in Alaska or somewhere really frozen, and one or more die (forget the title) -- noooooooooo, thank you.<BR/><BR/>And I have REAL trouble with films where men cry. I remember the movie <I>Going in Style</I> where Lee Strasburg's character dies of a heart attack on a park bench, if I remember correctly, and the scene (in a comedy, which makes it even harder) had such fear and anguish in it that I cried for days afterward.<BR/><BR/>Of course, this was Lee Strasburg, who could probably move me reading fare regulations in the back of a taxi.<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite relatives was an actor (he died in 1990), and I remember a scene in a film where he wept while holding his toddler son, who had been killed -- I cried after seeing THAT one, too.<BR/><BR/>In <I>Titanic</I>, I didn't cry at the big scene where Rose has to let go of frozen Jack -- I'm afraid I laughed when she said, "I'll never let go, Jack", and then LET GO -- but I did get teary-eyed at high-angle shot of an elderly man holding his wife on a bed as the water came up around them, tears in his eyes as he cradled her.<BR/><BR/>See what I mean about men crying? Gets me every time. If there had been a DOG on the foot of that bed, I would have lost it entirely.<BR/><BR/>=:o<BR/><BR/>(I washed the bread pudding dish. Gah.)<BR/><BR/>Still twitching,<BR/>-=SusannahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49857120197867550262007-12-22T14:14:00.000-05:002007-12-22T14:14:00.000-05:00SO--Laura? Rosemary? Anyone? what's the saddest mo...SO--Laura? Rosemary? Anyone? what's the saddest movie you've ever seen?<BR/><BR/>Rosemary, I'm with you on West Side Story as a contender. It's doubly sad when people are trying to do the right thing and it all goes bad. Like Camelot, another one I cried over for days, trying to to figure out whose fault it was. Guenevere? For falling in love with Lancelot when she had perfectly wonderful King A? Lancelot, for letting it happen? Arthur, for not being stronger? Or letting G and L go? But then, he was the one who set up the rules, which meant that he had to follow them or the whole kingdom was ruined. Ah, so sad.<BR/><BR/>Mo--really? We're going to be in your book? Can't wait.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87458590685401479302007-12-22T14:09:00.000-05:002007-12-22T14:09:00.000-05:00Becky--Your Grandma sounds wonderful. Although I ...Becky--Your Grandma sounds wonderful. Although I bet it didn't seem so at the time. Can you ever play Scrabble now without thinking of her? When I go to Writers Group Amy's house to play--I'll think of her too.<BR/><BR/>Susannah--me and Jack Reacher? I swoon. And you can handle some stupid fuzzy raisins. (Maybe. That actually does sound yucky. MAybe if you just leave them, they'll just go away. My theory, at least. The old "soak-and-zap with the sprayer" method)<BR/><BR/>dee d and Margay1122--you made my day. What fun to hear such kind words.<BR/> Contact me offline at http://www.hankphillippiryan.com !I want to make sure you know about the new Charlie books!<BR/><BR/>DeNita--thanks for an amazing year at Authorisland.com! Love you all.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6078872414173021382007-12-22T09:45:00.000-05:002007-12-22T09:45:00.000-05:00Hank,First, let me tell you that, as a Massachuset...Hank,<BR/>First, let me tell you that, as a Massachusetts girl (cough, cough), I have been watching your spots on the news for some time now, so I was pleasantly surprised to read that you'd written a book (two, as of this posting). I am eager to read it. In fact, it's on my Christmas wish list.<BR/>I found your post to be touching and hilarious - I'm with you on the sports thing as I was always the inevitable target of every ball in gym class; I could be walking into the locker room and still manage to get hit by a ball from the other side of the gym. And dodge ball! Forget it. I never had time to actually dodge. Although I must admit I was pretty good at flag football. No one ever got by me - great reflexes.<BR/>Oh, I cry at all those sappy Folgers commercials, whenever families see their new houses on Extreme Makeover, and a Hallmark ad or two. Unlike you, however, I like to watch sad movies - they're like a cleansing ritual for me.<BR/>Well, happy holidays from me and Author's Island. Hope all of your dreams come true for 2008. MargayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81848004082000739842007-12-22T05:38:00.000-05:002007-12-22T05:38:00.000-05:00Happy Holidays from AuthorIsland and from me too!I...Happy Holidays from AuthorIsland and from me too!<BR/><BR/>I was a workaholic. I'm terrible at sports. And I also have an internal alarm clock. And I cry alot and easily wayching sad movies.Sue A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01254019921532593363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55901076079775533472007-12-22T00:55:00.000-05:002007-12-22T00:55:00.000-05:00Hello, Hank,Very interesting discussion!Merry Chri...Hello, Hank,<BR/>Very interesting discussion!<BR/>Merry Christmas and a Happy New<BR/>Year from Author Island and from <BR/>me!!<BR/><BR/>Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52001994746434881392007-12-21T23:34:00.000-05:002007-12-21T23:34:00.000-05:00Great column Hank! I so identify with being terrib...Great column Hank! <BR/>I so identify with being terrible at sports and crying with sad movies. I avoid them now, because I cry so much that I end looking horrible and breathing unevenly.<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays from AuthorIsland!<BR/>Julia B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52101860437841135502007-12-21T23:33:00.000-05:002007-12-21T23:33:00.000-05:00Happy Holidays from me and AuthorIsland!Happy Holidays from me and AuthorIsland!acdaisy95https://www.blogger.com/profile/06236467793638281518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6917259076053228812007-12-21T23:03:00.000-05:002007-12-21T23:03:00.000-05:00Frighteningly enough, a lot of this sounds like me...Frighteningly enough, a lot of this sounds like me too. No one will play Scrabble with me anymore, because I play as if it's life or death.<BR/>..and those AT&T ads..."Mom? I just wanted to hear your voice." Used to get me all choked up. Know what else? The last five minutes of West Side Story...when Tony is dying and Maria has the gun? "How many bullets, Chino?" gets me every time.<BR/>Re cookie cutters...the Halloween ones are all together, as are the flowers and the 50 states, and yes, I decorate the red states and blue states differently.<BR/>Jealous of Jan's tennis and Hallie's horsewomanship...Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9801340129082119102007-12-21T22:56:00.000-05:002007-12-21T22:56:00.000-05:00My name is Laura and I cry at sad movies, tv shows...My name is Laura and I cry at sad movies, tv shows and commercials. I cry when I see Penny Serenade with Cary Grant, Imitation of Life with Lana Turner, Charlie Brown Christmas, and one of the last things that made me cry was the season finale of Lost when Charlie "supposedly" died. I cried buckets. Happy Holidays from me and AuthorIsland.bluecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603707984944473227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4046905405106463712007-12-21T20:56:00.000-05:002007-12-21T20:56:00.000-05:00Happy Holidays also from me and from Author Island...Happy Holidays also from me and from Author IslandDebby236https://www.blogger.com/profile/07842032695551131854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17652239995160322062007-12-21T20:55:00.000-05:002007-12-21T20:55:00.000-05:00Greatings from Author Island. what an interesting...Greatings from Author Island. what an interesting set of tidbits. Good ReadingDebby236https://www.blogger.com/profile/07842032695551131854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51011046913733368282007-12-21T18:12:00.000-05:002007-12-21T18:12:00.000-05:00I am a competitive person when it comes to games t...I am a competitive person when it comes to games too. I was never into sports..I was the one who always found a reason to get out of gym class and still pass :) I do love sad movies though....but I watch them by myself so no one can see my sob fest. Oh and Happy Holidays from AuthorIsland and me too!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com