tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7458791559195481189..comments2024-03-28T04:55:50.771-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: A Chicago Story by Libby Fischer HellmannJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72893314146586350532022-04-06T21:57:54.041-04:002022-04-06T21:57:54.041-04:00All because you took the time to chat . . . <3All because you took the time to chat . . . <3Mary Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952344253284240716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5207249389272757962022-04-06T07:41:42.342-04:002022-04-06T07:41:42.342-04:00My kids loved the Farm in the Park...My kids loved the Farm in the Park...Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48771307739128492812022-04-05T18:29:48.972-04:002022-04-05T18:29:48.972-04:00Oh, yes, the Lincoln Park Zoo?Oh, yes, the Lincoln Park Zoo?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24208579901903375992022-04-05T18:29:03.748-04:002022-04-05T18:29:03.748-04:00That is GREAT!That is GREAT!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40102513754206569412022-04-05T18:25:50.005-04:002022-04-05T18:25:50.005-04:00We saw each other in the hotel from time to time. ...We saw each other in the hotel from time to time. Then I rented an apartment, ironically only 3 blocks from the hotel, and left.Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29671694184058164252022-04-05T18:24:55.540-04:002022-04-05T18:24:55.540-04:00Hi, Pat. I don't know the answer to that. But ...Hi, Pat. I don't know the answer to that. But I wouldn't be surprised. Did you know it is still the 2nd largest hotel in Chicago? (1st is the Hyatt Regency...No comment)Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19248355653543275082022-04-05T18:23:38.744-04:002022-04-05T18:23:38.744-04:00Oy. I think I heard that they'd refurbished it...Oy. I think I heard that they'd refurbished it. Hope you're well, Julia!Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78282312633427483712022-04-05T18:22:29.146-04:002022-04-05T18:22:29.146-04:00What a way to go... you know you're going to a...What a way to go... you know you're going to a good place.Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44489883845780425972022-04-05T18:21:39.925-04:002022-04-05T18:21:39.925-04:00Coralee, I wrote you a long reply but I think the ...Coralee, I wrote you a long reply but I think the computer ate it. My mother loved it when he played with the symphony orchestra and went to see him several times. I suspect HE loved playing with them too, don't you?Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14353265969122892292022-04-05T18:20:05.865-04:002022-04-05T18:20:05.865-04:00Be my guest, darlin' (They say that in Texas, ...Be my guest, darlin' (They say that in Texas, right?_Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24518306607079416362022-04-05T17:05:13.353-04:002022-04-05T17:05:13.353-04:00That's a wonderful Chicago story--and I'm ...That's a wonderful Chicago story--and I'm glad you were rewarded for stopping to chat with an old lady who smiled at you. My first memory of Chicago is the zoo, the first zoo I ever visited. I was five. It made a big impression.KimHaysBernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726133115831908758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15395772009641654292022-04-05T14:36:28.917-04:002022-04-05T14:36:28.917-04:00What a great story, meeting Benny Goodman's si...What a great story, meeting Benny Goodman's sister! Did you get to be friends or talk to her more after that first encounter? I think Chicago was certainly calling you to it. Talking about Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, made me think about how my son at the early age of 17 enjoyed swing music and dancing to it. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58656050497144861442022-04-05T13:08:17.420-04:002022-04-05T13:08:17.420-04:00Talk about serendipity! Sometimes you can get the ...Talk about serendipity! Sometimes you can get the best stories from older generations out of the blue. Benny Goodman's music style was amazing. Almost wild at times. My father-in-law loved Big Band music. That was his era. My husband stayed at the Palmer House eons ago. Wasn't that where the heroine of Show Boat lived when she moved to Chicago? Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53888566047861762172022-04-05T12:15:46.070-04:002022-04-05T12:15:46.070-04:00Oh, Libby, too bad! But you have the memory and th...Oh, Libby, too bad! But you have the memory and the story, both of which are invaluable -- and cannot be lost if they make their way into a book of yours! Amanda Le Rougetelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224867941931236302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59443626066838075032022-04-05T12:12:14.738-04:002022-04-05T12:12:14.738-04:00I love this story, Libby! And it made me check on ...I love this story, Libby! And it made me check on the Beldon-Stratford: looks like it's gone upscale again, with studio apartments at $4,000 plus. (Of course, maybe that's cheap for the Windy City these days...)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32266817357952238442022-04-05T11:53:39.462-04:002022-04-05T11:53:39.462-04:00OMG what a story! I had chills going up and down m...OMG what a story! I had chills going up and down my spine. That must have been so interesting to see all of the stuff she had collected. And my Dad LOVED Benny Goodman. We sent him into his passing playing Benny Goodman for him - in between our talking to him in a one-sided conversation.NatureWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272529400065960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58192730979250582002022-04-05T11:53:23.896-04:002022-04-05T11:53:23.896-04:00I love this story, Libby--a lovely unexpected trea...I love this story, Libby--a lovely unexpected treat this morning! And congrats on #6, that is indeed a big deal. I don't know Chicago well at all, my few visits have been mostly confined to the suburbs, but it sounds as though reading about Georgia and her adventures would be a great introduction!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18535709562212525132022-04-05T10:37:41.302-04:002022-04-05T10:37:41.302-04:00Thanks, Hank. I keep forgetting you have Chicago t...Thanks, Hank. I keep forgetting you have Chicago ties. Hmm.. we share DC & Chicago... but I don't have Indianapolis on my belt.Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49704306258363966032022-04-05T10:36:41.502-04:002022-04-05T10:36:41.502-04:00See below, Jenn! And thanks...See below, Jenn! And thanks...Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18078527488533501452022-04-05T10:35:46.924-04:002022-04-05T10:35:46.924-04:00I love your story, Karen.. SO honest and real! I love your story, Karen.. SO honest and real! Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3731061833907430172022-04-05T10:34:54.243-04:002022-04-05T10:34:54.243-04:00SO I guess we have to have a swing Big Band hour a...SO I guess we have to have a swing Big Band hour at Bouchercon, don't we...<br />Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357982182362948869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67490907043014911002022-04-05T09:48:38.722-04:002022-04-05T09:48:38.722-04:00Kindness, rewarded, Libby! Taking the time to spea...Kindness, rewarded, Libby! Taking the time to speak to a much older person was a lovely thing to do. And I suspect the photo was one of your dad's most treasured possessions. <br /><br />My high school business class went to Chicago in the late fall of 1968, and we crammed four kids to a room at the Palmer House. But being a silly teenager I didn't even notice the lobby ceiling. My biggest memories of that trip are not of the Merchandise Mart, either, but of seeing the Funny Girl movie in a grand theater, and of one classmate dragging me through the bowels of the hotel to meet her parents' idol Jack Jones, who was performing at the hotel that night. I had no idea who he was, and when he asked me if I also wanted his autograph I said no (it's not like he was a Beatle, right?). Then he scrawled his signature on a small envelope and thrust it at me. And of course I still have it!<br /><br />I can't believe I've missed this series, it sounds wonderful. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53580469295156740102022-04-05T09:41:33.884-04:002022-04-05T09:41:33.884-04:00Congratulations on DOUBLE BLIND, Libby - #6 is a b...Congratulations on DOUBLE BLIND, Libby - #6 is a big deal and something to celebrate. I grew up with Ella singing in the background, too. My dad taught me to Lindy in our living room which grew into a love of swing dancing for me. Chicago has always seemed like a city worth living in and I'm a city girl.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31412737266083592732022-04-05T09:33:32.559-04:002022-04-05T09:33:32.559-04:00Oh, that is fantastic! My jaw would've dropped...Oh, that is fantastic! My jaw would've dropped, too. Oh. Fascinating. I love Benny Goodman, and all the big bands. I remember talking to my dad (the music critic for the old Chicago Daily News) about them, as a little kid, maybe about 6, when they all sounded the same to me. And he explained how they were different, and how to listen. What a gift! And I do remember the Palmer House, embedded in all my born-in-Chicago moments. <br />Congratulations on the new book!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21616467933937465302022-04-05T09:11:25.484-04:002022-04-05T09:11:25.484-04:00What a wonderful story, Libby! I am a huge big ban...What a wonderful story, Libby! I am a huge big band fan - impossible not to be happy when listening to In the Mood! Congratulations on the release of your book! Looking forward to reading it.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.com