tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859575175155180927.post1075659753820943924..comments2024-01-01T13:28:05.948-05:00Comments on Drinks With Nick: BOOK/SHOP in the alleyNicky P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08662180952669629768noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859575175155180927.post-37646880923689629562014-02-06T19:00:05.947-05:002014-02-06T19:00:05.947-05:00Nick -
I am in regular contact with Douglas Blaze...Nick - <br />I am in regular contact with Douglas Blazek; I forwarded your blog post to him and he replied with the following - <br /><br />"What an amazing piece of writing you found! Thank you so very much for sending it to me. The piece warmed my heart, not only because it was about the connection between my father and I (which I must admit strikes deep sentimental chords) but because it exhibited the curiosity as to how connections between people endure in unconventional, less obvious ways leaving evidence to the meaning they had; and, in so doing, arouse sympathetic feelings for the connections we ourselves have made that simply are now lost-- or at least are lost until another does some detective work, as this writer has done.<br /> <br />All the conclusions drawn in this piece are quite accurate. My father gave me Grass's book (assuming, rightly, that I would like his work) on my birthday. He plays with his own attempt to be witty and poetic in the inscription, writing a little ditty then pretending he is intoxicated (my father never drank). He didn't mind being silly at times just for the sake of not taking life too seriously. This is one of thousands of traits that endear me to him.<br /> <br />How and when the book left my hands I cannot remember, but seeing it and the inscription here again in this piece nearly brought tears to my eyes. I trust that the author is a sensitive, warm-hearted soul who cares about others."<br />- Douglas Blazek 48th Street Pressnoreply@blogger.com