Emails to the Editor (pg. 3)

Hi Paul: Finally had a chance this past weekend to browse through the latest issue [No. 10]. It really is great stuff. Even topics I'd normally say I have no interest in I find I am reading about.

Keep it up. Great reading!

Glenn

Editor's Response: Thanks much, I appreciate the feedback and it's nice to know there's another person actually reading this stuff...

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Dear Opinion8ed, I loved the BNL intro to High Energy Music Collides at BNL and actually, the review is brilliant! You've found your next career, Paul! I enjoy the style of your writing and having been at the concert your descriptions of events helped me relive the evening - thanks!

Bett

Editor's response: Do people get paid for this sort of thing? Hmmm.

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Dear Opinion8ed, You'll never go hungry writing like that! Great job summarizing a great weekend of music! Sorry I missed Friday's portion [The Crooked Road], though your review gives a taste of what I missed. Having been there on Saturday [Frank Vignola] I must say you've captured it all in words, and then some.

Makes me think I need to go back and read ALL of your Opinion8ed articles!

Joe C

Editor's Response: The chef never goes hungry as long as he's got some customers to cook for.

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Hi Paul:

I always love to receive this--look forward to reading!!!
Andrea

Editor's response: Doesn't anyone have any complaints (except about my spelling)? Waiter, there's a fly in my theater review!

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Dear Opinion8ed, I think it’s fair to say last weekend at BNL was the greatest musical weekend ever held here. Crooked Road and Frank Vignola’s Hot Club w/ Bucky Pizzarelli.

Of course one night here with Duke Ellington or Count Basie may eclipse any two nights.

What remarkable music….

Peace and tunes, Joe V.

Editor's response: Agreed... but I'd add a night of Django Reinhardt to the wish list

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Dear Opinion8ed,

Yay! I was wondering if the By the Time We ALMOST Got to Woodstock story killed off Opinion8ed :^)

Eileen M.

Note: the writer was the winner of the "Where Were You?" contest and her piece was published in Issue #8.

Opinion8ed: No, you'll have to try harder next time.

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Dear Opinion8ed,

'Under the Boardwalk' is beautifully done and brings back tons of memories. Paul, do you recall the story involving my summer job as an operator of rides at the Kiddie park just off the Boardwalk? The cantankerous owner, a cheap and unsmiling S.O.B., asked you how you liked his park. You must have been 5 or 6 yeas old. Your response was "I like it a lot because my brother let's me ride for free". My tenure there proved to be short- lived.

Bob

Opinion8ed: Yes, but in my version of the story he asked me what I liked about my brother and I responded that he gave me free rides. In any case the statute of limitations has elapsed so he can't press charges.

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Dear Opinion8ed,

How'd you get the interview with Norbert Ehrenfreund?

Also, the YouTube links to Frank Vignola videos are a nice touch.

I enjoyed Issue #6.

cya,
Andy C,

Opinion8ed Response: I was introduced to Norbert by his niece who is a friend of ours - I called him at home in San Diego and he very graciously agreed to conduct a telephone interview, which was a bit of a challenge since I did not have any recording equipment. He proof read my draft though to make sure I didn't misquote him.

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Dear Opinion8ed, Just a quick note to say that I am enjoying the web site. We were away for a few weeks and will be pretty busy for a while, so we're falling behind in our "cultural" activity. Enjoyed reading about the Seeger concert and we're sorry we couldn't be there. We are trying to see if we can make it up to Clearwater this year since Seeger is supposed to be there. We really agreed with your take on Rachel Getting Married. I felt it was a very moving and realistic picture of family tensions and struggles, albeit not of a "typical" family.

We saw a very interesting play from South Africa - "Groundswell" which was reviewed in The New York Times. It was partly a thriller but with a lot to say about what has been happening there since the fall of apartheid (and with plenty to argue about !)

Anyway, keep up the postings.

Regards,
Jack M.

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