tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post114271641973626454..comments2023-07-13T09:43:43.631-04:00Comments on Shelly's Cafe: Week-end Rants From The BunkerJust call me Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04695036328983073870noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142866239396870812006-03-20T09:50:00.000-05:002006-03-20T09:50:00.000-05:00p.s. glad to see ya here. Stay and have some coffe...p.s. glad to see ya here. Stay and have some coffee. It doesn't taste like a boot. It is a little more nuanced--more like...<BR/><BR/>Nah, actually we use Caribou CoffeeJust call me Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695036328983073870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142866121747828792006-03-20T09:48:00.000-05:002006-03-20T09:48:00.000-05:00terry jimI have all his old books on tape. Love th...terry jim<BR/><BR/>I have all his old books on tape. Love them dearly. When I used to travel all over the west coast as a professional story teller I always took him along plus a bunch of early Garrison.<BR/><BR/>I always loved Tom's story about buying the new coffee pot because the old one made coffee that tasted like an old boot.Just call me Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695036328983073870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142837158526025422006-03-20T01:45:00.000-05:002006-03-20T01:45:00.000-05:00Rats, I just googled Bodett and these days he does...Rats, <BR/>I just googled Bodett<BR/> and these days he <BR/>does a lot of work for NPR.<BR/><BR/> But, I noticed in his more recent writings that if he jabs one side of an issue, he softens it with a poke at the other side. <BR/>I don't think Keillor does that.<BR/>http://www.bodett.com/storyarchive/redstateblues.htmTerry_Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433395465576917426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142835920197991502006-03-20T01:25:00.000-05:002006-03-20T01:25:00.000-05:00I like the old Woebegone style of humor, too.I cam...I like the old Woebegone style of humor, too.<BR/><BR/>I came across Tom Bodett, the 'Motel 6 we'll leave the light on guy' on his <I>commercial</I> radio show several years ago doing the same style of character comedy called "The End of the Road Show" it was recorded in Homer,Alaska.<BR/> The show ended a few months after I discovered it, but I did come across a paperback of some of his stories. Tom fleshes out his characters well, and tells great stories of their struggles and triumphs, many of which we can all relate to. Definitly worth looking for next time you get to the library.<BR/>Regards,<BR/>TerryTerry_Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433395465576917426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142795694840732062006-03-19T14:14:00.000-05:002006-03-19T14:14:00.000-05:00I have one of GK's books and one set of tapes. I ...I have one of GK's books and one set of tapes. I too used to enjoy him. I didn't realize he had divorced. Maybe that's what poisoned his disposition?!UpNorthLurkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941904460709594937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142779319095974732006-03-19T09:41:00.000-05:002006-03-19T09:41:00.000-05:00I too, miss the Lake Woebegone of old. My ex and ...I too, miss the Lake Woebegone of old. My ex and I used to faithfully tape the monolog each week and listen to them over and over on road trips up north. Methinks he got too full of himself--lost his humbleness and humility which was all the appeal. So sad.MargeinMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05496632828676241632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142777273687085502006-03-19T09:07:00.000-05:002006-03-19T09:07:00.000-05:00maggieThey are still there. I would prove it by de...maggie<BR/><BR/>They are still there. I would prove it by deleting you but I could never do that to you.<BR/><BR/>I use Firefox and sometimes things are visible to me and invisible to Internet explorer usersJust call me Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695036328983073870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142745575650823902006-03-19T00:19:00.000-05:002006-03-19T00:19:00.000-05:00and thumbs down on Garrison also. He hates Christi...and thumbs down on Garrison also. He hates Christian (conservative) but has tapes out reading the Bible. Nothing like money off the things you despise.Just call me Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695036328983073870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142745479375143922006-03-19T00:17:00.000-05:002006-03-19T00:17:00.000-05:00I once or twice have watched SP just to see what i...I once or twice have watched SP just to see what it is all about. My thought was that I was an adult and could handle the subject matter. How wrong I was.<BR/><BR/>Fox does not achive much of a higher rating with Family Man and the other cartoon on Sunday night. I see enough mockery of God to last a life time.<BR/><BR/>Kajun<BR/><BR/>MPR is Minnesota Public Radio which is nearly as big as National Public Radio. Dem Minnisowtans sure do like there public radio by jolly.Just call me Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695036328983073870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21418753.post-1142731425576461142006-03-18T20:23:00.000-05:002006-03-18T20:23:00.000-05:00Here's what the Patriot Post had to say about it:"...Here's what the <A HREF="http://patriotpost.us/" REL="nofollow">Patriot Post</A> had to say about it:<BR/><BR/><I>"TV's raunchy "South Park" crossed one too many lines for one of its own characters recently. The episode in question mocks Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Scientology leaders from the perspective of its fourth-grade main characters. Isaac Hayes, the voice of "Chef" and a Scientologist, has quit the show, saying, "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins." Friend of The Patriot James Taranto aptly notes, "[A]fter all, it's one thing to mock Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Catholics, Evangelicals, blacks, gays, whites, Mexicans, Asians, Canadians, Frenchmen, people with birth defects, women, transsexuals, Democrats, Republicans, lawyers, cops, cows, people with red hair and freckles, goths, the handicapped and fat kids. But satirizing Scientology—that's just intolerant!"</I><BR/><BR/>I still find it amusing that the founder of Scientology (L. Ron Hubbard) was a science fiction writer; so basically, the Scientologists' belief system is science fiction too...camojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636605293846764764noreply@blogger.com