tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6754848855028118026..comments2024-03-28T09:40:06.621-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Rosemary for RemembranceOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-2753274630194616412014-06-14T00:39:57.575-04:002014-06-14T00:39:57.575-04:00Yes, Everett, and you'll have an even sooner o...Yes, Everett, and you'll have an even sooner opportunity to assail me in public on the west coast...just glance at my post today (Saturday) titled "Bouchercon and Me."Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39410396902551197082014-06-13T19:07:37.122-04:002014-06-13T19:07:37.122-04:00Wait a minute, either there's mass confusion, ...Wait a minute, either there's mass confusion, someone's being deceptive (a mystery author? Nah.) or... it must be a conspiracy! I was just perusing the 2015 Left Coast Crime site and came upon an attendees list (http://leftcoastcrime.org/2015/Attendees.html) and right THERE under the 'S' section is "Jeffrey Siger" with a link to the author's web page and everything.<br /><br />Oh, shit. "I think we're in trouble, Lucy..."Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28692164450701431862014-06-13T18:52:34.616-04:002014-06-13T18:52:34.616-04:00Arrghh! I'm a computer guy, I should KNOW not...Arrghh! I'm a computer guy, I should KNOW not to use angle-brackets. That last line was SUPPOSED to have, after the "Hmmmm," this in angle brackets: "putting on my best Jack Benny persona, elbow in hand, hand on chin". Sigh. I'd best quit for the day. I KNOW that angle-brackets get parsed as HTML junk and thrown away.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7319544993600243092014-06-13T18:51:44.758-04:002014-06-13T18:51:44.758-04:00I am rooting for BOTH of you being there. I am rooting for BOTH of you being there. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-6163420211594961982014-06-13T18:48:46.485-04:002014-06-13T18:48:46.485-04:00Oh, come on, Jeff, what's a little trip to the...Oh, come on, Jeff, what's a little trip to the west coast for a globe trotter like you? But if you're not going to show, I guess the rest of us will have to split your glass. Hmmmm which one should I root for???Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-65589997100721728992014-06-13T18:05:51.608-04:002014-06-13T18:05:51.608-04:00Annamaria, stop encouraging him. Okay, I admit, I&...Annamaria, stop encouraging him. Okay, I admit, I'm jealous.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-14593648994172212152014-06-13T17:36:28.908-04:002014-06-13T17:36:28.908-04:00Oh, Evka, PLEASE come to LCC. I will be there and...Oh, Evka, PLEASE come to LCC. I will be there and I know a number of the denizens of MIE will too. Wine will be a part of it. You can be sure of that!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-75201961034798424152014-06-13T17:14:31.026-04:002014-06-13T17:14:31.026-04:00Serious matters require serious thoughts, so it...Serious matters require serious thoughts, so it's good that you're capable. I guess my "serious bone" has been somewhat burned out by too much attention to the news. Call it a survival reaction. But I'll join Caro in buying you a glass of wine. Heck, I'll even buy Jeff one, should we ever meet flesh-to-flesh... so to speak. Ah, heck, I don't want anyone's feelings hurt by being left out: if I make it to Left Coast Crime next year (haven't decided yet), I'll buy a round for any MIE author that is willing to step foot into my fair home state!<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38418117953658593952014-06-13T15:10:44.486-04:002014-06-13T15:10:44.486-04:00It has to be said that the Herald once put me on t...It has to be said that the Herald once put me on the front of their arts section. The photo had me posing in front of a lift shaft come to think of it....<br />Annamaria? I will buy you a wine next time I see you!Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-23746079990196249552014-06-13T13:47:27.491-04:002014-06-13T13:47:27.491-04:00Gee, EvKa, that LAST thing I want to do is spoil y...Gee, EvKa, that LAST thing I want to do is spoil your fun. I am in a very serious mood today, I guess, evidenced by my second rant of the day, just left on yesterday's post. I promise I will have a glass of wine before I say another thing.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43426004997107649502014-06-13T13:29:53.855-04:002014-06-13T13:29:53.855-04:00In appreciation of the serious nature of Caro'...In appreciation of the serious nature of Caro's post, I demur on addressing the symbolism raised (or rather not) by you, dear despondent Everett. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-77399474546485240782014-06-13T13:23:52.688-04:002014-06-13T13:23:52.688-04:00Well... I WAS going to point out how mature and ca...Well... I WAS going to point out how mature and caring you were not to call out Jeff by name as one of the exceptions in your second-to-last paragraph, but then I read Annamaria's comment, and my pen went limp on me. Alas, methinks I'll retire to my boudoir and revel in some seriously funny stories of death, torture and dismemberment.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-53410923457936416532014-06-13T09:31:27.859-04:002014-06-13T09:31:27.859-04:00I understand Rosemary's concern, but cannot se...I understand Rosemary's concern, but cannot see how she can castigate the entire genre for the sick point of view of the few. Is she so angry that she cannot think deeply about her conclusions? There are, I imagine editors who say the things accuses all of them of saying. But I cannot imagine my editor, or Jeff's, for instance, of saying such a thing. I loathe the POV she excoriates, but in no way does it pervade our genre. It show up more frequently in films. I will not watch the prurient films Brian de Palma for the very reason that they are misogynistic in the extreme. But I also boycott films like "The Revenge of the Nerds," which is supposed to be funny, and (I think) no one dies in the story. In it, under cover of darkness, an unattractive man sneaks into the bed of woman while posing as his more attractive rival. He has sex with her, which I consider rape in such circumstances. In the morning she is in love with him because of his sexual prowess. REALLY? Our culture accepts that men who "triumph" in such a way are funny, and the hero of Everyman. If Rosemary wants to fight sexism, she needs to think more subtly. Taking a hatchet to a genre that includes Miss Marple and Junior Bender is no way to rectify a serious problem with the position of women in the world. If it were up to me, I would start with the real men who behead their daughters and sisters for talking to men. She needs to stake all the energy and focus it on nonfiction. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-27795231773027003492014-06-13T04:40:15.349-04:002014-06-13T04:40:15.349-04:00Goring? An appropriate name.Goring? An appropriate name.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com