tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post8343530176464241148..comments2024-03-29T03:36:27.656-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Whose Mykonos is It Anyway?Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-11296783699113131442013-07-14T02:55:14.327-04:002013-07-14T02:55:14.327-04:00I believe the mother divorced the father during th...I believe the mother divorced the father during the OJ trial...she later married Olympic Champion and cereal box cover star Bruce Jenner. Together they went forward with a reality TV show that I have never seen which launched the phenomenon. And if Bruce be the example, I fear what eating Wheaties might do to one.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-30330867526134956762013-07-13T18:33:38.812-04:002013-07-13T18:33:38.812-04:00I doubt that either the Greeks or the Celts could ...I doubt that either the Greeks or the Celts could summon anything as awful as the Kardashians. Their fame and fortune is based on Robert Kardashian's slick and slimy defense of O.J.Simpson. Isn't there a saying about apples and trees?<br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64379027519041979302013-07-13T16:56:46.596-04:002013-07-13T16:56:46.596-04:00Using "surreal" and "Kardashians&qu...Using "surreal" and "Kardashians" within seven words of each other strikes me as dangerously close to an ancient Greek or Celtic incantation for summoning up demons of the haunting sort...or paparazzi.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28810976386384270252013-07-13T16:51:23.624-04:002013-07-13T16:51:23.624-04:00I write so much about the island that is positive,...I write so much about the island that is positive, because so much is positive; positive enough that I chose to live there more than any other place on earth. BUT, negatives must be exposed and addressed for as the old adage goes, "A reputation is the most difficult thing to build and the easiest to destroy."Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-15344754554219444642013-07-13T16:34:19.656-04:002013-07-13T16:34:19.656-04:00Just as so many people are at odds with each other...Just as so many people are at odds with each other, we are losing our sense of balance. We seem to be willing to sacrifice the past for the so called pleasure of the few. I would ache to see the treasures of Greece (and Ireland) and never hope to run into any of the Kardashians and their ilk.These are very surreal times, not necessarily good for us, nations or the planet.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-70414482079347861112013-07-13T14:26:22.209-04:002013-07-13T14:26:22.209-04:00Mykonons has freed my soul from the first time I v...Mykonons has freed my soul from the first time I visited and holds a special place in my heart. My thoughts and prayers will always be with Mykonos and its people to weather whatever storm comes its way. Thanks for writing this and keeping us informed. Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406115103222721935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-53170617377700367932013-07-13T12:53:59.809-04:002013-07-13T12:53:59.809-04:00When it comes to memorable lines, Beth, you summed...When it comes to memorable lines, Beth, you summed up the situation in a nutshell:<br /><br />"A balance has to be found so that the Mykonians can have respectable standard of living and the past is protected."<br /><br />There must be something in the genes that makes the Irish innately gifted writers.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-77569867568310417092013-07-13T12:37:37.276-04:002013-07-13T12:37:37.276-04:00"...to create reality out of smoke" is a..."...to create reality out of smoke" is a wonderful, evocative image. You should be a writer. I'm third generation Irish. My grandparents left Ireland in the early years of the twentieth century. They left to escape the crushing poverty imposed on the country by the English who controlled it. They came with British passports. They came knowing they would never return. Second generation had neither the money nor the desire to experience the old country. Third generation was curious. I went in the early seventies, when in the countryside there were still homes with thatched roofs. We didn't come expecting sunny skies and beautiful beaches. We came to find the country our grandparents wouldn't talk about. Mykonos gets a very different tourist. Night life in Dublin ended before the last bus made its run just before midnight. Entertainment was a night of line-dancing at the local parish hall. Ireland went from being very poor, to having a booming economy, to getting pummeled by reality. Maybe there is something to be said for rain every day. After three months of an Irish summer, the only tan I got was on my hands.<br /><br />Irish history is fascinating but can't even be considered history when compared with Mykonos. A balance has to be found so that the Mykonians can have respectable standard of living and the past is protected.<br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39139783834541520842013-07-13T07:17:13.062-04:002013-07-13T07:17:13.062-04:00Thank you, Jody, for as a business owner on Mykono...Thank you, Jody, for as a business owner on Mykonos you know of what you speak--an accolade I'm certain you never expected to hear pass my lips. :) Safe journey to the US, and see you back here in a week. All should be back to perfect by then.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-37789940359643939212013-07-13T03:21:46.939-04:002013-07-13T03:21:46.939-04:00Truer words were never written, Jeff. Mykonos is i...Truer words were never written, Jeff. Mykonos is in a difficult moment in its short history of tourism. Your blog today should be a warning to those who care about the island and the path it takes for the future. Tread carefully, my fellow inhabitants, the livelihoods we save are our own. Let's not ruin a great thing!Jody Duncanhttp://www.thepianobar.comnoreply@blogger.com