tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post6907146835569710469..comments2024-01-28T02:24:23.386-05:00Comments on Dan Leo: “Railroad Train to Heaven”, Part 231: awakenDan Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-87963204577804550482011-01-08T04:59:22.036-05:002011-01-08T04:59:22.036-05:00Di, I'm not so sure I'd want to delimit th...Di, I'm not so sure I'd want to delimit the fly's accent in a geographical way. It's definitely old-school, that's for sure. Maybe we'll find out more in a future episode...Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-3101433047198878892011-01-08T01:49:43.796-05:002011-01-08T01:49:43.796-05:00The fly leaves an accent in my mind - if it's ...The fly leaves an accent in my mind - if it's Micky Rooney, what sort of accent is that? Bronx?Dinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-39360984668721293082011-01-07T22:53:31.344-05:002011-01-07T22:53:31.344-05:00Wow, leave it to Prof. Bloom to open up whole new ...Wow, leave it to Prof. Bloom to open up whole new dimensions to ponder. Thanks, Manny!Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-64632404615517726532011-01-07T22:39:04.835-05:002011-01-07T22:39:04.835-05:00I spoke with Bloom and he pointed to the parallels...I spoke with Bloom and he pointed to the parallels between Arnold's descent into 1950s Greenwich Village and Aeneas's descent into Hades...so I suspect the fly is Sibyl.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378662301271706094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-54310364273260376572011-01-06T18:44:00.327-05:002011-01-06T18:44:00.327-05:00L-o-o-o-ve the fly.L-o-o-o-ve the fly.Dinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-80438558964311830792011-01-06T15:06:22.476-05:002011-01-06T15:06:22.476-05:00Jen, who says Arnold's story is plotless!Jen, who says Arnold's story is plotless!Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-53045197645725858262011-01-06T13:17:47.251-05:002011-01-06T13:17:47.251-05:00YAY!!! And yay for the fly!!YAY!!! And yay for the fly!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231744174759800033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-66350358538255780652011-01-05T01:19:10.268-05:002011-01-05T01:19:10.268-05:00Dean, yeah, the fly rocks. It's good to know h...Dean, yeah, the fly rocks. It's good to know he's accompanying Arnold into the upcoming volume...Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-37591637924883710212011-01-04T21:02:32.470-05:002011-01-04T21:02:32.470-05:00it cracks me up...flies are most attracted to the ...it cracks me up...flies are most attracted to the most putrified of options but this little guy is thinking about flavor, texture, and vitamins and at a time when his new pal may be about to disappear...he can't help himself, he lives in the moment, and he sounds like mickey rooneyDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337280129845449316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-31065550600892908312011-01-04T20:05:05.068-05:002011-01-04T20:05:05.068-05:00You know, Dean, occasionally Arnold throws somethi...You know, Dean, occasionally Arnold throws something in there for the foodies in the audience...Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-28923576138114723612011-01-04T18:12:29.693-05:002011-01-04T18:12:29.693-05:00“So we can get kraut on the dogs?”
“Sure,” I said...“So we can get kraut on the dogs?”<br /><br />“Sure,” I said. “If they have it.”<br /><br />“If not get some chopped onions. We need ‘em not just for the flavor and texture but the vitamins.”<br /><br />ha ha ha!DRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337280129845449316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-30874548472021610482011-01-03T23:20:09.852-05:002011-01-03T23:20:09.852-05:00Hi, Di!
Y'know, I don't know what this ne...Hi, Di!<br /><br />Y'know, I don't know what this new day has in store for Arnold, but somehow I think that if there's one thing we can count on it's untoward adventures. I do hope he can make it to the bathroom without too much trouble, though...Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-2541486301878650552011-01-03T22:58:42.833-05:002011-01-03T22:58:42.833-05:00PS that was mePS that was meDinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-7243810160408881892011-01-03T22:58:15.579-05:002011-01-03T22:58:15.579-05:00Hooray, Arnold's back home!
I hope his pressi...Hooray, Arnold's back home!<br /><br />I hope his pressing need to urinate can be satisfied without any untoward adventures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-22366758966716560562011-01-03T14:06:19.777-05:002011-01-03T14:06:19.777-05:00Kathleen, I think it would take someone far more s...Kathleen, I think it would take someone far more scholarly than me to suggest what the fly represents, someone like Professor Bloom!Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-84830048823405033962011-01-03T12:07:57.408-05:002011-01-03T12:07:57.408-05:00As Harold Bloom got into the early Arnold Schnabel...As Harold Bloom got into the early Arnold Schnabel paperback, Arnold got in and out of "Ye Cannot Quench!" But with such deftness! Does the fly represent appetite? He is now more mysterious than ever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.com