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I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City (www.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.\n\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at this point is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have lived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be one of the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having watched him walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily basis, we formed a very passing, but endearing relationship.\n\nAttempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like asking a toddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. I, of course, was the toddler. I remember one incident where a compliment from me on his latest book, \"An Evil Guest,\" quickly evolved into a history lesson from Gene on when the Egyptians attempted to invade the Greek Islands.\n\nWolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington (which quite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I went through genre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) and questionable (Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at Wolfe's doorstep. But once I discovered him, all other writers could do little more than pale in comparison. I did not have any clue where Mr. Wolfe lived when we moved into that quaint village, so imagine my surprise when my father-in-law informed me!\n\nAt any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique story about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list in the future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of the urth.net group, and have been reading passively for many years (it is a bit of work to try and stay current with these discussions!).\n\nHope to join the debate some time soon.\n\n...ryan\n\nP.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for his main character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can pretend, can't he?" } ] }, { "message_id": "<4C181546.1090307@verizon.net>", "from": { "name": "David Stockhoff", "address": "dstockhoff at verizon.net" }, "date": "2010-06-16T00:05:26+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<0F81537F-E385-40F5-9D31-355C316ABD9F@liftingfaces.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Perhaps we could send you round for questioning of Mr Wolfe when we are \nat a particularly difficult impasse. We could take up a collection for \nthe plane fare." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Ryan Dunn wrote:\nHello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net \n mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess \nand breadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City \n(www.ladies-gentlemen.tv ). I recently \nmoved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative \n7 years.\n\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at \nthis point is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough \nto have lived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found \nhim to be one of the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask \nfor. Having watched him walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then \nBobby) on a daily basis, we formed a very passing, but endearing \nrelationship.\n\nAttempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like \nasking a toddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. \nI, of course, was the toddler. I remember one incident where a \ncompliment from me on his latest book, \"An Evil Guest,\" quickly \nevolved into a history lesson from Gene on when the Egyptians \nattempted to invade the Greek Islands.\n\nWolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington \n(which quite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I \nwent through genre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) \nand questionable (Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at \nWolfe's doorstep. But once I discovered him, all other writers could \ndo little more than pale in comparison. I did not have any clue where \nMr. Wolfe lived when we moved into that quaint village, so imagine my \nsurprise when my father-in-law informed me!\n\nAt any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique \nstory about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list \nin the future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of \nthe urth.net group, and have been reading passively \nfor many years (it is a bit of work to try and stay current with these \ndiscussions!).\n\nHope to join the debate some time soon.\n\n...ryan\n\nP.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for \nhis main character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can \npretend, can't he?\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Gwern Branwen", "address": "gwern0 at gmail.com" }, "date": "2010-06-16T01:06:29+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<0F81537F-E385-40F5-9D31-355C316ABD9F@liftingfaces.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:\nHello,\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net mailing\nlist. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge on\nthings both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\nAbout me, briefly...\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City\n(www.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I\nworked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at this\npoint is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have\nlived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be one\nof the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having watched\nhim walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily basis, we\nformed a very passing, but endearing relationship." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "And you only tell us now, in a letter?\n\nVillainous! Surely you are the inspiration for Bax." }, { "kind": "sig", "depth": 0, "text": "gwern" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Pedro Pereira", "address": "domus_artemis at hotmail.com" }, "date": "2010-06-16T10:57:50+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<0F81537F-E385-40F5-9D31-355C316ABD9F@liftingfaces.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Welcome, Ryan!\n\n \n\nPedro\n \n\n\nFrom: ryan at liftingfaces.com\nDate: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:54:17 -0400\nTo: urth at lists.urth.net\nSubject: (urth) An Introduction...\n\n\n\nHello,\n\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City (www.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.\n\n\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at this point is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have lived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be one of the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having watched him walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily basis, we formed a very passing, but endearing relationship.\n\n\nAttempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like asking a toddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. I, of course, was the toddler. I remember one incident where a compliment from me on his latest book, \"An Evil Guest,\" quickly evolved into a history lesson from Gene on when the Egyptians attempted to invade the Greek Islands.\n\n\nWolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington (which quite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I went through genre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) and questionable (Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at Wolfe's doorstep. But once I discovered him, all other writers could do little more than pale in comparison. I did not have any clue where Mr. Wolfe lived when we moved into that quaint village, so imagine my surprise when my father-in-law informed me!\n\n\nAt any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique story about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list in the future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of the urth.net group, and have been reading passively for many years (it is a bit of work to try and stay current with these discussions!).\n\n\nHope to join the debate some time soon.\n\n\n...ryan\n\n\nP.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for his main character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can pretend, can't he? \t\t \t \t\t " } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Rebecca Bushong-Taylor", "address": "rebeccabt01 at gmail.com" }, "date": "2010-06-17T03:17:43+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<0F81537F-E385-40F5-9D31-355C316ABD9F@liftingfaces.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Hi Ryan -\n\nIt sounds from your note that you were in Barrington until fairly recently.\nI thought you might like to know that Gene had some fairly scary heart\nsurgery and complications that have kept him away from home for the past few\nmonths. The great news is that he should be back home very soon. He is\nanxious to get back to work and has several stories in his head he can't\nwait to get to!! I'm sure he'd be pleased to hear from you if you want to\nsend him a card or note.\n\nBobby is still alive and well and has been staying with family while The\nMaster is away.\n\nRebecca" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:\nHello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net mailing\nlist. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge on\nthings both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City (\nwww.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I\nworked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.\n\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at this\npoint is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have\nlived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be one\nof the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having watched\nhim walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily basis, we\nformed a very passing, but endearing relationship.\n\nAttempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like asking a\ntoddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. I, of course,\nwas the toddler. I remember one incident where a compliment from me on his\nlatest book, \"An Evil Guest,\" quickly evolved into a history lesson from\nGene on when the Egyptians attempted to invade the Greek Islands.\n\nWolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington (which\nquite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I went through\ngenre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) and questionable\n(Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at Wolfe's doorstep. But once I\ndiscovered him, all other writers could do little more than pale in\ncomparison. I did not have any clue where Mr. Wolfe lived when we moved into\nthat quaint village, so imagine my surprise when my father-in-law informed\nme!\n\nAt any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique\nstory about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list in\nthe future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of the\nurth.net group, and have been reading passively for many years (it is a\nbit of work to try and stay current with these discussions!).\n\nHope to join the debate some time soon.\n\n...ryan\n\nP.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for his\nmain character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can pretend,\ncan't he?\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<1F4A0D93-7F97-4BA8-A41D-4C2FAA925C6E@liftingfaces.com>", "from": { "name": "Ryan Dunn", "address": "ryan at liftingfaces.com" }, "date": "2010-06-17T04:15:25+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Rebecca,\n\nI was aware of his surgery, yes. And was thrilled to hear that he came out in good health and good spirits. I'm glad Bobby is in good hands. I plan on sending him a letter very shortly (Gene, though I'm sure Bobby would appreciate one, too). I'm sure the mailbox is overflowing back home in any case.\n\nThank you for the update. And yes, I moved away from Barrington last year, but chance to visit the in-laws every so often. They actually informed me something was wrong when Gene and Rosemary were added to the prayer list at St. Anne's.\n\nWould love any updates as you hear them. May I ask, are you friend or family with Gene?\n\n...ryan" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Jun 16, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Rebecca Bushong-Taylor wrote:\nHi Ryan -\n\nIt sounds from your note that you were in Barrington until fairly recently. I thought you might like to know that Gene had some fairly scary heart surgery and complications that have kept him away from home for the past few months. The great news is that he should be back home very soon. He is anxious to get back to work and has several stories in his head he can't wait to get to!! I'm sure he'd be pleased to hear from you if you want to send him a card or note.\n\nBobby is still alive and well and has been staying with family while The Master is away.\n\nRebecca\n\nOn Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:\nHello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City (www.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.\n\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at this point is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have lived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be one of the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having watched him walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily basis, we formed a very passing, but endearing relationship.\n\nAttempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like asking a toddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. I, of course, was the toddler. I remember one incident where a compliment from me on his latest book, \"An Evil Guest,\" quickly evolved into a history lesson from Gene on when the Egyptians attempted to invade the Greek Islands.\n\nWolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington (which quite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I went through genre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) and questionable (Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at Wolfe's doorstep. But once I discovered him, all other writers could do little more than pale in comparison. I did not have any clue where Mr. Wolfe lived when we moved into that quaint village, so imagine my surprise when my father-in-law informed me!\n\nAt any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique story about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list in the future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of the urth.net group, and have been reading passively for many years (it is a bit of work to try and stay current with these discussions!).\n\nHope to join the debate some time soon.\n\n...ryan\n\nP.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for his main character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can pretend, can't he?\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<576F02DA-D65B-4876-9726-70B783DFBB7C@liftingfaces.com>", "from": { "name": "Ryan Dunn", "address": "ryan at liftingfaces.com" }, "date": "2010-06-17T04:17:53+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Sorry, I asked that last question, because I recognized your name from Gene's dedication for An Evil Guest.\n\n...ryan" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Jun 16, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Rebecca Bushong-Taylor wrote:\nHi Ryan -\n\nIt sounds from your note that you were in Barrington until fairly recently. I thought you might like to know that Gene had some fairly scary heart surgery and complications that have kept him away from home for the past few months. The great news is that he should be back home very soon. He is anxious to get back to work and has several stories in his head he can't wait to get to!! I'm sure he'd be pleased to hear from you if you want to send him a card or note.\n\nBobby is still alive and well and has been staying with family while The Master is away.\n\nRebecca\n\nOn Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:\nHello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City (www.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.\n\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at this point is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have lived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be one of the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having watched him walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily basis, we formed a very passing, but endearing relationship.\n\nAttempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like asking a toddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. I, of course, was the toddler. I remember one incident where a compliment from me on his latest book, \"An Evil Guest,\" quickly evolved into a history lesson from Gene on when the Egyptians attempted to invade the Greek Islands.\n\nWolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington (which quite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I went through genre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) and questionable (Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at Wolfe's doorstep. But once I discovered him, all other writers could do little more than pale in comparison. I did not have any clue where Mr. Wolfe lived when we moved into that quaint village, so imagine my surprise when my father-in-law informed me!\n\nAt any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique story about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list in the future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of the urth.net group, and have been reading passively for many years (it is a bit of work to try and stay current with these discussions!).\n\nHope to join the debate some time soon.\n\n...ryan\n\nP.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for his main character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can pretend, can't he?\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Rebecca Bushong-Taylor", "address": "rebeccabt01 at gmail.com" }, "date": "2010-06-17T04:57:10+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<576F02DA-D65B-4876-9726-70B783DFBB7C@liftingfaces.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Ryan -\n\nI'm pleased you noticed the dedication. That was one of the grandest\nbirthday presents I ever received!!\n\nWe are friends that have become something like family. It is a long and\nfascinating story.....\n\n\nR" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Ryan Dunn wrote:\nSorry, I asked that last question, because I recognized your name from\nGene's dedication for An Evil Guest.\n\n...ryan\n\n\nOn Jun 16, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Rebecca Bushong-Taylor wrote:\n\nHi Ryan -\n\nIt sounds from your note that you were in Barrington until fairly\nrecently. I thought you might like to know that Gene had some fairly scary\nheart surgery and complications that have kept him away from home for the\npast few months. The great news is that he should be back home very soon.\nHe is anxious to get back to work and has several stories in his head he\ncan't wait to get to!! I'm sure he'd be pleased to hear from you if you\nwant to send him a card or note.\n\nBobby is still alive and well and has been staying with family while The\nMaster is away.\n\nRebecca\n\nOn Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Hello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.netmailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge\non things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City (\nwww.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I\nworked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.\n\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at this\npoint is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have\nlived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be one\nof the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having watched\nhim walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily basis, we\nformed a very passing, but endearing relationship.\n\nAttempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like asking\na toddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. I, of course,\nwas the toddler. I remember one incident where a compliment from me on his\nlatest book, \"An Evil Guest,\" quickly evolved into a history lesson from\nGene on when the Egyptians attempted to invade the Greek Islands.\n\nWolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington (which\nquite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I went through\ngenre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) and questionable\n(Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at Wolfe's doorstep. But once I\ndiscovered him, all other writers could do little more than pale in\ncomparison. I did not have any clue where Mr. Wolfe lived when we moved into\nthat quaint village, so imagine my surprise when my father-in-law informed\nme!\n\nAt any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique\nstory about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list in\nthe future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of the\nurth.net group, and have been reading passively for many years (it is a\nbit of work to try and stay current with these discussions!).\n\nHope to join the debate some time soon.\n\n...ryan\n\nP.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for his\nmain character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can pretend,\ncan't he?\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<4C19AF66.2040808@io.com>", "from": { "name": "Jeff Wilson", "address": "jwilson at io.com" }, "date": "2010-06-17T05:15:18+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<0F81537F-E385-40F5-9D31-355C316ABD9F@liftingfaces.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On 6/15/2010 5:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:\nHello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net\n mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and\nbreadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City\n(www.ladies-gentlemen.tv ). I recently\nmoved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7\nyears." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Welcome to the Monkey House, Ryan!\n\nThat is some fine animation on your 2009 reel there." }, { "kind": "sig", "depth": 0, "text": "Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com\nIEEE Student Chapter Blog at\n< http://ieeetamut.org >" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2010-06-17T05:17:08+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "We have time.\n\n." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Ryan -\n\nI'm pleased you noticed the dedication. That was one of the grandest\nbirthday presents I ever received!!\n\nWe are friends that have become something like family. It is a long and\nfascinating story.....\n\n\nR\n\nOn Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Ryan Dunn wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Sorry, I asked that last question, because I recognized your name from\nGene's dedication for An Evil Guest.\n\n...ryan\n\n\nOn Jun 16, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Rebecca Bushong-Taylor wrote:\n\nHi Ryan -\n\nIt sounds from your note that you were in Barrington until fairly\nrecently. I thought you might like to know that Gene had some fairly\nscary\nheart surgery and complications that have kept him away from home for\nthe\npast few months. The great news is that he should be back home very\nsoon.\nHe is anxious to get back to work and has several stories in his head he\ncan't wait to get to!! I'm sure he'd be pleased to hear from you if you\nwant to send him a card or note.\n\nBobby is still alive and well and has been staying with family while The\nMaster is away.\n\nRebecca\n\nOn Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Ryan Dunn \nwrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 3, "text": "Hello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the\nurth.netmailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth\nof knowledge\non things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City (\nwww.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I\nworked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.\n\nBut perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at\nthis\npoint is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have\nlived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be\none\nof the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having\nwatched\nhim walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily\nbasis, we\nformed a very passing, but endearing relationship.\n\nAttempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like\nasking\na toddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. I, of\ncourse,\nwas the toddler. I remember one incident where a compliment from me on\nhis\nlatest book, \"An Evil Guest,\" quickly evolved into a history lesson\nfrom\nGene on when the Egyptians attempted to invade the Greek Islands.\n\nWolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington\n(which\nquite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I went\nthrough\ngenre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) and\nquestionable\n(Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at Wolfe's doorstep. But\nonce I\ndiscovered him, all other writers could do little more than pale in\ncomparison. I did not have any clue where Mr. Wolfe lived when we moved\ninto\nthat quaint village, so imagine my surprise when my father-in-law\ninformed\nme!\n\nAt any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique\nstory about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list\nin\nthe future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of the\nurth.net group, and have been reading passively for many years (it is a\nbit of work to try and stay current with these discussions!).\n\nHope to join the debate some time soon.\n\n...ryan\n\nP.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for\nhis\nmain character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can pretend,\ncan't he?\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<8c5781dca2ff518e4a123586ee199fdb.squirrel@brunians.org>", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2010-06-17T05:17:56+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<4C19AF66.2040808@io.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Speak for yourself, Wilson.\n\n." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On 6/15/2010 5:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Hello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net\n mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and\nbreadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City\n(www.ladies-gentlemen.tv ). I recently\nmoved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7\nyears." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Welcome to the Monkey House, Ryan!\n\nThat is some fine animation on your 2009 reel there.\n\n--\nJeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com\nIEEE Student Chapter Blog at\n< http://ieeetamut.org >\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<75F6F9CF-164B-41F8-96EB-86211B5FFE11@liftingfaces.com>", "from": { "name": "Ryan Dunn", "address": "ryan at liftingfaces.com" }, "date": "2010-06-17T05:21:26+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<4C19AF66.2040808@io.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Plenty of monkey references to go around in the books alone. Glad to see it doesn't stop there!\n\nRE: my work, thanks I'm flattered.\n\n...ryan" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Jun 17, 2010, at 1:15 AM, Jeff Wilson wrote:\nOn 6/15/2010 5:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Hello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net\n mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and\nbreadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City\n(www.ladies-gentlemen.tv ). I recently\nmoved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7\nyears." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Welcome to the Monkey House, Ryan!\n\nThat is some fine animation on your 2009 reel there.\n\n-- \nJeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com\nIEEE Student Chapter Blog at\n< http://ieeetamut.org >\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<29ddf8d906ac56cd5fdd7723e8a289aa.squirrel@brunians.org>", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2010-06-17T05:24:14+00:00", "subject": "(urth) An Introduction...", "in_reply_to": "<75F6F9CF-164B-41F8-96EB-86211B5FFE11@liftingfaces.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "There is animation?\n\nI get a quicktime audio track.\n\nHow do I see the animation?\n\nI would like to see the animation.\n\nI like the graphics a lot.\n\n." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Plenty of monkey references to go around in the books alone. Glad to see\nit doesn't stop there!\n\nRE: my work, thanks I'm flattered.\n\n...ryan\n\n\nOn Jun 17, 2010, at 1:15 AM, Jeff Wilson wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "On 6/15/2010 5:54 PM, Ryan Dunn wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 3, "text": "Hello,\n\nMy name is Ryan Dunn.\n\nI know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.net\n mailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess\nand\nbreadth of knowledge on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.\n\nAbout me, briefly...\n\nI am a commercial film director living and working in New York City\n(www.ladies-gentlemen.tv ). I recently\nmoved from Barrington, IL, where I worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7\nyears." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Welcome to the Monkey House, Ryan!\n\nThat is some fine animation on your 2009 reel there.\n\n--\nJeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com\nIEEE Student Chapter Blog at\n< http://ieeetamut.org >\n_______________________________________________" } ] } ] }