An Introduction...

brunians at brunians.org · 17 Jun 2010, 05:17 · from 2010-June.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:17:08 -0400
Subject: (urth) An Introduction...
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We have time.

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> Ryan -
>
> I'm pleased you noticed the dedication.  That was one of the grandest
> birthday presents I ever received!!
>
> We are friends that have become something like family.  It is a long and
> fascinating story.....
>
>
> R
>
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Ryan Dunn <ryan at liftingfaces.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I asked that last question, because I recognized your name from
>> Gene's dedication for An Evil Guest.
>>
>> ...ryan
>>
>>
>> On Jun 16, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Rebecca Bushong-Taylor wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ryan -
>>
>> It 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.
>>
>> Bobby is still alive and well and has been staying with family while The
>> Master is away.
>>
>> Rebecca
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Ryan Dunn <ryan at liftingfaces.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> My name is Ryan Dunn.
>>>
>>> I 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
>>> on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.
>>>
>>> About me, briefly...
>>>
>>> I 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.
>>>
>>> But 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.
>>>
>>> Attempting 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.
>>>
>>> Wolfe 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!
>>>
>>> At 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!).
>>>
>>> Hope to join the debate some time soon.
>>>
>>> ...ryan
>>>
>>> P.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?
>>>
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