tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post7497144906065562129..comments2023-06-27T20:03:14.397-04:00Comments on ODIN'S AVIARY: Everything Under the Sun 1: Historical FiguresJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02728223817801458234noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-61589389674586997192011-09-12T14:56:17.633-04:002011-09-12T14:56:17.633-04:00Hey, that's me! I'm in the post! I feel s...Hey, that's me! I'm in the post! I feel so special! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659391041910783170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-64476767078336667912011-09-10T14:30:54.251-04:002011-09-10T14:30:54.251-04:00I was beginning to wonder what you were up to. Ha...I was beginning to wonder what you were up to. Having not seen you here or on FB much, I suspected it was something big and all-consuming. I'm intrigued. Interesting list of fellows; I might have to compile a list of my own. Who were/are some of your fictional heroes/icons. I mean besides Batman.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-64802529245987467472011-09-08T12:56:07.668-04:002011-09-08T12:56:07.668-04:00Oof - bested by my own prejudice. My middle name i...Oof - bested by my own prejudice. My middle name is spelled "Allen." Still, it feels appropriate to be corrected by an honest-to-gosh professor.<br /><br />Glad to hear you didn't bow (until after, I hope). I did a recitation for my high school drama class, which is where I discovered that acting and public speaking are two very different sports, and that public speaking terrifies me. I pretended the book quivering in my hand was part of the act.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728223817801458234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-1061705949471387052011-09-08T12:41:16.347-04:002011-09-08T12:41:16.347-04:00It's "Allan," not "Allen,"...It's "Allan," not "Allen," BTW. Just the nit-picky English prof in me. <br /><br />Fun fact: I was set to perform The Raven for a Halloween storytelling show one year. Thing is, the famous Simpsnons Treehouse of Horror, in which The Raven was read by James Earl Jones, happened *the night before.* I almost bowed out. Almost. :)Prof. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846413116997172413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-76920987677772711602011-09-08T09:39:26.938-04:002011-09-08T09:39:26.938-04:00@Davey - Dunno about Snow; that there's Rilke ...@Davey - Dunno about Snow; that there's Rilke himself. I should find Snow. I've always held this fantasy that I'd meet him somehow, randomly.<br /><br />@Andrew - You, sir, raise an excellent point. Poe was in fact what I defaulted to when we had to do an imitation of style piece for English class and my teacher (rightfully) told me I couldn't imitate Rilke. U.S.A.!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728223817801458234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-3776133437693083082011-09-08T09:15:53.917-04:002011-09-08T09:15:53.917-04:00Buster Keaton and Edgar Allen Poe were both Americ...Buster Keaton and Edgar Allen Poe were both American, no? And Charlie Chaplin did some of his best work in America -- Tesla too! <br />U.S.A.! U.S.A.!Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-13132650832197677112011-09-08T02:06:10.546-04:002011-09-08T02:06:10.546-04:00Just a few things I noted while reading. I saw th...Just a few things I noted while reading. I saw the first picture and honestly thought that your first "historical figure" was going to be your dad, and that the picture was of Grant in character from his High School acting days. Edward Snow and You have a shared relative man.<br /><br />I've never been much a fan of Chekhov's plays, but his short stories are hilarious.<br /><br />Buster Keaton would have made a great Bond.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942759609610660482noreply@blogger.com