tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post3033281954968334127..comments2024-03-29T00:56:56.558-05:00Comments on ...from down in Lucky Town: Giants of West Tennessee: Jesse Hill Ford, part 2Alex Bledsoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05805521718331603133noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post-57838806464182292982011-07-18T05:40:38.201-05:002011-07-18T05:40:38.201-05:00MCS Grannie:
Thanks for sharing that story. I had...MCS Grannie:<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that story. I hadn't heard that one before. But most everyone agrees with you that Sally Ford was a very sweet lady.Alex Bledsoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805521718331603133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post-48111767298644831532011-07-17T20:43:49.719-05:002011-07-17T20:43:49.719-05:00I met the Ford's while living in Humboldt in 1...I met the Ford's while living in Humboldt in 1963. What I remember most about him was that he wore turtle neck sweaters and shoes that looked like slippers and looked every bit what I thought a writer should look like. I don't know if the story is true but I remember hearing that the Ford's had gone out of town and left a goat and St. Bernard locked up in their house. When they returned home, they found a pile of bones in the living room where the dog had eaten the goat. I am really sorry to hear about the terrible things that happened to the family after that. I remember his wife as a very nice southern lady.mcs granniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270139880396303410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post-82895601405120106092010-07-13T06:03:26.276-05:002010-07-13T06:03:26.276-05:00Esho Woman:
E-mail me and I'll give you some...Esho Woman:<br /><br />E-mail me and I'll give you some sources for more information on Ford's inspirations for "Liberation."Alex Bledsoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805521718331603133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post-88912977615622692492010-07-13T04:59:08.376-05:002010-07-13T04:59:08.376-05:00I am interested in the actual case that inspired t...I am interested in the actual case that inspired the Liberation of Lord Byron Jones. Is there any hint in his work or letters about who the couple actually were?Esho Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242244431118677809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post-74176139762864766692010-02-19T14:30:49.755-06:002010-02-19T14:30:49.755-06:00Please do not enter me in your contest, Alex, I ha...Please do not enter me in your contest, Alex, I have my copy of Burn Me Deadly and am foot-tapping-waiting for Dark Jenny. ;-)<br /><br />I'm just commenting here to let you know how much I appreciate your attitude toward other writers (published and unpublished). I have been most fortunate in my contact with other writers so far and have had the privilege to meet some of the nicest people you can imagine. You're one of them.<br /><br />I'm glad you didn't allow Ford's attitude to turn you away from writing. I've also never used "Bless your heart" to say "You're so stupid," but the more I think about it, the more I like the idea. ;-) I'll try it out this weekend . . .T. Frohockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807817898955012947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post-43649458182851814962010-02-15T19:42:13.239-06:002010-02-15T19:42:13.239-06:00When I was still doing Appliance and TV work, I we...When I was still doing Appliance and TV work, I went to a recording artist house to install all the TV's. His wife at the time, wanted one of the new fangled projection TV's, so we brought one out for her to see. She loved it, but a few minutes after we got it set-up, the singer hisself came home. he threw a FIT, said get that big ugle SOB out of here!! We packed it up quick, installed the UGLY tv he picked out (french provicial with doors to hide it when not in use) and in the end he took 10% off the total bill, saying we could use his name for advertising. *sheesh* Not going to name names, but after his death a Christian Broadcasting network bought his entire mini theme park he had built, and now a televagalist lives in his big house. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412643602622299402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post-20861530925517917732010-02-15T09:19:32.429-06:002010-02-15T09:19:32.429-06:00Probably the worst experience of meeting someone w...Probably the worst experience of meeting someone who disappointed me was when I met Harlan Ellison in 1995. I had heard he was a bit cantankerous, but it really doesn't compare to how he was in real life. I think the problem was he kept reading all the hype about himself, and started to believe it all.Isaac Bickerstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750849658150584685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211974510426729195.post-64859321226424497882010-02-15T08:46:23.791-06:002010-02-15T08:46:23.791-06:00Oh, Alex!
That is truly an awful experience to ha...Oh, Alex!<br /><br />That is truly an awful experience to have had! It's a wonder it did not put you off of writing altogether.<br /><br />Having had the privilege of meeting many authors, performers and other various famous people, I can tell you, sometimes you are just never prepared for how the person might act. It can be a bitter experience to have the opportunity to meet someone who's work you adore only to find that they are being a total jerk that day. <br /><br />I suppose the thing to remember is that people are people and all of us have bad days. Celebrities are not really any different. Unfortunately, when they behave poorly, whether in person, or in a written response like you received, it can certainly diminish the glow they previously had in the viewer's eyes. In some cases, it can make it difficult to enjoy any further works they do. <br /><br />There are several authors and actors that I just cannot bring myself to be a patron of their work any longer. I feel it is very likely that JHF's response to you was written when he was obviously having a bad day. I would further venture that he did not realize that he was writing to someone young. Even if he became aware of it after the fact, he likely was so consumed with himself that an apology was too much for him. From your profile of him, I would say he was a deeply conflicted and unstable person who did not handle the pressures fame and circumstances brought to bear on him. <br /><br />I, for one, am glad that his dreadful response did not discourage you from continuing to write. Plus, it serves forever as an example of how not to be.<br /><br />:) DS*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com