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Halberstam's Firehouse

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Moderator1, Aug 25, 2007.

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  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Give us some details, what did he get wrong?
    Also, fill us in on this eulogy.
     
    Moderator1, Aug 26, 2007
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  2. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Moddy --
    Halberstam -- The master of efficiency?
    Every other book, maybe.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Aug 26, 2007
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  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Well, this one and Teammates both told a great story in very few words.
    I realize some of his books go on and on and on **** but he can be pretty damn efficient.
     
    Moderator1, Aug 26, 2007
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  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Fenian, He is a model of efficiency, the likes of which has never been displayed with such efficacy. Each book is a monument; a towering testament to a sparse, yet wonderful wordsmith, and each of his creations is nothing short of an exercise in literary simplicity. Words are never wasted; rather, they evoke simple, yet vivid imagery that builds and builds, until you find yourself tearing at the page in the midst of a literary orgasm. It's big stuff. Brilliant stuff. The stuff that legendary books are made of. The stuff that stuff is made of.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 26, 2007
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  5. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

    Nicely struck.
     
    jgmacg, Aug 26, 2007
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  6. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    That's good stuff, Ragu, and I generally like Halberstam.
     
    zeke12, Aug 26, 2007
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  7. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Outstanding.
     
    BYH, Aug 26, 2007
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  8. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    I love Halberstam... and that is so well-played, Ragu.

    Garry Trudeau would be envious.
     
    Birdscribe, Aug 26, 2007
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  9. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Oh, well shit then.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Aug 26, 2007
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  10. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The Big Ragu, Aug 31, 2007
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  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Great stuff. My favorite part:

    Once, at a Manhattan dinner party, he interrupted a lengthy disquisition by a famous network anchorman and demanded that he cease being an asshole.


    You could love that kind of guy very easily.
     
    Moderator1, Sep 1, 2007
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  12. Jones

    Jones Active Member

    Thanks for posting that, Ragoo. Terrific.

    Ten bucks says the anchor was Dan Rather.

    And the story included a line from Halberstam, after Wooten got his column in Philadelphia, that a lot of people could do to print out and pin to the wall above their desk: "Don't stop being a reporter. The best columnists are reporters. The others are, well, the others are just columnists."

    The Breslins of the world would no doubt agree.
     
    Jones, Sep 1, 2007
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