tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post5262317124194365691..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Journey to Babel...ConCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-38345930533389524282010-04-14T14:28:53.737-05:002010-04-14T14:28:53.737-05:00Mary, thanks for the link.
Lana, thankee sweetyMary, thanks for the link.<br /><br />Lana, thankee sweetyCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-62702999620493527762010-03-21T23:09:03.496-05:002010-03-21T23:09:03.496-05:00Wish I could've gone with you. I'm glad yo...Wish I could've gone with you. I'm glad you had a good time.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-34305399264954786932010-03-21T15:55:01.333-05:002010-03-21T15:55:01.333-05:00'Et tu Brute?' was one of my mother's ...'Et tu Brute?' was one of my mother's favorite expressions too. We knew it was really 'Brutus', but in the quotation it was always 'Brute'. Something about the ides of March.<br /><br />'A Fire of Indignation Kindling Within' is from Thomas Clarkson's anti-slavery speech: http://www.brycchancarey.com/abolition/clarkson.htm -- if you're interested. (It's an incredible story and one of my favorites.)Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-15871446595412604502010-03-21T10:47:03.793-05:002010-03-21T10:47:03.793-05:00Rick, I remember Demolition man. It was kind of fu...Rick, I remember Demolition man. It was kind of funny, but a bit too close to truth. Idiocracy shows something very similar.<br /><br />Ivan, Something about the word Trek always resonates with me.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32111073359573716762010-03-21T07:13:17.944-05:002010-03-21T07:13:17.944-05:00Star Trek might be from the Afrikaans, but I have...Star Trek might be from the Afrikaans, but I haven't trekked with a Boor for a while.<br />Or maybe I have. I certainly get the odd one on my blog.ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-80789408031493006972010-03-20T09:32:51.668-05:002010-03-20T09:32:51.668-05:00Have a great con, charles!
And I agree with Cloud...Have a great con, charles!<br /><br />And I agree with Cloudia- resonating titles are now from advertisements and tv promos. Like in the movie "Demolition Man," where everyone in the future loves golden oldies, which are really old advertising jingles.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9847381408092434412010-03-19T21:25:00.078-05:002010-03-19T21:25:00.078-05:00Greg, I'll have to verify those but I'm pr...Greg, I'll have to verify those but I'm pretty sure. Hemingway loved using those kinds of things for titles.<br /><br />Jennifer, et tu brutus, was supposedly what Julius Ceaser said to Brutus, when Brutus joined in his stabbing. "You too, Brutus," is the meaning.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-46392123759632637242010-03-19T11:20:12.160-05:002010-03-19T11:20:12.160-05:00Of all things, I remember my mother using the phra...Of all things, I remember my mother using the phrase "Et tu. Brute?" Unfortunately (!!!) I can't for the life of me remember why. This doesn't go along with the topic of borrowed titles though - sorry.<br /><br />Have a great time at Babel Con!jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547226679311827501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-86861812909786576902010-03-19T10:56:16.465-05:002010-03-19T10:56:16.465-05:00sounds like the convention should be fun. good lu...sounds like the convention should be fun. good luck with the panels!<br /><br />i didn't know either of those hemingway titles came from the bible... interesting.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-65348995943707826902010-03-19T09:07:24.037-05:002010-03-19T09:07:24.037-05:00X. Dell, sometimes they don't leap out at us e...X. Dell, sometimes they don't leap out at us even though we're pretty familiar with the topic.<br /><br />Vesper, Lots of stuff in proverbs that have been used as titles. I think the panels will be fun.<br /><br />jodi, I have some song titles I've used as well. Thanks.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-19869609202226308562010-03-19T06:47:12.580-05:002010-03-19T06:47:12.580-05:00Charles, I wish I could be there! I borrow all my ...Charles, I wish I could be there! I borrow all my blog titles from songs--does that count? Have a great time and knock em dead!jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-72842895075723285672010-03-19T06:08:22.932-05:002010-03-19T06:08:22.932-05:00Your panels seem soooo interesting! Have fun, Char...Your panels seem soooo interesting! Have fun, Charles! :-)<br /><br />AS for the titles, I didn't know they were from the Bible. I'm looking forward to reading your post.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-59958997591823320932010-03-19T00:19:42.623-05:002010-03-19T00:19:42.623-05:00D'oh! I just remembered a book title: Let Me ...D'oh! I just remembered a book title: <i>Let Me Take You Down</i>, Jack Jones' bio of Mark Chapman.X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28738452383156225412010-03-18T22:30:18.339-05:002010-03-18T22:30:18.339-05:00Middle Ditch, I saw the movie "the village,&q...Middle Ditch, I saw the movie "the village," which was pretty good, I thought. I'll forgive you for not coming over. ;)<br /><br />BernardL,you definitely find some interesting and usual things at the cons. And meet some unusual people. I always have fun.<br /><br />Natasha Fondren, I've never heard of the Fleet Foxes but I believe you. It's a good title. Could be Trek took that title from elsewhere, although I don't know where that might be.<br /><br />pattinase, King uses songs for titles too. And there were a bunch of these in the Horror collections of the 80s and 90s.<br /><br />David J. West, it should be fun.<br /><br />Aimless Writer, thanks. I love making up titles. I've got a whole file of them that have yet to be used.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-3860997832868631152010-03-18T21:16:28.700-05:002010-03-18T21:16:28.700-05:00Have fun at Babel Con!
Sounds like great time.
I...Have fun at Babel Con! <br />Sounds like great time. <br />I usually go to my kids for titles. I give them the gist of the story and they can usually come up with something good.Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-48235696328310649772010-03-18T19:04:20.420-05:002010-03-18T19:04:20.420-05:00Wish I could make it, but I am all travlled out th...Wish I could make it, but I am all travlled out this week. have a good one there.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14774729921412889232010-03-18T15:06:52.766-05:002010-03-18T15:06:52.766-05:00Seems like more titles are borrowed than not. Thre...Seems like more titles are borrowed than not. Three of my daughter's titles come from songs, for instance.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-16522500961310617682010-03-18T14:04:47.233-05:002010-03-18T14:04:47.233-05:00The Sun Also Rises was also used for a song by the...The Sun Also Rises was also used for a song by the Fleet Foxes. I think they even used it for the album. They rock.<br /><br />Star Trek, but then I thought Star Trek took it from somewhere else. No?<br /><br />I really miss Star Trek.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-45552861444987663542010-03-18T13:25:39.681-05:002010-03-18T13:25:39.681-05:00I loved the comic cons in San Francisco in the nin...I loved the comic cons in San Francisco in the nineties. Man, there were some real bargains there. I imagine the same is true for the Babel Con.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-23061056317566777092010-03-18T12:51:30.234-05:002010-03-18T12:51:30.234-05:00I wish I could be there. A little hop by plane I i...I wish I could be there. A little hop by plane I imagine.<br /><br />As to borrowed titles, yes, I believe loads come from phrases from the bible. A great 'novel'.<br /><br />I was planning to call MD 'The Village' but then I googled the name and found that a spooky film with such a name already existed and thus it's now what it's called.Middle Ditchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493665280732775898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-43356353763083623812010-03-18T12:32:59.048-05:002010-03-18T12:32:59.048-05:00Ocean Girl, I wonder if other relgious traditions ...Ocean Girl, I wonder if other relgious traditions lead to titles being chosen from their great books.<br /><br />benjibopper, lol. That sounds inventive and fun.<br /><br />Leigh Russell, trust you British, with your better education in the classics, to be able to generate some. Good ones. Thanks. Murdur most foul! Love it.<br /><br />Mary Witzl, The sound and the fury is a great one. I don't even know the other one. Sounds interesting.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-36407279726697216122010-03-18T12:24:31.513-05:002010-03-18T12:24:31.513-05:00I've always liked 'The Sound and the Fury&...I've always liked 'The Sound and the Fury'. But my personal favorite is 'A Fire of Indignation Kindling Within'.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-43513367493680133562010-03-18T09:21:29.674-05:002010-03-18T09:21:29.674-05:00Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead
The Rest i...Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead <br />The Rest is Silence<br />Goodnight Sweet Prince<br />The Lady Doth Protest<br />Murder Most Foul<br />My Prophetic Soul<br /><br /><br />...in fact, almost any phrase or line from Hamlet...<br /><br />This is going to plague me all day, now, trying to think of more... <br /><br />And what about books based on fictional characters? <br />The Young Sherlock Holmes<br />Wide Saragasso Sea<br />Flashman<br />Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are DeadLeigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35967833163615321402010-03-18T09:12:18.831-05:002010-03-18T09:12:18.831-05:00Some friends of mine have a comic coming out calle...Some friends of mine have a comic coming out called "Kill Shakespeare", which is a great take from the Kill Bill series, but also borrowing the characters of the bard himself.Chris Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402945887045545024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-48166616963591857132010-03-18T09:01:37.492-05:002010-03-18T09:01:37.492-05:00I wish I could contribute but I can't think of...I wish I could contribute but I can't think of any, maybe because I do not know the Bible phrases. Or Shakespeare for that matter. But I do look forward to your post. That would be interesting.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.com