Comments on: Polite Explorations http://www.geezersisters.com/new-york/polite-explorations Austin, Texas novelist Ruth Pennebaker, who's old enough to call herself "fabulous," writes about family, politics, marriage, friendship, feminism, aging and whatever else occurs to her. Her latest novel, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough, was published by Berkley in January 2011. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexandra http://www.geezersisters.com/new-york/polite-explorations/comment-page-1#comment-4762 Alexandra Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:32:52 +0000 http://www.geezersisters.com/?p=1686#comment-4762 I'm really glad to hear there are so many New Yorkers with heads bent over books.  I see it here, too, on Cape Cod, where folks are on vacation and could be thought to have more leisure time for books, so your confirmation makes me feel better about the book store closings and dire predictions about our industry.  I liked your comment that "maybe they don't realize no one is supposed to be reading these days." I’m really glad to hear there are so many New Yorkers with heads bent over books.  I see it here, too, on Cape Cod, where folks are on vacation and could be thought to have more leisure time for books, so your confirmation makes me feel better about the book store closings and dire predictions about our industry.  I liked your comment that “maybe they don’t realize no one is supposed to be reading these days.”

]]> By: ruthpennebaker http://www.geezersisters.com/new-york/polite-explorations/comment-page-1#comment-4756 ruthpennebaker Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:45:43 +0000 http://www.geezersisters.com/?p=1686#comment-4756 <p>Kate and Carolyn -- Thank you.  I'm trying to keep up a brisk pace with this.</p> <p>Kerry -- The production of Our Town was especially striking because it took place in a small theater in the round, with audience members facing one another -- so really required a fair amount of concentration.  I do think a music performance is similar in that it will never happen the same way again.</p> Kate and Carolyn — Thank you.  I’m trying to keep up a brisk pace with this.

Kerry — The production of Our Town was especially striking because it took place in a small theater in the round, with audience members facing one another — so really required a fair amount of concentration.  I do think a music performance is similar in that it will never happen the same way again.

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.geezersisters.com/new-york/polite-explorations/comment-page-1#comment-4755 Carolyn Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:56:15 +0000 http://www.geezersisters.com/?p=1686#comment-4755 I love reading your NY posts -- I can almost imagine I'm living in the city, too. Thanks! I love reading your NY posts — I can almost imagine I’m living in the city, too. Thanks!

]]> By: Kerry Dexter http://www.geezersisters.com/new-york/polite-explorations/comment-page-1#comment-4754 Kerry Dexter Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:54:53 +0000 http://www.geezersisters.com/?p=1686#comment-4754 you write " ...the audience has to participate in this joint act of imagination — or it won’t work." Thinking about how that is the same, yet different, with music. Enjoying reading about your explorations, Ruth. Thanks. you write ” …the audience has to participate in this joint act of imagination — or it won’t work.”
Thinking about how that is the same, yet different, with music.
Enjoying reading about your explorations, Ruth. Thanks.

]]> By: ruthpennebaker http://www.geezersisters.com/new-york/polite-explorations/comment-page-1#comment-4753 ruthpennebaker Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:21:11 +0000 http://www.geezersisters.com/?p=1686#comment-4753 <p>Marc -- Only someone who hadn't gotten his driver's license till he was 30 would take a Buick cap as being automotive irony.  Oh, well!  You're entertaining us already.</p> Marc — Only someone who hadn’t gotten his driver’s license till he was 30 would take a Buick cap as being automotive irony.  Oh, well!  You’re entertaining us already.

]]> By: marc aronson http://www.geezersisters.com/new-york/polite-explorations/comment-page-1#comment-4752 marc aronson Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:02:21 +0000 http://www.geezersisters.com/?p=1686#comment-4752 I agree that we New Yorkers, as refreshingly impolite as we are, do not necessarily "get" automotive irony. Maybe if Jamie had a hat from some Madoff corporate funcation, or a Lehman Brothers t-shirt, it would have inspired more local comment. Anyway, welcome to New York, we'll try to keep you entertained. I agree that we New Yorkers, as refreshingly impolite as we are, do not necessarily “get” automotive irony. Maybe if Jamie had a hat from some Madoff corporate funcation, or a Lehman Brothers t-shirt, it would have inspired more local comment.

Anyway, welcome to New York, we’ll try to keep you entertained.

]]> By: Kate http://www.geezersisters.com/new-york/polite-explorations/comment-page-1#comment-4750 Kate Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:36:17 +0000 http://www.geezersisters.com/?p=1686#comment-4750 Hi Ruth; Glad to hear you are taking in the theater. And, the movies. I suspect you'll always be 'southern' polite. It's in your bones, no? Love that people are seen everywhere reading books...not "Kindle books" either, I hope...."real books", the old fashioned kind. Vive le book! Love to hear about the big city. Keep writing! Hi Ruth;
Glad to hear you are taking in the theater. And, the movies.
I suspect you’ll always be ‘southern’ polite. It’s in your bones, no?
Love that people are seen everywhere reading books…not “Kindle books” either, I hope….”real books”, the old fashioned kind. Vive le book!
Love to hear about the big city.
Keep writing!

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