Richard's Friend Comments

Loved your writing on 'Raka' and the poem in translation...

Cheers!

I had the feeling my absence was being monitored... Nice to be back. I just have to make some attempt at healthy moderation. (Hah.)

Love the title of your book, Richard. I'm going to have to track it down.

Thanks! We have fathers here too. I got a book, drawings, vinegar... riffed off that for about an hour. Then went to see my youngest daughter's choir perform. A perfect day.

Happy Father's Day, Richard...


Or is this just an American thang? Whatever, you rock! ( Hee.... )

Many Congrats, Richard!

Quirk and foible if you must humans, but please do so elsewhere. I'm busy enough dealing with my own.

I was poking around on your blog and found a line that I both love and identify closely with:

"De Nooy is deeply intrigued by the quirks and foibles of humanity, but does not necessarily wish to experience them at close quarters."

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my poems and tell me what you think! Means a lot! And i'll definitely keep what you said about rhyming in mind from now on.

I could not agree more. But perhaps that is what NYTimes readers expect or want.

Perhaps we can we lead them here.

Galgut gets reviewed in the NYTimes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/boo...

(much plot summary & little analysis does not a good review make)

Or a Sears portrait!

You have a twin!

Damn!

But people talk funny in Limbabwe, dude. So you lose anyway.

No windmills in Limbabwe, Dude. You lose.

Dude, I've only just begun! But am thoroughly enjoying it, because it's a cross between two of my all-time favourites: James Ellroy's My Dark Places and Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.

PS: You must live in the rainy part of the city. The sun is shining in my garden.

I like what you've done with my hair.

My father was a Free-Mason, who was sadly lacking in dollar bills. Perhaps that explains my choice.

I have fans! Hello, fans! Thank you, fans!

Thanks, Matt! Mark is an excellent photographer. There's a link to his site in Message 15 below.

Terrific photo, Richard!

Double Die Hard-ish! Thanks, Tad. It's from a series made by photographer Mark Kohn for the local paper when the Dutch edition of my book was launched.

Gotta tell you Richard, i'm digging the current avatar. Very "Die Hard"-ish.

Ooooh, official feels so different!

*puffs up with pride*

I hope you are having a good day! =)

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Restraining orders are unnecessary in a country where it is so easy to hide. For all I know, ABBA could have been concealed behind the nearest of 40 gazillion pine trees.

How'd that restraining order work out, by the way? It's a shame, really. ABBA is quite lovely...

Richard? Where the hell are you? Are you still in Sweden? Have you gone off and tried reuniting ABBA again? Don't they have a restraining order against you for that? What the hell?

I feel used... tossed aside...

Excellent! The link below will take you to a glossary of South African and Dutch terms on my blog. Perhaps easiest to copy and paste the glossary in a Word document, and then print.
Pleasant reading!
R.

http://richarddenooy.book.co.za/blog/...

Richard, your book arrived last night!!! I am so excited! I have about 1/3 left to read, on my current book, ant then your's; probably tomorrow!!! Thank You, again, so much!!!
P.S. read the first 2 chapters last night, and I am so intrigued!!!

Hi Shasta,
Looks like all systems are go, but it is April 1st, so you never know.
Pleasant reading!
R.

Just passing through, thought I'd say hey!!! Still looking forward to reading your book, It's due out on Tuesday I believe. I'm getting excited!!! :-p

I want to apologize for the all the recommendations from me today. I wanted to share the Stoker Award news, and I only pressed the send button once--I'm not sure what happened to create so many messages. Some weird glitch.

Argh...this is terrible...

Again, I'm very sorry.

-Jeremy

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-Jeremy :)

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Hi Richard!

Here’s wishing you a yippee-filled Yuletime overflowing with yard-long yams, yapping yoyo-yanking yetis, yak-milk yeast-cakes, and yellow yarn-yielding year-end yard-gnomes.

-Jeremy :)