tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post3901351998187732110..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: Balls of FireTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-45108292003593999482010-12-17T12:18:44.661-05:002010-12-17T12:18:44.661-05:00This. is. great.
The read it and then listened ...This. is. great.<br /><br />The read it and then listened to it... it's great Tony. The story is well written and you telling it was just perfect.<br /><br /><br />Jim Bronyaur<br />http://tinyurl.com/jimbronyaur-theburiedhouse <-- my #fridayflash this week!jim bronyaurhttp://jimbronyaur.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-91888328876917411702010-07-06T18:40:00.395-04:002010-07-06T18:40:00.395-04:00Great storytelling voice, Tony. This was funny. Ba...Great storytelling voice, Tony. This was funny. Based on the title I thought some other part of the body might've been in flames. Enjoyed it. : DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038885104845754639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-5543141556154037982010-07-06T13:33:57.051-04:002010-07-06T13:33:57.051-04:00Well done. I sure hope this wasn't autobiograp...Well done. I sure hope this wasn't autobiographical. That thought hurts too much!<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-88445698219363992152010-07-05T13:42:07.425-04:002010-07-05T13:42:07.425-04:00Loved your reading voice. This was a cute telling ...Loved your reading voice. This was a cute telling that made the funny story even funnier!Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-10346088574612354772010-07-05T12:38:09.928-04:002010-07-05T12:38:09.928-04:00Five minutes later and I'm still laughing. Lis...Five minutes later and I'm still laughing. Listening to you read this was FANTASTIC. Uncle Tony, I'll bring you a beer anytime!Kate Sherrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706419613939420574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-1573091618994331202010-07-05T08:28:29.719-04:002010-07-05T08:28:29.719-04:00Annie & Cathy, I'm glad you liked it and g...<b>Annie & Cathy</b>, I'm glad you liked it and got a laugh out of it. No, I don't always talk that way; it was just an assumed accent. I tweeted this link, but to hear an example of how I usually sound, listen to my reading of "Ode to the Semicolon" http://bit.ly/a2E6On.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-40105411712587608382010-07-05T07:23:59.029-04:002010-07-05T07:23:59.029-04:00That was amazing! I read it through myself and did...That was amazing! I read it through myself and didn't realize (doh!) that you had taped it - so then I heard you tell it, and OMG, your voice was hilarious and PERFECT! So, do you always talk this way, Tony? Or was this a perfectly accented bit of acting?Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-40692145685537147472010-07-05T00:30:04.809-04:002010-07-05T00:30:04.809-04:00I love it. Its great to hear a story being told - ...I love it. Its great to hear a story being told - to hear the words the writer feels are important emphasised.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308937047474819914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-59343692201592137832010-07-04T20:54:04.042-04:002010-07-04T20:54:04.042-04:00Thanks for all the great comments, everyone! I'...Thanks for all the great comments, everyone! I'm glad you liked this reading; the voice here was very specific in my mind as I wrote it, and being able to communicate that more exactly is kind of nice.<br /><br />And <b>John Wiswell</b>, having you say that something is funny as heck... well, shoot, that just makes my whole weekend!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-49910975050427565372010-07-04T13:58:45.013-04:002010-07-04T13:58:45.013-04:00Wow, Tony, I LOVED your reading! Superb! Happy 4th...Wow, Tony, I LOVED your reading! Superb! Happy 4th man, but please, be careful tonight, OK?<br /><br />(word verification: "yaras" - that's eerily close to: yerass.)Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-92026906800960929412010-07-04T13:04:15.040-04:002010-07-04T13:04:15.040-04:00Love this story, Tony. Like Ant said, one of the b...Love this story, Tony. Like Ant said, one of the best of the week.<br /><br />And your reading of it is just superb. *Who is that masked man?*<br /><br />Everything about it is simply great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-10171203323473669402010-07-04T10:03:56.070-04:002010-07-04T10:03:56.070-04:00The first paragraph is a grand tease for the story...The first paragraph is a grand tease for the story, and his voice is funny as heck. The voice, that is, that arises from the text - your reading augments it. Thanks for sharing, Tony.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-80451432427506744212010-07-04T06:25:55.298-04:002010-07-04T06:25:55.298-04:00This is such fun. Great reading (you became someon...This is such fun. Great reading (you became someone else!) And I kind of wish Marie had called.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425418200940737247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-24045829437423141412010-07-04T01:02:45.183-04:002010-07-04T01:02:45.183-04:00Wow... Stupendous reading aside, this was one of t...Wow... Stupendous reading aside, this was one of the best things I've read all week, Tony.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-53250854188550215492010-07-04T00:13:56.972-04:002010-07-04T00:13:56.972-04:00I really enjoyed this. And wow---what a difference...I really enjoyed this. And wow---what a difference it makes to "hear" it! I loved it. I forgot how much I enjoyed listening to a good story. <br /><br />thanks, <br /><br />anniea.q.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08801359148548205987noreply@blogger.com