tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post6524465672928614168..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: #FridayFlash: PopTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-49012397377586883512010-08-25T12:45:27.474-04:002010-08-25T12:45:27.474-04:00Sean has convinced me to give pop music the benefi...Sean has convinced me to give pop music the benefit of the doubt. Nice piece.Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731741347561501172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-1690783478505503012010-08-24T15:56:23.435-04:002010-08-24T15:56:23.435-04:00Absolutely hilarious! The dialogue is brilliant. I...Absolutely hilarious! The dialogue is brilliant. I hate that f-ing song and turn it off every time it comes on. Great job this week, Tony!Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-8226471498968002622010-08-23T15:49:26.189-04:002010-08-23T15:49:26.189-04:00Some arguments are best settled with firearms.
Th...Some arguments are best settled with firearms.<br /><br />The designated hitter rule comes to mind.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-67050057992240199912010-08-23T04:51:51.397-04:002010-08-23T04:51:51.397-04:00Hat's off to you for creating a solid picture ...Hat's off to you for creating a solid picture of the situation and characters through a story mostly made up of dialogue. Great that we don't know who they are and where they are going - the presence of a gun in the car gives a hint though. The tone of the ending is spot on too. great stuff.dan powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131553102349479513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-38579932938898484232010-08-22T21:24:23.469-04:002010-08-22T21:24:23.469-04:00Great story, Tony, and such a great slice of conte...Great story, Tony, and such a great slice of contemporary life betwixt the generations. Yeah, I love classic rock, too, but even more I love all the Brit Boy Bands -- give me Keane, Snow Patrol, Coldplay, RadioHead... best summer in my old fart life was 3 years ago when I caught Coldplay AND Radiohead two nights in a row. Heaven... Peace....Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-20519201325572321392010-08-22T11:13:01.396-04:002010-08-22T11:13:01.396-04:00And the guy singing the lyrics made a billion sing...And the guy singing the lyrics made a billion singing them... :)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-64635022492223994952010-08-22T04:49:47.837-04:002010-08-22T04:49:47.837-04:00It's interesting to read a story that is mostl...It's interesting to read a story that is mostly dialogue and how you get out ideas not through the narrator but through characters.<br /><br />And for the record, I generally hate pop music too but for different reasons.<br /><br />*sticks up his metal horns*Benjamin Solahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657105522335752577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-371796596340173222010-08-22T01:15:01.072-04:002010-08-22T01:15:01.072-04:00I think Dennis must have missed his meds. ;)
Enjo...I think Dennis must have missed his meds. ;)<br /><br />Enjoyed that, Tony.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-31673218432232240202010-08-21T21:44:36.896-04:002010-08-21T21:44:36.896-04:00That was a real Sunday morning gem to read. My han...That was a real Sunday morning gem to read. My hangover and I say thank you.Jason Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509338964933754054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-67470721009241601462010-08-21T17:20:43.103-04:002010-08-21T17:20:43.103-04:00Brilliant - fantastically written - I'm sure I...Brilliant - fantastically written - I'm sure I've had a conversation like this in the pastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-13815291029469653602010-08-21T13:21:09.500-04:002010-08-21T13:21:09.500-04:00Enjoyed this a lot, especially the part about the ...Enjoyed this a lot, especially the part about the Glock!Rebecca Eminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931904595437049369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-78700842628830174232010-08-21T13:15:54.067-04:002010-08-21T13:15:54.067-04:00I'm really glad this dialogue worked so well f...I'm really glad this dialogue worked so well for everyone! Thanks for reading!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-52683070258890801382010-08-21T13:02:06.249-04:002010-08-21T13:02:06.249-04:00I really like this one. The message was strong but...I really like this one. The message was strong but there was a good forward momentum to the story. Informative without being preachy. Great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-11863036254684604072010-08-21T11:37:23.759-04:002010-08-21T11:37:23.759-04:00There are several genres of music I feel the same ...There are several genres of music I feel the same about, but rather than cause a holster emptying conversation let me just say I loved this story. You really nailed it. Oh and BTW some so -called "songwriters really need to just stop and let someone else take overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-50419422330923753642010-08-21T08:29:12.794-04:002010-08-21T08:29:12.794-04:00All hail old fart rock is what I have to say!
Nice...All hail old fart rock is what I have to say!<br />Nice one Tony (and I loved the bit with the gun at the end!)mazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-45262183077081034912010-08-21T01:39:04.254-04:002010-08-21T01:39:04.254-04:00So much to love here and I think you're right ...So much to love here and I think you're right ... pop music has always been the same. Nothing much changes but the names and instruments...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-9779457550314210572010-08-20T20:17:48.300-04:002010-08-20T20:17:48.300-04:00Were you in the car when I was complaining to my r...Were you in the car when I was complaining to my roommate about the billionaire song? Because seriously, Dennis and I made the same argument about its lack of values. To bad he doesn't like Motown and 60's music. Then we could be BFFs.Lena S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09738912624316739506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-87080828203666683772010-08-20T19:52:00.058-04:002010-08-20T19:52:00.058-04:00Wow, I didn't think he really had a gun! Soun...Wow, I didn't think he really had a gun! Sounds to me like Dennis recently got dumped by a younger woman. You do story in dialogue well. :)<br /><br />CDCecilia Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799727636246434837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-11055704427536254972010-08-20T19:49:45.164-04:002010-08-20T19:49:45.164-04:00So that's a lyric from a current song huh? Sho...So that's a lyric from a current song huh? Shows what I know. The funniest part is settling the argument with a Glock.<br /><br />I agree with you that pop music as a whole isn't any better or worse than it's ever been.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-22292600447288374542010-08-20T17:57:38.760-04:002010-08-20T17:57:38.760-04:00I have "If I Had a Million Dollars" runn...I have "If I Had a Million Dollars" running through my head. To David Gilmour's voice. I should seek help. >.>Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-27856165829923919302010-08-20T17:51:42.126-04:002010-08-20T17:51:42.126-04:00Cute story Tony and nice dialogue. I'm with D...Cute story Tony and nice dialogue. I'm with Deanna - i hate much of the current music but my parents hated my music when i was young. So probably since Elvis Presley came onto the scene parents have been lamenting the music "those darn kids" are listening to ;-)PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521953491880916840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-40924780658499044472010-08-20T14:54:01.705-04:002010-08-20T14:54:01.705-04:00I eat more popcorn than corn. I wonder of farm cri...I eat more popcorn than corn. I wonder of farm critics look down on me.<br /><br />Amusing exchanges of dialogue, Tony. I'm a little relieved I pay so little attention to lyrics. High and low artistic music so seldom offers as much as Stravinsky's instrumentals - though I do love me some Queen.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-27441437983892029112010-08-20T14:29:45.239-04:002010-08-20T14:29:45.239-04:00I don't think pop music is any worse now than ...I don't think pop music is any worse now than it has ever been. To quote Sturgeon's Law: "Yes, 90% of it is crap, but 90% of everything is crap."<br /><br />I've never actually had this conversation with anyone, since my family and friends listen to jazz, classical, country, talk radio, classic rock, eighties hits and the like. No one in my cohort listens to pop music. Except me. Sometimes.<br /><br />Thanks for the sharp eye, Marisa. I fixed it.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-43528666877171408402010-08-20T14:00:19.190-04:002010-08-20T14:00:19.190-04:00Bloody brilliant. My husband and I have this SAME ...Bloody brilliant. My husband and I have this SAME argument every Sat. in the car. he's a huge fan of Lady Gaga, while I'd rather listen to my playlist of 70s and 80s classics. But yeah, you're right. the messages of yesterday are the same as today. It's just a NEW kind of bullshit. All that matters is opinion.<br /><br />I've yet to threaten my husband with a glock.Monica Marierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112762564137354581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-37671933457916158322010-08-20T13:37:21.225-04:002010-08-20T13:37:21.225-04:00Good story. Lots of fun. The dialog was quite good...Good story. Lots of fun. The dialog was quite good throughout. I have to admit, I have no idea what this billionaire song is--I avoid pop music whenever I can.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.com