tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4571444702721906055..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Making It Up As We Go Along - By Umberto TosiKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9443711654087113022015-08-04T17:18:58.974+01:002015-08-04T17:18:58.974+01:00Thanks for the kind words, Bert. I really loved th...Thanks for the kind words, Bert. I really loved the article, but feel a need to correct one biographical detail. I am not Marian McPartland's nephew. I am Jimmy McPartland's grandson. Marian was his second wife, but since they were married before I was even born, she has always been a "grandmother" to me. I was very lucky to have both her and Viola Spolin in my life. They both taught me different ways to look at and use improvisation.Doug Kasselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812472024079876041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-88309915102287779192015-08-04T16:51:17.080+01:002015-08-04T16:51:17.080+01:00What an interesting post Umberto! Drama can indeed...What an interesting post Umberto! Drama can indeed do wonderful things for the mind. Things, pens, except when you are looking for them. Life changing event, divorce (a wonderful institution!). Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-70157129790050597122015-08-04T06:55:07.373+01:002015-08-04T06:55:07.373+01:00Delighted SOMETHING WONDERFUL played a part.Delighted SOMETHING WONDERFUL played a part.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260327293744384679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-74956084756259128872015-08-03T21:21:09.456+01:002015-08-03T21:21:09.456+01:00Many thanks, Susan, Sandra, Dennis and Mari, for t...Many thanks, Susan, Sandra, Dennis and Mari, for the kind words - and spontaneous suggestions. I'll give them a try!Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-4839421717937034612015-08-03T14:31:18.312+01:002015-08-03T14:31:18.312+01:00What a great post, Umberto - makes me wish I'd...What a great post, Umberto - makes me wish I'd been part of it! And ... common object: socks, often unpaired. Life changing event? Hard to choose, but I'd opt for the first time I managed to actually finish a novel. It wasn't a good novel, and it's never been published, but it was at that point that I realised I'd actually done it - and that, having done it once, I could do it again.Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24099146564684657322015-08-03T12:36:53.759+01:002015-08-03T12:36:53.759+01:00Terrific, absorbing post, Umberto. What a marvello...Terrific, absorbing post, Umberto. What a marvellous account of something truly magical. My common object? My senior bus pass. Life changing event? Frankly, I'm spoilt for choice. Coming away from my heart bypass and being given a metaphorical parcel labelled 'Life Part 2'? The day a publisher accepted my first book? The two times I got married (one, I have to say, much better than the other)? The day (I'm serious about this) I joined Authors Electric and found the most sustaining group of writing colleagues I could ever have dreamed of? I bet I could find a few more if I stopped to think about it.<br />Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20653781267783625272015-08-03T09:51:10.500+01:002015-08-03T09:51:10.500+01:00Wow, Umberto! Terrific post! Coomon object: mouse ...Wow, Umberto! Terrific post! Coomon object: mouse (as in computer doodah). Life-changing event: retirement!Sandra Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761260568729338471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-26387018317588513122015-08-03T08:54:40.027+01:002015-08-03T08:54:40.027+01:00Wonderful, Umberto.
Common object? - Teaspoon.
Lif...Wonderful, Umberto.<br />Common object? - Teaspoon.<br />Life-changing event? - Getting your driving licence.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com