Comments for Rocky & Gawenda

Comment on Goodbye from Rocky and Gawenda..for now by Michael Gawenda

Michael Gawenda — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:26:53 +0000

Lutzia, thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the book. Of course there are a number of blog posts on the site that were not in the book and I hope you read and enjoyed them. There might be a sequel if Rocky approves. As I said in my farewell, another book is brewing. Thanks again for this lovely message.

Comment on Goodbye from Rocky and Gawenda..for now by Lutzia

Lutzia — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:36:09 +0000

Oh I’ve only just discovered Rocky and Gawenda the book at my local library – I loved it – and now come searching for the blog and find the Gawenda is on another journey – drat! I hope it ends in another book? Well done Mr Gawenda – thank you for sharing your thinking with me. We all think our early morning or late night thoughts, but the skill in being able to put them into words is tremendous.

Comment on Family symphonies by Moshe25

Moshe25 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:57:14 +0000

Arye (pronounced A-ri-yeah) – I think that was his first name, although we only ever knew him as Mr Lipshitz. He was a Kaluszyner – from the town of Kaluszyn, where my (paternal) grandparents and my father came from, and he spoke exactly the same way (with the same Yiddish accent) as my grandmother and her best friend Masha Obronczka, who all dropped their “haiches”.

All I remember is he was tall, had a very long face with a creased forehead, and had that wonderful deep, Kaluszyner voice. And we always saw him at the Kaluszyner functions.

I know it’s now over a year old, but I am besotted with this blog. Wonderful writing and really moving……

Moshe (spud)

Comment on Philip Roth On Acland Street: Part 11 by Moshe25

Moshe25 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:41:00 +0000

Brilliant. I could write lots now, but that’s it – brilliant!!

Comment on Early Morning Grieving by Michael Gawenda

Michael Gawenda — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:44:11 +0000

Whoops. I was saying I am glad you are enjoying the blog. I stopped some time ago because I am writing something else. But Rocky and Gawenda is available in book form. Not sure still in bookshops but MUP would know. You might find it somewhere! Best wishes, Michael

Comment on Early Morning Grieving by Michael Gawenda

Michael Gawenda — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:42:01 +0000

Moshe, thank you for this. I am glad yo

Comment on Early Morning Grieving by Moshe25

Moshe25 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:53:33 +0000

I think the same is true for family grief. In other words, there’s no such thing as family grief. Just individual grief which is intensely private.

This short entry is so profound.

(I’m now addicted to your blog since finding it in the middle of the night a few hours ago…..)

Moshe (Spud)

Comment on The truth about Bono Weiner by Moshe25

Moshe25 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:02:14 +0000

Awesome article. Really takes me back. I was googling Bono Wiener and found this. Where have I been that I didn’t know about your blog?? OK, back to more reading.

(I’m also interested in your writing as a new blogger myself – FromTheMoshPit.com)

Moshe (spud)

Comment on Divine Light Memories by Michael Gawenda

Michael Gawenda — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:31:02 +0000

Thank you Cathy. Glad you agree that Bono was a wonderful man. Mind you, I always thought whiskey was his drink. But why not wodka as well!

Comment on The truth about Bono Weiner by Cathy I

Cathy I — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:24:08 +0000

Great article Michael – you nailed Mr Weiner.
I used to work with him at Jetset in the late 70s & this article brought back happy memories of a wonderful man but we drank wodka then rather than whiskey.