tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post7294754434913715739..comments2024-02-28T21:09:17.490-08:00Comments on Samantha Sans Dosage: Rescue Me Part II (re-post)Samantha Duganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-74750069803619669542010-12-02T08:45:41.162-08:002010-12-02T08:45:41.162-08:00chris,
I'm starting to think that people readi...chris,<br />I'm starting to think that people reading the crap I write over and over again might just be the biggest and most humbling compliment of all time....<br />Wow. Thank you so much.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-40789285556966788172010-12-02T08:33:34.352-08:002010-12-02T08:33:34.352-08:00Well, I read it 4 times. You captured that transi...Well, I read it 4 times. You captured that transitional feeling after flying to a foreign country. You nailed it... the hunger (now I know it's a pissed off cat), the lack of sleep, the insecurity. It's amazing how that first meal helps one assimilate into the host culture and calms the kitty.chrishttp://sagehillpublishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-10533709749338731762010-12-01T17:16:20.508-08:002010-12-01T17:16:20.508-08:00Valerie,
Oh I did, just was not where I started. H...Valerie,<br />Oh I did, just was not where I started. Have a fantastic time girlie and I look forward to hearing about it. Oh and I'm thinking flying with 50 dudes sounds like something some folks I know would pay extra for!<br /><br />Ron My Beloved,<br />Stopped moving your lips?! Damn you know how I love the way your lips move....<br /><br />Thank as always for your kind words Love, you know how proud it makes me when even YOU are pulled in...means the world to me, just as you do. I'm no writer Ron, I'm a blogger, just thankful I'm one of the ones you do like.<br /><br />John My Dear,<br />I know exactly what you mean! I get that way when we have a couple French winemakers visiting, gawd just listening to them speak makes me ache to stuff myself into their suitcases. Not sure I could live there but I sure as shit wish I could visit more often...<br /><br />I gotta tell both of you that I had the same thing, kinda dug this piece after reading it a 3rd time....guess I am an acquired taste or some junk.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-12006480432605296582010-12-01T10:22:02.511-08:002010-12-01T10:22:02.511-08:00Sam as usual I'm with Ron on this one - this i...Sam as usual I'm with Ron on this one - this is my third read and it got better each time. Sort of like the kind of wines I enjoy most. <br /><br />The closest I ever got to Alsace was Mulhouse, driving the A36 from Basel to Beaune. Sad, because I love the wines. <br /><br />This past weekend I got close in another way. We were an hour from closing shop and 3 people walked into the Salon. Knew they weren't "local" the moment I laid eyes on them. Turns out two were from Alsace and one from Provence. One of the Alsatians spoke little English, so the other two were translating everything we said for them. Listening to them talk I felt -- homesick?John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-64007018621334887672010-12-01T09:41:58.840-08:002010-12-01T09:41:58.840-08:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
OK, I've read this post...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br /><br />OK, I've read this post three times now, and it gets better each time. The third time I didn't even move my lips.<br /><br />I'm very disappointed that I've never made the pilgrimage to Alsace, though I've always adored the wines. But after reading your piece I feel like I've at least set one very cold foot there. <br /><br />You're not a writer? Au contraire (how's that for parlez-vousing Francais?)! You're a very gifted writer who uses her gift to tell the stories of her life in a way that is mesmerizing, beautiful, and filled with meaning. Writers are always storytellers, Love, but not all storytellers are writers.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-77257913259572030812010-12-01T03:42:53.657-08:002010-12-01T03:42:53.657-08:00Damn - how I wish you'd made your way to Langu...Damn - how I wish you'd made your way to Languedoc-Roussillon. Je comprends beacoup arriving on a Sunday and finding rien ouvert! OH, and hell yes business class makes all the difference in the world. Economy across the ocean is 1) bullshit 2) should be outlawed because it's just cruel & inhumane. Honestly, flying racked out on a cold C-17 floor with 50 dudes beats economy seating ANY day. It's disgusting and I get angry when I have bought and traveled enough miles, etc. for upgrades but they never have enough seats. As usual, enjoyed your post - back to my lectures on wine stuff...Val https://www.blogger.com/profile/17756024122711114873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-26744196635391725682010-11-30T20:12:23.827-08:002010-11-30T20:12:23.827-08:00Another Day of Crazy,
Well I guess if you were wil...Another Day of Crazy,<br />Well I guess if you were willing to do the French speaking....yeah still no. I would so suck at that kind of thing!<br /><br />Nancy,<br />You are too kind lady. It warms my heart to read one of your comments and I can actually tell I moved you. I could tell this time.<br /><br />Thomas,<br />Gets damn cold there no?<br /><br />Marcia,<br />I've been hearing you cats have temps that rival Alaska lately....what the hell? Being called a storyteller is one of my most loved feelings. Not a writer, never have been but a storyteller I have always longed to be so, thank you gracious lady.<br /><br />Charlie My Sweet,<br />Gawd you kill me when you say things like that. Thank you my sweet, you melted me. France is a very beautiful place albeit not the warmest in many ways....at first but there is something almost magical about Alsace. The homes, the food, the tiny twisting streets...just magic. I adore you Sir Charles and as always, thank you for reading and commenting.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-69908079741305064482010-11-30T18:36:11.072-08:002010-11-30T18:36:11.072-08:00Thanks, Sam. My first trip to Alsace, some several...Thanks, Sam. My first trip to Alsace, some several decades ago, got off to a rocky start--and I speak a soupcon of French. Therry and I did manage to get fed but it was not the meal we wanted. Indeed, despite the wonderful hospitality at the wineries, there was always an "alone feeling" being in a new place at the beginning of a trip and trying to remember my HS French to save us from rack and ruin.<br /><br />Once again, you have turned winewriting into an art form. This is just wonderful reading as each word brings a new sensation alive for us, your humble admirers. And, yes, whether you lead the trip to France for all of us, or just sit in the back of the bus and guide us to the streets and shops you have discovered, we all want to go along.Charlie Olkenhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-91258376031993616542010-11-30T14:27:46.764-08:002010-11-30T14:27:46.764-08:00Nice piece, Sam. Quite captures the feeling on a w...Nice piece, Sam. Quite captures the feeling on a winter Sunday in Alsace. I believe I have been on that street!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-40808902694527113202010-11-30T13:07:28.656-08:002010-11-30T13:07:28.656-08:00Luved it! And, damn! Feels like the kinda cold we&...Luved it! And, damn! Feels like the kinda cold we've been having here back in Napa the last week or so. Brrrrrrrrrrr!<br /><br />You're a damn good storyteller, dear.Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-6101992941217193512010-11-30T12:23:13.767-08:002010-11-30T12:23:13.767-08:00Awesome, wonderful, ahhhh how you romanticize Fran...Awesome, wonderful, ahhhh how you romanticize France just so and how I love to read it romanticized. I could feel your hunger, see that hotel guy twirl his hand around his head indicating you to wrap your scarf around yours, smell the meat and potatoes.... what a beautiful first day in France, even though hungry and by yourself.Nancy Deprezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898821881106722982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-69400007790905221782010-11-30T10:49:35.940-08:002010-11-30T10:49:35.940-08:00Not at all, and damn it would be fun! Hell if we t...Not at all, and damn it would be fun! Hell if we trust you to introduce us to wines in the store, why not the vineyards that make them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-84837711861909178642010-11-30T09:52:18.137-08:002010-11-30T09:52:18.137-08:00Another Day of Crazy,
Awe thanks girlie. You think...Another Day of Crazy,<br />Awe thanks girlie. You think I should be the one leading a trip?! That would truly be the blind leading the blind love.....Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-71016938821474537312010-11-30T08:49:01.470-08:002010-11-30T08:49:01.470-08:00Well done, Sam, could feel the bitter cold as you ...Well done, Sam, could feel the bitter cold as you made the trek to hear angels sing.<br /><br />Someday you should organize a group of your Wine Country regulars, and lead us to salvation, ahem, vineyards...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com