“Anything that people have done for thousands of years, you can do. It doesn’t mean you can do it well, but you can do it. You can do pottery, you can draw, you can speak, read. Farming is the same way.” —Joe Judd, “How Joe Bought the Farm,” January 17
This was such an awesome surprise—Joe was my patient when I was completing my med-surg clinicals for nursing school. He was a great patient—funny, friendly, and so kind to me as I went about all my student nurse tasks. He was also gracious enough to let me go to the OR with him one day so that I could watch the procedure to shrink the malformations in his leg.
Ever since reading Essential Cinema at the young age of 21, I have been a highly devoted fan of yours, Mr. Rosenbaum. (Your book hit me in ways that Sarris’s The American Cinema has hit those in older generations.) Your writings have motivated me to examine not merely the style and technique of cinema but also its conscience (particularly how these aspects sometimes intersect). I will genuinely miss your film reviews at the Reader and wish you the best in whatever you do in the future.
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Mary Joe:
TheGirlInTheGang:
Knob-boy, please try not to generalize football (soccer) fans as hooligans in the future. After reading this article, I would wager that many of those “hooligans” are most likely better educated and adept at articulating thought than you, Mr. Wordsmith. If you decide to write on a sport about which you are not familiar . . . please do a bit of research beforehand. A couple pointers: Learn basic terminology. Also, one does not need to tie one on to enjoy the sport. You may also want to note that it is the most-watched sporting activity in the world (and rapidly growing in the U.S.). And, finally, the Globe offers a pretty decent breakfast!!
