tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616769513702255459.post6654691546048674060..comments2024-03-28T07:22:08.644-03:00Comments on The Southern Yankee: A Writer's Log: MAYBE THOMAS WOLFE WAS RIGHT…MAYBE YOU CAN’T – Part ThreeDan Newlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01054536465220812092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616769513702255459.post-13618764693311869782022-01-17T10:47:11.541-03:002022-01-17T10:47:11.541-03:00Thanks so much Joe! Yeah, I think they broke the m...Thanks so much Joe! Yeah, I think they broke the mold with Whitie.Dan Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572041150601642050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616769513702255459.post-60486108189435515792022-01-16T23:01:40.337-03:002022-01-16T23:01:40.337-03:00As usual, Dan, great storytelling! Probably no Hol...As usual, Dan, great storytelling! Probably no Hollywood actor could do justice to Whitie’s performance, but save that car scene for your first movie script!Joe Ballweghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122913466729434064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616769513702255459.post-69868961960729933682022-01-16T17:45:24.728-03:002022-01-16T17:45:24.728-03:00Many thanks Wayne! I just stood by and lett the ol...Many thanks Wayne! I just stood by and lett the ol' man do the talking, hahaha. It was feisty Virginia, my wife, by the way, who told Del Río to take off his shades. My mother was far too shy and retiring to ever do anything so bold. All the bartering made her really uncomfortable, as always.<br /> Dan Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572041150601642050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616769513702255459.post-89085315908168384322022-01-16T15:29:53.163-03:002022-01-16T15:29:53.163-03:00Eagerly awaiting Part 4, Dan. I felt like I was ...Eagerly awaiting Part 4, Dan. I felt like I was in Ocala! I lived in Sarasota for some years and I’ve been up 301, through Ocala, and around, many times. I could see and hear that salesman as well as your dad and you. I love your mother asking the salesman to take his glasses off. Very descriptive and engaging! The pictures are vivid!waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378211130792824721noreply@blogger.com