http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/15/from-ali-to-xena-10/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Wed, 22 May 2013 00:46:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/15/from-ali-to-xena-10/#comment-84584 DI Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:53:44 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=60768#comment-84584 Alex, my comment was answering your question - who even comes close? There was a pretty solid squadron. And they could take any objective. Alex, my comment was answering your question – who even comes close? There was a pretty solid squadron. And they could take any objective.

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/15/from-ali-to-xena-10/#comment-84583 John Schulian Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:26:54 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=60768#comment-84583 The above correspondent, if I may blow his cover, is my old friend David Israel, whose modesty has caused him to misunderstand what I thought was perfectly clear in today's epistle. I had no intention of dissing Hamill, Talese, or any of the other icons he cited. To be honest, I wasn't even thinking of them. I was thinking about the writer whose style seemed to echo the most resoundingly through our work when we were pups, and that was Breslin. That's all. Nothing more complicated than that. And certainly nothing for David to be modest about. That happens in future installments. The above correspondent, if I may blow his cover, is my old friend David Israel, whose modesty has caused him to misunderstand what I thought was perfectly clear in today’s epistle. I had no intention of dissing Hamill, Talese, or any of the other icons he cited. To be honest, I wasn’t even thinking of them. I was thinking about the writer whose style seemed to echo the most resoundingly through our work when we were pups, and that was Breslin. That’s all. Nothing more complicated than that. And certainly nothing for David to be modest about. That happens in future installments.

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/15/from-ali-to-xena-10/#comment-84582 DI Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:37:12 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=60768#comment-84582 Pete Hamill, forever a heavyweight champ. Jack Newfield. Joan Didion and Tom Wolfe came at it sideways, but they wrote sentences built to last, as did Gay Talese. Nick von Hoffman and Murray Kempton brought their own brand of ideological brilliance. Go read Ernie Pyle from the front lines; he was covering the greatest story of his or any other time, and he nailed it. Check out Michael Herr and John Sack, John Gregory Dunne and Joe McGinniss. And, Johnny, thanks. When it comes to me, your kindness and friendship is exceeded only by the fallibility of your judgment. Pete Hamill, forever a heavyweight champ. Jack Newfield. Joan Didion and Tom Wolfe came at it sideways, but they wrote sentences built to last, as did Gay Talese. Nick von Hoffman and Murray Kempton brought their own brand of ideological brilliance. Go read Ernie Pyle from the front lines; he was covering the greatest story of his or any other time, and he nailed it. Check out Michael Herr and John Sack, John Gregory Dunne and Joe McGinniss. And, Johnny, thanks. When it comes to me, your kindness and friendship is exceeded only by the fallibility of your judgment.

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/15/from-ali-to-xena-10/#comment-84581 MSM35 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:21:29 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=60768#comment-84581 Breslin used to reference Queens Blvd. in his columns all the time. One day I got lost in Queens and stopped into a bar on QB to make a call. There was Breslin pen in hand holding court. Breslin used to reference Queens Blvd. in his columns all the time. One day I got lost in Queens and stopped into a bar on QB to make a call. There was Breslin pen in hand holding court.

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/15/from-ali-to-xena-10/#comment-84580 Alex Belth Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:41:05 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=60768#comment-84580 It's funny, for my generation, Breslin has been imitated so often it's hard to truly appreciate his impact when he was one of THE columnists in this country. Other than Royko in Chicago and the great Pete Dexter in Philly, who was a very different kind of columnist, who even comes close? It’s funny, for my generation, Breslin has been imitated so often it’s hard to truly appreciate his impact when he was one of THE columnists in this country. Other than Royko in Chicago and the great Pete Dexter in Philly, who was a very different kind of columnist, who even comes close?

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