R.I.P.: Bob Loveless
“Hey,” says Spence. “Bob Loveless died. Didn’t you do some research on him some time back?”
“Yeah,” says Admin. “When I was writing The Fan. The fan himself was a knife salesman whose father had been a maker of beautiful knives. The two names that kept coming up were Bo Randall and Bob Loveless. Bob Loveless was a real artist, and kind of eccentric. Might have been toothless, as I remember, which is kind of interesting in a vaguely ironic way, considering his vocation.”
“Knives resembling teeth, you mean?”
“That kind of thing.”
Knives resembling teeth? Is that what they’re talking about? Things get kind of strange around here sometimes.
“I think Bob Loveless gave Sports Illustrated a nice quote once, having to do with the enormous prices his knives commanded in the after-market, up to $150,000,” Admin says, digging around in his desk. He pulls out a sheet of paper, with a rough edge, like it was torn from a magazine. Hey! That reminds me of something. Was it in Thereby Hangs A Tail? I almost remember, and then Admin says, “Here it is. He said: ‘The kind of American who acquires a lot of expensive things so that he can show them off to his peer group and thereby acquire more status is the kind of American who makes me puke.'”
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3:41 am on September 11th, 2010
Hi Chet etal. I know whose picture was on the torn page in THAT that you are referring to (and almost remembering!) but I'm confused about what's on the page that Admin has. Is it an example of what makes him puke? (I haven't had any coffee yet which is probably the reason for the confusion.)
3:47 am on September 11th, 2010
I thought it was a torn out article on Bob Loveless and had his quote about what kind of American makes him puke.
But then I am also caffeine-less.
Looks like Dan will be moved to rehab around Tuesday!
Oh, and GM BStover.
3:52 am on September 11th, 2010
Hey Melanie. That's good about Dan.
Okay, so Admin is paraphrasing Loveless. I just found a site that has pictures of the knives. They are beautiful.
3:55 am on September 11th, 2010
Okay….I see the single quotation marks inside the double quotation marks. I'd say I need new glasses, but these are new.
3:57 am on September 11th, 2010
I'm getting new glasses. I look forward to it. I will get them in 2 weeks or maybe 3 or at least up to 6 weeks. Jezzz
I'm going to try to find the knives.
4:12 am on September 11th, 2010
The knives are beautifully spare and deadly looking.
4:17 am on September 11th, 2010
Here's the site of the Loveless knives. You have to click on the name of the knife on top to see each one and get an explanation.
http://www.lovelessknife.com/
Your description of them is good Melanie. By the way, it took two months for me to get my glasses….Don't get me started!
4:22 am on September 11th, 2010
I went out to Staff's site again and looked at the quilt. If you click on the picture you will get it on a separate page. Then click on the zoom-in tab and you can see details. I see the baseballs. The one of Alice's collar is easiest to spot.
Staff: Are the bones you referred to the ones falling on the background cloth mainly around the banner? What are they made of? The quilt is beautiful. I like the way Sam's crown comes out of her square.
4:32 am on September 11th, 2010
Good morning everyone. Who knew knives could be so expensive! Barb thought she was splurging the other day when she ordered a knife set from Maceys for $50.00.
Glad we got to see the almost finished quilt last night, because we will not be able to read or post till Sunday evening. When we enlarged the image, we could see a lot more detail with the baseballs, bones, etc. It is truly a work of art.
Barb is going in to the suburbs today for granddaughter Lyla's 4th birthday party. Then she is staying in Lake Geneva at Kelly's lake house (Newfie daughter) tonight and celebrating her(Barb) b-day tomorrow. She is MUCH OLDER than Lyla!
She is taking me to the Bed and Biscuit for a short visit. I complain, but it's actually fun there and I even get an ice cream cone for a special treat! Have a good weekend, all. Maggie
4:37 am on September 11th, 2010
BStover,
Look closely at your plunder block.
Alice J.
5:02 am on September 11th, 2010
What! Here's a quote from me: The kind of American who can sell one knife for $23,000 is the kind of American who makes me…well, I won't say that.
These knifes are works of art. They would sure make short work of gutting a …well, I won't say that.
I have a friend who makes knives and he doesn't have very many teeth but he is poor and lives in an old bus somewhere up the highway. I will now look at the knife he gave me with a whole new set of eyes. I wonder if Lois noticed the no teeth part.
5:15 am on September 11th, 2010
Please not another word from Lois regarding teeth!
Bye for now, I am off to the B & B. Have a good weekend!
Wags, Maggie
5:19 am on September 11th, 2010
Happy birthday tomorrow Barb.
Alice: I looked at the plunder square on 400% zoom. There are four sewn outlines of large bones, half on the block and half on the background. Cool!
5:20 am on September 11th, 2010
Truth!…. That sure is the truth!…snort!…This sentence from above I mean, “Things get kind of strange around here sometimes.”
5:23 am on September 11th, 2010
Dawson!…Who is this Lois? And what’s up with her and teeth?,,,snort!
5:35 am on September 11th, 2010
What!
Rio, surely you have not forgotten entirely about the hat tip to Lois and the really, really long post listing every single time teeth were mentioned in any way in Chet and Bernie's books? Lois has a Kindle, of that I am sure.
5:41 am on September 11th, 2010
I think we all shamed Lois into oblivion, and I regret my part in that because I kinda liked her and her researching ability is formidable. I blame Spence for that because he would stall the Astrid story until we were all frantic at every new delay, and there have been many.
5:44 am on September 11th, 2010
Gawd!… I guess I subconsciously intended to forget all about her and her obsession with teeth!… crap!…Now I remember it all like a bad nightmare…snort!
6:28 am on September 11th, 2010
Rio: Is your friend's toe better today?
7:39 am on September 11th, 2010
Bob Loveless: I do actually love that quote of his because it seems to me that in America we are brought up to be consumers. He with the most toys wins, that sort of thing. The things that really matter, like how you nurture friends, family, the earth around you, can fade into insignificance in the rush to acquire things. That's one reason I like Chet and the rest of you dogs (and cats and humans). With you all I need to have is a desire to feel good and the willingness to realize that it just doesn't get any better than this. Chet brings me into the joy of this moment and what really matters.
7:43 am on September 11th, 2010
Toe!… Funny you should mention her toe….snort!…She is debating about whether we should walk to Grandma’s or drive. My vote doesn’t count around here and she seems to think it is a nice cool day – just right for a long walk…. Grunt!… But she is concerned that she will aggravate the injury and not be able to start working out at the fancy place near the busy place she works at….sniff!
T-FAT!…We read another chapter this morning and laughed out loud. She almost spilled her juice all over the place….Chet and Bernie are a real couple of characters in this one….snort!…Even more so than the other two books. Chet takes on the straight guy role in the most perfect way! ….heh!
7:47 am on September 11th, 2010
Dawson!… You’ve been getting all sentimental on us ever since this Quilt business started…heh… You ole softie. I wish you could convince your big sister to take more photos of it before she sends it off to Capecode!…grunt!
7:48 am on September 11th, 2010
Capecode!… That's a new one!…heh!…I hope she doesn't send it there, he will never get it!…oops!
7:54 am on September 11th, 2010
Yippee!… She decided we will be driving to go see Grandma!… snort!… We will have lunch with her (gag!) and see how she’s doing today….wheeze!… Last week there was some politician at the nursing home and he was going to give a speech. When they came to get Grandma they told her this guy was running for office and would she care to listen to him. Grandma said, “Nope. Let him run all he wants – I’m not chasing after him!”…snort!
8:00 am on September 11th, 2010
Sorry about that. I think it's the gloomy weather that goes on non-stop. I need to burn one of Siber H's zozobra marionettes.
8:13 am on September 11th, 2010
Well, YSAS says it's pretty depressing in NYC today. He went for a walk to the waterfront and that was nice. A lot of people remembering.
He'll be going to the Tower of LIght memorial tonight.
I still remember being in the shower listening to the radio talking about the first plane that hit; I thought it was a joke. I rushed in to D & Z's room and turned on the TV and there was the second.
Stunned. . .
8:37 am on September 11th, 2010
Yes, nine years ago today was horrific.
Dawson: I like what you said. I sometimes say to myself, "Chet wouldn't let this bother him so it won't bother me!" And Rio: I'm glad your friend decided to drive.
I'm going out to lunch…in the rain it seems. However, the restaurant is "inside." (Just to clarify.)
9:54 am on September 11th, 2010
Burp!… Back from another gawd awful lunch and a nice visit at the nursing home… snort!… Grandma was looking very well today which is a big relief because she has been very, very ill this past week… wheeze!…They came to realize AFTER 3 LONG DAYS that her pain medication patch had been washed off during her bath on Monday and she was feeling all the nasty effects from that….grunt! …Poor Grandma! She is a lot better today thank goodness…sniff!…She was very excited to hear that we received ‘the book’…heh!…I have to take it along and show it to her next time we visit…heeeeee!
Lunch!…I bet Stover's lunch was about a 1000 times better than our lunch…burp!…It's the kind of food that sticks with you all day long too…ugh!
12:06 pm on September 11th, 2010
From Macy's Mom…9/11 Working for American Airlines in the World Headquarters. It was very surreal in that building that day. Anytime there is a crash it is devastating, but this one…first reports said not an American flight, slight sigh of relief, then…horror upon horror at losing so many of the AA family at once. Prayers for the people…(from my post on Facebook)
12:09 pm on September 11th, 2010
Rio–just be greatful they let you eat with Grandma. You could always boycott the food! heh. Glad to hear she is feeling better.
12:18 pm on September 11th, 2010
MinPin!….Yes, I should boycott the food, but today I was hungry and temptation over-took me…snort!… One day I will have someone take a photo of the plate of ‘food’ and you guys can be the judge…heh! … I am NOT a picky eater, but even some little piggies have standards… grunt!
MinPin!… When is Belle going to get her own Avatar and sign-on to this here blog?…sniff!…I’ve been waiting patiently to hear from her again. It has been years it seems like…snuffle!… I wish there were more Pugs on this blog, guys I can relate to with my “issues”…heh!
12:32 pm on September 11th, 2010
Rio,
Check the revised post on my blog.
Staff
12:37 pm on September 11th, 2010
Rio – We had company this afternoon and Mom told them about the blog and showed them the quilt. They said there must be a lot of Pugs on the blog. (So many Pug quilt squares. Ha ha.) Mom said there's only one Pug but he just seems like a lot!
12:55 pm on September 11th, 2010
Molly!… heh!snort!heh!…Someone here always says to people we meet in the park who find me fascinating that I am a Barrelful… snicker! …. They just laugh. She never really joins in the laughter….snort!
1:20 pm on September 11th, 2010
Staff!….That is exactly what I needed to see!… whimper!… I am so entirely in your debt I cannot thank you enough even if I try to forever and forever! …sob!sob!sob!… Seeing the detail on each square is amazing! …All the little baseballs! And hopefully Sammie’s square is sparkly enough for her!… gruff! Yeep! gruff!… There are all so Excellant! … sigh!…The Charming Mr. Abrahams, Spencer, Chet and Bernie are all going to love this Quilt!….((( you hid the Kameras very well too! Excellent!)))
Now!…Did you get the special secret address in your secret decoded message box!?….snort!…The last and very important detail is to get this Perfect Quilt boxed up and mailed to the Correct Address…. snort!… Rockie and his gang will be on special Red alert watching the Quilt travel across the country the second you tell me it has been mailed….wheeze!…Hopefully, they will be back from Sturgis by tonight…Damn those Squirrels! Bunch of Party Animals…cough!…Shouldn't they be gathering and hiding nuts for the winter soon??…sniff!
2:01 pm on September 11th, 2010
STAFF!!!!!!
2:20 pm on September 11th, 2010
Melanie!…I know!…STAFF!!!
2:44 pm on September 11th, 2010
Dear Kirby: I love your eyes. I miss you.
2:51 pm on September 11th, 2010
Melanie. Took Wookie to his acupuncturist today since he seemed to be in some pain when jumping into the car and getting up after long period of laying down. Anyway, we met two giant Newfs also in for treatments today. The hysterical part was that they shook their cute little heads and spittle went flying everywhere. Their "mom" pulled out a towel and started wiping up all and asundry. Do you carry towels when you and the pack go visiting??? Is this standard equipment with Newfs? Wookie asked them if they knew The Pack and they weren't sure but thought they had heard of them.
2:55 pm on September 11th, 2010
Oh No!! Rio is going to connip about the quilt traveling halfway across the country. I don't think Rocky and his gang will be of much help. They are always drunk, but they do know how to party. You should have seen them in Santa Fe. They rode in on Harleys from Sturgis.
The Fan is our second favoite PA book. We think Rio will like it.
3:01 pm on September 11th, 2010
Staff: The quilt is absolutely wonderful. Thank you for doing this and for putting up such good pictures. Wow!
3:13 pm on September 11th, 2010
Macy, to answer a question from yesterday: Yes, I can see mountains in all 4 directions from where I live. I can see the mountains that Los Alamos is tucked away in. That whole huge area is called the Jemez or the Jemez Mountains. Except for the Sandia Mountains, which loom over Albuquerque, the Jemez Mountains are the closest to me. We go up in the Jemez a lot. Mom takes me up there to see SNOW!
Macy, if your mom is interested in Los Alamos, have her watch the movie Fat Man and Little Boy. It's a quick history of how Los Alamos came to be in those canyons. It is a famous small town with a very short history.
3:19 pm on September 11th, 2010
Kirby!…I love your eyes and your ears and I also miss you!…sniffle!
Debbie!… THANK YOU MY DEAR! …snort!…Your played a HUGE part in the over-all creation of the wonderful Quilt! Between you and Staff I am just o overwhelmed with gratitude and joy! …Thank you! Thank you !…For everything, EVERYTHING! … snorkel!
Wookie!… I bet those Newfs have heard about the famous River Bear Newfs from MA!… snort!….They are famous! Wooooo!… snort! … Did you get hit by the drool?….ugh!…Are you feeling better after your date with all those needles?…yeep!
SiberH!…What the hell are you doing here?…snort!… I thought you were gone for the whole weekend!…sniff!…You are in luck because the Rockies have just started playing against the Snakes again ….grunt!
3:32 pm on September 11th, 2010
WE FOUND THE QUILT!!! It is beautiful and a work of art. We love It!! Thank you to all who helped us with it, starting with Molly's mom who got the photos up on the blog for us, Wookie's mom who got the photos on the fabric (somehow…it is magic to us) and to Staff who worked so hard on the whole thing. We appreciate it!
Sam, your square is perfect, Stover's motto is really pretty, and we sure have a lot of pugs on the blog. hee hee Just kidding, Rio. We love your squares and as we said before, your friend is not a no talent.
3:37 pm on September 11th, 2010
My mom just finished The Fan. She really enjoyed it, but Rio, it is also pretty dark, so your friend may have some trouble with it.
Siber, mom is so jealous of you to be surrounded by those beautiful mountains. She says they are so different from her beloved Colorado Rockies, just magical, the light was just perfect on them.
We may just shut the computer down, the mouse has stopped working, which is not a problem for me, but Mom is connipping.
Belle is still debating about joining the blog. She can be very difficult sometimes. In fact, she spent some time in time out this afternoon for snapping at the rest of us who wanted to see and squeak the new stuffingless toys we got today. They are not just for her, but try telling her that. She scared the pups, they don't like when Aunt Belle yells at them.
3:41 pm on September 11th, 2010
Wöökie! Yes, we carry towels. And we throw them to people as they come to visit.
The sons' SOs have learned to wear old clothes here. When I went for my mini-vacation, I told YSAS's SO that she made that dress she was wearing beautiful. She laughed and said, "Well I do have clothes besides the jeans and tee shirts you usually see me in!"
3:47 pm on September 11th, 2010
MinPin!… I am liking Belle the more I hear about her!… She’s grumpy and grouchy and she scares youngsters! ….snort!!…Her and I could become good friends I think…heh!…Where does she stand on baseball?
3:48 pm on September 11th, 2010
What am I doing here…Well. Husky Rescue had a long half day yesterday and a really long day today. They are not going back tomorrow because it is too hot for the huskies. My mom is half dead from being leashed all day to a young male husky that is nuts but loveable. Her arm and her shoulder may need PT. Mom saw two different guys that had on Rockies t-shirts and talked to them, while leashed to this dog that was trying to pull her to the North Pole.
Wookie, we hope the acupunture helped and that you are feeling better.
Rio, how is your friend's toe? That hurts and makes walking difficult. Mom had to top half of her foot ran over by one tire on her truck once. It took awhile to get better.
3:52 pm on September 11th, 2010
Melanie!….Clarkson’s gal was probably glad to see you not covered in dog hair and drool for a change too!…heh!…Newfs, you got to love them….snort!….How is Bess doing these days? She never writes, she never calls, I’m feeling like a Dear Rio breakup call is coming soon….sniffle!
3:57 pm on September 11th, 2010
SiberH!….Sounds like you were a “Barrelful” for your friend too!…snort!…Way to go Pal!..heh!… I’m glad you are home safe and sound and didn’t’ escape to Alaska! ….Oooer! … This reminds me of something I need to check out for you!…grunt!
4:29 pm on September 11th, 2010
Wöökie, hope the pains are better. I went to the acupuncturist this week and he really helped me.
Bess is getting fit, Riö. She starts to exercise this week. The insulin is doing great. She is very interested in what she is reading about Belle.
Speaking of Newf hair:
Story one: When OTAS went off to college, Zoë took Newf hair and put it into an envelope and sent it to him.
Story two: When Dan and Zoë went to visit dog-less friends, by the end of the visit the room they were given had Newf hair on the rugs and in the corners. AND, D & Z didn't take a dog with them.
Siber-H! Hurrah for Rescue!! Zoë has a certain leash she uses with the stronger nuts when she goes for a walk. I think it's called the Wacky Walkr. Using rubber with a steel cable inside, it doesn't let the dog pull your arm out of your shoulder. We have a coupler to walk two of the nuts together. Then if they decide to go in opposite directions they are pulling against each other and not her.
Works great, considering the smallest Newf outweighs her and two together, well you get the picture. Once our foundation bitch, Jamie (waiting at the Rainbow bridge, maybe FK has seen her) decided to run after a truck that had a dog making rude comments out the window. Zoë ended up sitting on the ground, with the leash wrapped around a fence post, just to hold her. Jamie was a show dog and never really "leashed trained" or used to living in a house. We got her when she was four.
4:43 pm on September 11th, 2010
Melanie!…Please tell Bess that Belle and I are just casual acquaintances – not even good friends!…snort!… I loved the story of Dan and Zoe shedding Newf fur in their friends’ home …heh!
Psssst!….(((( Bess and Belle both start with a ‘B’)))
4:52 pm on September 11th, 2010
Melanie, mom has never heard of that type of leash but she will look into it. Husky Rescue needs something to help with some of those totally untrained, wild huskies they rescue. There is a very good trainer that will work with the dog and its new owners for free once it is adopted. Some of them will just need a little training that mom feels she could do, but some of those dogs are deadly on a leash, which mom does not feel qualified to train. Professional help is necessary.
Me, I am very well behaved on a leash. It is one of my good points.
4:56 pm on September 11th, 2010
Rio, I don't like CarGo not being in this game, but I am sure he needs a rest.
4:58 pm on September 11th, 2010
Staff, what a wonderful quilt!! It is just fantastic. And thanks to Abbie for testing it for us. We can't tell you how much those of us on "Team NoTalent" appreciate the extra work you and Wookie's Mom did so we could be included in this special project. We're sure SQ/PA, Admin, Chet and Bernie will love it.
Such a sad day of memories. We can't believe it has been 9 years. Our Grandmother used to say that people "of an age" would always remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Our generation will always remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard of the attack on the Towers.
5:02 pm on September 11th, 2010
Hey!… My friend just got invited to England to visit one of her friends who live by the Thames…snort!…Leave me out of that plane ride – no way in hell will I go over there…grunt! …She would though, she loves England…sniff!… Who wants to go with her??? …sniff!.
SiberH!… Cargo really needs some rest!…snort!…Everyone forgets that because he is young, but he is way over-do for a good rest…snort!.
5:08 pm on September 11th, 2010
Rio, your friend should go to England, period. She can come back and tell us all about it, or, hmmm, she could send us messages from England.
5:14 pm on September 11th, 2010
SiberH!…She has done this trip 3 times before, but never alone, so NO she probably would not go alone, even though there are ‘people’ over there to meet and greet her…snort!… She may change her mind, but time will tell…snuff!… She really just wants a friend to travel and see the sights with. England is always more special when you know the crazy locals!…heh!
5:30 pm on September 11th, 2010
Rockies!…Wow, there are 48,000 people at the game tonight!… woooo!…It is Rocktember here!!!…heh!….Very exciting times for my team!…snort!… Score is 2 – 1 Rockies top of the 8th…wheeze!
Plunder On!…Through the DAMN BLOG BUG once again!…grumble!
5:58 pm on September 11th, 2010
Rio, I think that if your friend can't find someone to go with her, she should just go anyway. She won't know whether she likes traveling like that until she tries it. Since she already knows people in England, it wouldn't be like she was all alone once she got here.
We can kind of speak from experience because mom will go camping, hiking and four-wheeling by herself in the West. Well, ok, she never goes without her dog, which she feels is company enough. My crazy mom likes to do this. Even though one has to be very cautious when traveling alone, tell your friend she would be very surprised at the interesting people she will meet. We think your friend is probably outgoing enough to do this, and we know she is intelligent enough to do this. Tell her to just think about it.
6:00 pm on September 11th, 2010
oh choke…the Rockies need to get out of this inning.
6:07 pm on September 11th, 2010
WOO WOO Rockies Won!
Good Night Friends! Mom can stay awake no longer, and I need her to get her rest so she can get me to the dog park in the morning.
6:17 pm on September 11th, 2010
Chorkel!…They got out of the inning okay!….Woooo!… Rockies Win Again!…Watch out East Coast!…snort!…Red Sox in particular!…sniff!
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Toe!…She almost posted her toe, but thought better of it…heh!
6:33 pm on September 11th, 2010
Go Rockies! And thanks to everone for asking about me, I am feeling a whole better after seeing my acupunturist. BTW, the Newfs were really awesome. Wookie
6:52 pm on September 11th, 2010
Wookie!…. We are this close to bedtime….yawn!…I have to talk to you about the Book!… So please sometime tomorrow, check your special scrambled message device…snort!… No message sent yet but it will be on its way tomorrow…YAWN!
Goodnight all!…pug kisses and slaps!…heh!
7:02 pm on September 11th, 2010
For the second night the Rangers game is taking forever. Hopefully we won't have to go 13 innings tonight. There was a 52 minute rain delay and our Angie left the game (unthinkable) early to go to another engagement. So now at 11 she is headed out again. When she comes in late we feel it is our duty to let mom and dad know, even if it is 4 am.
Belle says Hellloooo Rio!
8:47 pm on September 11th, 2010
Woot-woot, Yankees load the bases with Rangers, then hit the next batter to win the game. Hellllo, playoffs!
7:26 pm on March 8th, 2011
this page looks buggy using my phone.