tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post5558368374592631452..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: The Mysterious Edward GoreyJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-36129487061975014162010-08-09T22:12:37.764-04:002010-08-09T22:12:37.764-04:00That's great, Diane! More Gorey fans are born....That's great, Diane! More Gorey fans are born.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-63428472023642907342010-08-09T21:02:06.317-04:002010-08-09T21:02:06.317-04:00Well, I went to Google Maps, and lo and behold - Y...Well, I went to Google Maps, and lo and behold - Yarmouth Port is not near Cape Cod - it's on it. I texted my wasinlaw and asked him if he knew of Edward Gorey. He texted back 'Yes!' and started quoting the Ghashly Crumb Tinies. I told him about Gorey's house and sent him a link to this site (though he's at work at the moment). My 13 yr old grandson was here, so I showed Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500345360900905162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-88162056130949754832010-08-09T20:56:33.947-04:002010-08-09T20:56:33.947-04:00Lil, I haven't really watched too many with Al...Lil, I haven't really watched too many with Alan Cumming. I guess I'll have to give him another chance.<br /><br />Diane, your grandkids absolutely would love him. I know my children "got" his humor despite the fact that it's macabre.<br /><br />Marlyn, I did love Diana Rigg as host.<br /><br />Mare, I couldn't even begin to guess what that would cost, but it would be aJulia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-62867513181174378842010-08-09T19:35:48.455-04:002010-08-09T19:35:48.455-04:00I love Edward Gorey and beleive I began when you d...I love Edward Gorey and beleive I began when you did with Mystery! I have several of his books and long to have a signed print. Maybe someday.Mare Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-49244441317354334112010-08-09T18:54:50.942-04:002010-08-09T18:54:50.942-04:00I discovered Gorey through PBS as well, though it ...I discovered Gorey through PBS as well, though it wasn't until the Diana Rigg years. I'm proud to say that I introduced my stepdaughter to him, and she's become quite a fan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487464497446199247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-30225749880497871312010-08-09T18:02:53.292-04:002010-08-09T18:02:53.292-04:00I, too, miss Gorey's wonderful intros to Myste...I, too, miss Gorey's wonderful intros to Mystery. Though I had no idea who had done them. I'll have to look out for some of his works. I know my grandkids would find them wonderfully funny. I'll have to go to Google and check out where Yarmouthport is in relation to Cape Cod. My former son-in-law is from there and his parents are still there. In fact, my granddaughter is there Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500345360900905162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-7112590958854517782010-08-09T17:17:24.649-04:002010-08-09T17:17:24.649-04:00Thank you for this reminder. Although I really lik...Thank you for this reminder. Although I really like Alan Cumming, the Gorey opening was just wonderful. I still have a Mystery tote bag with those wonderful figures. Sometimes new is not better.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-3828919660455403352010-08-09T15:40:51.551-04:002010-08-09T15:40:51.551-04:00Yes, I miss it.Yes, I miss it.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-46980412264274141572010-08-09T15:31:08.215-04:002010-08-09T15:31:08.215-04:00Ah, Gorey -- creepy without being, well gory.
Whe...Ah, Gorey -- creepy without being, well gory.<br /><br />When I worked in bookstores in the late 1970s and early 1980s, two collections -- Amphigorey and Amphigorey, Too -- were popular. And despite the obvious appeal to teens and 20somethings, older readers liked him, too. Something in us loves a rhyme, and a line drawing, and a humorous touch of the macabre.<br /><br />Leslie <br />Leslie Budewitzhttp://www.lawandfiction.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-90207584658891788872010-08-09T15:06:05.896-04:002010-08-09T15:06:05.896-04:00What a terrific opening. Classic.What a terrific opening. Classic.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-28652028427056629042010-08-09T14:46:01.288-04:002010-08-09T14:46:01.288-04:00Y.L.,
Don't go to the trouble--just buy the p...Y.L.,<br /><br />Don't go to the trouble--just buy the poster, which must be very reasonably priced on Amazon. It really is fun in a classroom.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59681691903311047602010-08-09T14:08:07.295-04:002010-08-09T14:08:07.295-04:00I mean Gashlycrumb*! oops!I mean Gashlycrumb*! oops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48357599144217387812010-08-09T14:01:44.209-04:002010-08-09T14:01:44.209-04:00I love the Ghastly Crumb Tinies! I'm thinking ...I love the Ghastly Crumb Tinies! I'm thinking of photocopying and laminating each page separately and hanging it up over my blackboard, the way that some elementary school teachers hang up the alphabet. Do you think that is going to work?<br /><br />Y.L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-5753819433490563322010-08-09T10:46:59.639-04:002010-08-09T10:46:59.639-04:00He is so delightfully macabre. That sounds like a...He is so delightfully macabre. That sounds like a perfect pencil cup for a mystery writer, Sandra!<br /><br />Sheila, what a neat tour that must be. I'm guessing visitors to your house are never at a loss for things to do.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-50408912356432618752010-08-09T09:41:26.263-04:002010-08-09T09:41:26.263-04:00I love Gorey's work! I still have a Mystery! m...I love Gorey's work! I still have a Mystery! mug I bought years ago from PBS. When it's cold, you see only the woman on the chaise and the cat on the big ottoman (or whatever it is), but when hot liquid is added, the Mystery! logo becomes visible -- along with the villain lurking behind a curtain. The handle is broken off the mug now, and the background images have become permanently Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-68754508218868270212010-08-09T08:09:11.869-04:002010-08-09T08:09:11.869-04:00Gorey's work is delightful.
We live not far f...Gorey's work is delightful.<br /><br />We live not far from his home in Yarmouthport, MA, which I have toured several times. It's filled with the many small things he collected and scattered everywhere. What is so interesting is that you can look at them collectively and see his style in them (there are many curved and round things).<br /><br />(And if you're in the neighborhood, Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.com