tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post114617388772631203..comments2024-03-07T17:13:54.927-05:00Comments on A Fuse #8 Production: Podcast Edition: Why Am I Laughing?fusenumber8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146235397136213272006-04-28T10:43:00.000-04:002006-04-28T10:43:00.000-04:00If it had any redeeming qualities beyond the title...<I>If it had any redeeming qualities beyond the title I should be very surprised indeed.</I><BR/><BR/>Ha! <BR/><BR/>Oh, it’s not bad exactly, but you’d be surprised how dull a pirate/vampire fusion can be. Or perhaps you wouldn't.<BR/><BR/>I picked it up, as I'm sure everyone will, entirely because of the (solid gold) title. I remember being disappointed almost immediately when I turned it over and read (something like) "The year is 2565".<BR/><BR/>Your idea for a shanty, by the way, was remarkably prescient...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146232665605733972006-04-28T09:57:00.000-04:002006-04-28T09:57:00.000-04:00Brilliant concept! How'd I miss that one?Brilliant concept! How'd I miss that one?Don Tate IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616878926865387399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146229732786567332006-04-28T09:08:00.000-04:002006-04-28T09:08:00.000-04:00Well OF COURSE it wasn't very good. It's name is ...Well OF COURSE it wasn't very good. It's name is "Vampirates". If it had any redeeming qualities beyond the title I should be very surprised indeed. That won't stop the kids (and their librarians) from reading it though. <BR/><BR/>So how bad is it exactly? Can you give me a "worst moment" example? Are there vampirate songs? Yo ho ho and a bottle of blood type stuff?fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146219379083456002006-04-28T06:16:00.000-04:002006-04-28T06:16:00.000-04:00[smugmode="on"]We Brits have already read it. We ...[smugmode="on"]<BR/><BR/>We Brits have already read it. We read it <I>ages</I> ago.<BR/><BR/>[smugmode="off"]<BR/><BR/>Sadly, it wasn't very good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146196559711428632006-04-27T23:55:00.000-04:002006-04-27T23:55:00.000-04:00And it'll be arriving just in time for Halloween. ...And it'll be arriving just in time for Halloween. Can't wait!Disco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146189279443127452006-04-27T21:54:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:54:00.000-04:00That title is excellent, Fuse! I want it!That title is excellent, Fuse! I want it!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146179431409979202006-04-27T19:10:00.000-04:002006-04-27T19:10:00.000-04:00There's also a book near and dear to my heart: Gre...There's also a book near and dear to my heart: Gregory the Terrible Eater (Sharmat/Aruego). That Gregory is NOT your average goat.Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146177729285185512006-04-27T18:42:00.000-04:002006-04-27T18:42:00.000-04:00Fussy eating? Well, there's always Lauren Child's...Fussy eating? Well, there's always Lauren Child's, "I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato". I'm a big fan of that one. And there's one that involves an old hippie rabbit who never eats his carrots. The name escapes me. I'll ponder the problem.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146177628420459862006-04-27T18:40:00.000-04:002006-04-27T18:40:00.000-04:00Not Fuse 8, but what about "The Seven Silly Eaters...Not Fuse 8, but what about "The Seven Silly Eaters" by Mary Ann Hoberman and "I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato" by Lauren Child, and "Gregory the Terrible Eater" by Mitchell Sharmat, which I think was a Reading Rainbow book. Of the three, the first is my kids' favorite, and I'm inclined to agree; it's the only one that we actually own. I'm sure Robert Munsch has covered the subject, but...Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17697320319544886978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146175978452743872006-04-27T18:12:00.000-04:002006-04-27T18:12:00.000-04:00Hee-hee-heeI thought it should be a vampy girl pir...Hee-hee-hee<BR/><BR/>I thought it should be a vampy girl pirate on the cover...<BR/><BR/>Fuselet, a little off topic, but can you direct me to picture book titles of stories describing fussy eating? I thought of Jane Yolan's dinosaur book, Russell Hoban's Bread and Jam for Frances...can you name any others?<BR/><BR/>KTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1146175525126895012006-04-27T18:05:00.000-04:002006-04-27T18:05:00.000-04:00what tha......?It's a floor wax! No, it's a desser...what tha......?<BR/><BR/>It's a floor wax! No, it's a dessert topping!webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02111147106670737578noreply@blogger.com