tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post5890359602385511459..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: HE'S GONE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL TODAYJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-64079978762484871792016-03-20T16:56:57.058-04:002016-03-20T16:56:57.058-04:00Thank you, dear Coffee Lady.Thank you, dear Coffee Lady.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-16079633042525263512016-03-20T16:56:33.162-04:002016-03-20T16:56:33.162-04:00Blue, the thing is that we reach a point in our li...Blue, the thing is that we reach a point in our lives when many of the important people to us, especially when we were growing up, reach the age that they die. I don't want to make you more depressed, but the rest of our lives will be filled with deaths.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-86664613691940576362016-03-20T06:53:02.631-04:002016-03-20T06:53:02.631-04:00I Know. It's just that I've seen so many g...<b>I Know.</b> It's just that I've seen so many great people died within, what, one freakin' year.Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-8688038046382407762016-03-13T19:49:09.473-04:002016-03-13T19:49:09.473-04:00beautiful post. beautiful post. Debby https://www.blogger.com/profile/02574297621214864538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-59935487566519415432016-03-13T19:14:27.217-04:002016-03-13T19:14:27.217-04:00But Blue--he lives forever! He's immortal in m...But Blue--he lives forever! He's immortal in more than one way. Try not to be depressed. Pat wouldn't want you to be sad. He'd tell you to read one of his books.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-62890435310669263162016-03-13T19:13:13.587-04:002016-03-13T19:13:13.587-04:00I read that he announced on his blog in the middle...I read that he announced on his blog in the middle of February that he had pancreatic cancer. It was a very fast moving cancer that took his life quickly.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-48203777756605467872016-03-13T19:12:13.814-04:002016-03-13T19:12:13.814-04:00Me, too. He was a joy.Me, too. He was a joy.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-53215155241782283092016-03-13T19:11:37.711-04:002016-03-13T19:11:37.711-04:00One article said that he was 150 pages into a nove...One article said that he was 150 pages into a novel and that it will be finished. That disappoints me because only Pat can write like Pat.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-79485585673568374622016-03-13T16:43:52.740-04:002016-03-13T16:43:52.740-04:00So depressing. :(<b>So depressing.</b> :(Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-23456876294487579892016-03-12T18:56:11.833-05:002016-03-12T18:56:11.833-05:00I remember hearing he was sick but it seems it was...I remember hearing he was sick but it seems it wasn't that long ago. Very sad. Prince of Tides was a wonderful book.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-11031126532103871872016-03-12T11:29:48.484-05:002016-03-12T11:29:48.484-05:00A beautiful tribute. I'm so glad you got to m...A beautiful tribute. I'm so glad you got to meet him.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-66186625767650462142016-03-12T07:13:44.059-05:002016-03-12T07:13:44.059-05:00He was indeed one of the great ones.He was indeed one of the great ones.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-76696256455478182072016-03-11T22:43:07.171-05:002016-03-11T22:43:07.171-05:00Definitely one of my favourite authors and he wrot...Definitely one of my favourite authors and he wrote my favourite book, Beach Music. I wrote a tribute on my blog and his media team got in touch and sent me a video tribute to post. How sweet! I hate to think there's no more Pat Conroy novels coming out. :-(Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-17905327981637462792016-03-11T18:51:41.267-05:002016-03-11T18:51:41.267-05:00Apparently it was a fast moving cancer, or maybe h...Apparently it was a fast moving cancer, or maybe he was sick for quite some time and wouldn't admit to it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-12303150608403026292016-03-11T18:50:57.412-05:002016-03-11T18:50:57.412-05:00Oh, yes. I'll never forget reading that book. ...Oh, yes. I'll never forget reading that book. It couldn't have been long after he wrote it. I was quite young but always reading books that adults said I couldn't understand. Like Portnoy's Complain. My mother paid no attention to what I checked out of the library.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-54715001716271411402016-03-11T18:49:13.171-05:002016-03-11T18:49:13.171-05:00I didn't feel the loss as strongly with Harper...I didn't feel the loss as strongly with Harper Lee because she already seemed dead.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-88182194990060542982016-03-11T18:48:30.786-05:002016-03-11T18:48:30.786-05:00I think all women love the dog food scene. I think all women love the dog food scene. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-89278394164386729032016-03-11T18:47:52.729-05:002016-03-11T18:47:52.729-05:00You and your famous people. Is Johnny half as gorg...You and your famous people. Is Johnny half as gorgeous in person as he is in movies? He started out in L.A. with a band, to little success. It was Nic Cage who told him to try acting. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-13819869994394298382016-03-11T18:45:50.176-05:002016-03-11T18:45:50.176-05:00I longed to visit Beaufort.I longed to visit Beaufort.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-7137196485614656392016-03-11T18:45:26.083-05:002016-03-11T18:45:26.083-05:00Thank you, Linda Kay. I'm sad that he has an u...Thank you, Linda Kay. I'm sad that he has an unfinished novel.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-17343807379975325582016-03-11T18:45:00.209-05:002016-03-11T18:45:00.209-05:00Much of his writing was autobiographical. Pat also...Much of his writing was autobiographical. Pat also made amends with his father. After Pat wrote The Great Santini, his father set out to become more Santini and less Donald Conroy. He delighted in Pat's success and would autograph copies of his son's writing.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-71312336410653686552016-03-11T18:43:07.833-05:002016-03-11T18:43:07.833-05:00Thank you, Debra. Keep seeking.Thank you, Debra. Keep seeking.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-20837351672017905122016-03-11T18:42:48.371-05:002016-03-11T18:42:48.371-05:00Yes, Hilary, I have a great love for him. First di...Yes, Hilary, I have a great love for him. First discovered him when he was so young, and I was a child.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-63477240452960510182016-03-11T18:41:55.777-05:002016-03-11T18:41:55.777-05:00Researchers have made so much progress against can...Researchers have made so much progress against cancer. For that we can be grateful, and I am grateful we had Pat as long as we did. He was nice and absolutely hilarious. I said to him, The greatest humor comes from pain. That was my only comment to which he did not respond.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-61642062208606289092016-03-11T16:30:24.551-05:002016-03-11T16:30:24.551-05:00I was surprised he was only seventy when he died. ...I was surprised he was only seventy when he died. Too young.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com