Comments on: Dan Wakefield http://www.pifmagazine.com/2004/04/dan-wakefield/ The Arts and Technology Magazine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Autobiography memoir soul spiritual writing http://www.pifmagazine.com/2004/04/dan-wakefield/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Autobiography memoir soul spiritual writing Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:03:58 +0000 http://pif_wp.test/?p=722#comment-400 [...] Dan Wakefield ~ interviewed by Derek Alger | Pif Magazine 6 Apr 2004. A Spiritual Memoir, and Spiritually Incorrect: Finding God in All the Wrong Places.. He has taught in the writing programs at Boston University,.. I took a course he did in “Religious Autobiography” and the piece I Dan Wakefield ~ interviewed by Derek Alger | Pif Magazine [...] [...] Dan Wakefield ~ interviewed by Derek Alger | Pif Magazine 6 Apr 2004. A Spiritual Memoir, and Spiritually Incorrect: Finding God in All the Wrong Places.. He has taught in the writing programs at Boston University,.. I took a course he did in “Religious Autobiography” and the piece I Dan Wakefield ~ interviewed by Derek Alger | Pif Magazine [...]

]]> By: Tony Cappa http://www.pifmagazine.com/2004/04/dan-wakefield/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Tony Cappa Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:04:49 +0000 http://pif_wp.test/?p=722#comment-91 your literary pal Sam Astrachan was an acquaintence of mine at Stuyvesant High school in manhatten in the late forties...we continued in touch through some of his Columbia college time...<br>as to his writing......it had a certain polish, but its failing was that it lacked any real "heart'.....there was no conflict of principles, or emotions, probably because sam was basically a self centered egotist who was contemptuous of his fellow creatures..........he once described himself to me, on my request as we walked along 42nd street in NY one night........."when I'm alone, I feel like a lion, with all of its strength.......but then when I'm with people, it all goes away........"<br><br>we were both in our mid teens.........He was very ambitious, but expected to be discovered for his perceived talented brilliance........I guess youthful arrogance would best descrived his stance.....<br>An End to Dying, which had the prestigious at the time, Look Magazine, describe him as a new Thomas Wolf, with picture and all, was a good first outing, but only by half. The second half of the book was a shallow autobiography, without much "heart" to commend it, and why I believe the book as a whole, didn't rattle any cages, or move any emotional responses. <br>He once introduced me to one of the attendees of the annual meeting of the Astrachans, as his<br>friend, from an Astrachan branch in Ethiopia............God only knows what humor or other emotion he got from that................I was impressed as a young sicilian 20yr old, at the number of Astrachans that Sam told me me once a year, to discuss family business or needs...........there were several hundred attendees from all over...........to have rediscovered him after 60 yrs, and finding him to look like an older Enest Hemingway, white beard, crumpled fishing hat and all,<br>reading that he was married to a French sculptress, and with a son Issac, named after his<br>father.............is an ancillary benefit of the Internet............now that I have a list of his later works,<br>it should be interesting to read what he later produced. your literary pal Sam Astrachan was an acquaintence of mine at Stuyvesant High school in manhatten in the late forties…we continued in touch through some of his Columbia college time…
as to his writing……it had a certain polish, but its failing was that it lacked any real “heart'…..there was no conflict of principles, or emotions, probably because sam was basically a self centered egotist who was contemptuous of his fellow creatures……….he once described himself to me, on my request as we walked along 42nd street in NY one night………”when I'm alone, I feel like a lion, with all of its strength…….but then when I'm with people, it all goes away……..”

we were both in our mid teens………He was very ambitious, but expected to be discovered for his perceived talented brilliance……..I guess youthful arrogance would best descrived his stance…..
An End to Dying, which had the prestigious at the time, Look Magazine, describe him as a new Thomas Wolf, with picture and all, was a good first outing, but only by half. The second half of the book was a shallow autobiography, without much “heart” to commend it, and why I believe the book as a whole, didn't rattle any cages, or move any emotional responses.
He once introduced me to one of the attendees of the annual meeting of the Astrachans, as his
friend, from an Astrachan branch in Ethiopia…………God only knows what humor or other emotion he got from that…………….I was impressed as a young sicilian 20yr old, at the number of Astrachans that Sam told me me once a year, to discuss family business or needs………..there were several hundred attendees from all over………..to have rediscovered him after 60 yrs, and finding him to look like an older Enest Hemingway, white beard, crumpled fishing hat and all,
reading that he was married to a French sculptress, and with a son Issac, named after his
father………….is an ancillary benefit of the Internet…………now that I have a list of his later works,
it should be interesting to read what he later produced.

]]> By: RustyB http://www.pifmagazine.com/2004/04/dan-wakefield/comment-page-1/#comment-26 RustyB Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:00:21 +0000 http://pif_wp.test/?p=722#comment-26 Thanks Derek and Dan. NY in the 50s is a terrific book--I've read and re-read it. As is Going All the Way.<br><br>Interesting note on Salter, too. I had to begin a Sport and a Pastime three times before I got into it. Haven't yet tried any other Salter though. Thanks Derek and Dan. NY in the 50s is a terrific book–I've read and re-read it. As is Going All the Way.

Interesting note on Salter, too. I had to begin a Sport and a Pastime three times before I got into it. Haven't yet tried any other Salter though.

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