Comments for Stumbling Into Jews

Comment on Missing A Beat by markcohen12

markcohen12 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:17:25 +0000

you can reach me at markcohen12@gmail.com

Comment on You can lose your mind, when cousins — are two of a kind by Allen Lowe

Allen Lowe — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:04:06 +0000

Strange to read this heading as that damned sitcom song was in my head all last week – “Patty loves to rock and roll, a hot dog makes her lose control” – but still the importance of this genetic connection must remain. Maybe the goyim, in labeling us, contemptously or not, smart Jews, have the right idea. Nature or nurture? Sitcoms or the 6 o’clock news?
-Allen Lowe

Comment on Allan Sherman, Overweight Sensation by markcohen12

markcohen12 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:30:00 +0000

Yes, and I am in touch with him. But thank you!

Comment on Allan Sherman, Overweight Sensation by Susan

Susan — Sun, 16 May 2010 06:25:10 +0000

Allan Sherman had a son, Robert (not the composer), who seems to have gone to a high school in Hollywood –

http://unihi61.com/Hollywood.htm

- and who also seems to have online links.

Comment on Great high school newspapers by markcohen12

markcohen12 — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:18:18 +0000

Hi EJ,

Sorry for my slow reply. Yes, Bronx Science is a brainy mathy group. I say this with some bitter envy, because math was my Waterloo in high school and beyond, and later successes in writing have not fully erased that sense of humiliating ineffectualness in math class. But I was more turned on by the buoyant spirit of play and confidence. It’s only the most attractive thing on earth.

Comment on Great high school newspapers by ej

ej — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:47:49 +0000

I stumbled across your site through your comment on Bruce. There is a top notch mathematician at the U. of Illinois who takes great pride in posting the mathematical discoveries of the Bronx HS of Science math teams.I kvell whenever I read stories of ordinary people who are really extraordinary intellectually.

Comment on Allan Sherman news: His very first Jewish song parody by Kathy Guy

Kathy Guy — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:18:06 +0000

I would like to perform one of his parodies (Shine on Harvey Bloom) in my barbershop quartet, we don’t really make a profit. Do you know of any family member I need to get permission from?

Thanks.

Comment on Battle of Clay Shirky’s self-aggrandizing jerks: Seymour Krim vs. Norman Mailer by markcohen12

markcohen12 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:26:54 +0000

You’re welcome. I ran into Shirky’s post by finding someone “inspired” by it who urged visitors to read his great article. It wasn’t great.

Comment on Battle of Clay Shirky’s self-aggrandizing jerks: Seymour Krim vs. Norman Mailer by Greg

Greg — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:31:52 +0000

Thanks. You pointed out an all-too-common phenomenon…

Comment on Does anyone still read Saul Bellow? by markcohen12

markcohen12 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:33:05 +0000

Glad to have every Bellow fan I can get. Welcome aboard.