tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.comments2024-03-15T07:36:42.852-04:00MaxminimusADGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comBlogger10819125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-7340251912349026532023-01-08T13:16:12.040-05:002023-01-08T13:16:12.040-05:00Max, I've never seen you look better, congratu...Max, I've never seen you look better, congratulations. The facial and cranial hair is devastatingly handsome, as well. Cheers to you and Ms. Golden Hair in 2023! Your devoted fan, Flo. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-65969569532010596372023-01-06T15:08:13.668-05:002023-01-06T15:08:13.668-05:00Welcome back! I'm glad you're posting agai...Welcome back! I'm glad you're posting again. I'm eager to hear more about your yoga journey. The clothes and daughter posts were great too. Cheers.John R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-82106017119169561922023-01-03T22:22:55.762-05:002023-01-03T22:22:55.762-05:00Am very happy to see this post. Happy New Year to ...Am very happy to see this post. Happy New Year to you and yours.Claire M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714407719530073304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-84114463395489871552023-01-03T19:07:57.984-05:002023-01-03T19:07:57.984-05:00I'm glad to see you posting again, and am even...I'm glad to see you posting again, and am even more glad you are getting your health back. There's nothing more valuable than that. I still visit here from time to time to read your old stories, as I was late to the game on your blogging. I'm sad to hear you don't wear much of your old clothing any more - hopefully you have a change of heart. I'd love to see more posted here - if you're inclined to do so. You're a good writer, and I like much of your old stuff. RWKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-67132355478051493852021-04-10T01:37:52.363-04:002021-04-10T01:37:52.363-04:00I was KA order at CofC; lots of cocaine and xanax ...I was KA order at CofC; lots of cocaine and xanax with tridelt, adpi, kd, and chi o! <br /><br />Cheers!J. Thomas Sullivan Magnum IVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-6007530502691596672020-12-31T16:06:37.892-05:002020-12-31T16:06:37.892-05:00I loved the Chinese disco!! Aka chi di on fri! Tho...I loved the Chinese disco!! Aka chi di on fri! Those were the best days of my life! Shaghing with boys who's names I cant remember who wore madras! And drinking cheap AF gin and tonics! I still have a piece of the tacky wallpaper from the hallways! Miss those days so much!!Lisa Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190977370393542160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-6528822386790013672020-07-18T17:25:36.440-04:002020-07-18T17:25:36.440-04:00Thanks everyone for your comments. I feel like I h...Thanks everyone for your comments. I feel like I have a zillion more stories to write and some days I think I'm on the cusp of cranking this thing back up. Who knows? Sort of thinking that I'll leave this legacy blog as is and maybe just start another one.<br /><br />Thanks again!ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-14913988229851697522020-07-13T18:51:59.171-04:002020-07-13T18:51:59.171-04:00So glad I stopped by and received a 2020 Father...So glad I stopped by and received a 2020 Father's Day update. Can't believe your daughter is now a college junior! Like everyone else, I re-read your Sept. 2010 "Trad Dad" post and was reminded once again of how I've missed your writing. Glad that all seems to be as well as can be expected.Arinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-37930465076689889252020-06-28T18:18:05.126-04:002020-06-28T18:18:05.126-04:00Hello friend! I am so glad that you posted and tha...Hello friend! I am so glad that you posted and that things are going so well. I can't wait to read more from you....<br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-70167486856510525032020-06-26T11:16:57.874-04:002020-06-26T11:16:57.874-04:00Loved it then, still love it now. Lost my dad thre...Loved it then, still love it now. Lost my dad three years ago, buried him at Arlington National. Fraught relationship in my early years, his devotion to me later made all the difference. I'm forever glad we had that chance. <br /><br />I see you on the GW Parkway now and again near Alexandria. If a pepper white Mini with black stripes zooms past and honks, that'll be me. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053417617875643416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-88841984665114116892020-06-23T11:38:57.087-04:002020-06-23T11:38:57.087-04:00As like so many people, my relationship with my fa...As like so many people, my relationship with my father was limited and frustrating. He was a brilliant man who never appreciated any of his gifts because they were overwhelmed by his demons. I inherited many of his gifts and none of his demons for which I am grateful. But I read your piece (and so beautiful, I miss you on blogger), and I came away with the same sad that you feel about your father. It’s a story that is missing chapters. It’s like you picked up a book that had a bunch of pages ripped out, chapters with no end, chapters with the middle yanked out, and the ending also missing. It’s a story that’s both unfinished and perhaps parts of it unwritten. But you’ll never know. I’ll never know. Again, good to see you.Clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-79157948509530115662020-06-22T20:08:50.474-04:002020-06-22T20:08:50.474-04:00"So Dad…Onward…In your shadow."
Darling..."So Dad…Onward…In your shadow."<br /><br />Darling Max, you made me weep with this extraordinary essay a decade ago and now, reading it again, I'm still in the same place, all these years later. How wonderful to hear your voice again. I agree with the "blind" commenter ahead of me, "your writing is some of the most luminous I have been fortunate to discover." Take care, precious man. <br /><br />-FloAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142154064053830174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-40887993267324034412020-02-04T05:56:02.954-05:002020-02-04T05:56:02.954-05:00Great blog lovely photos!Great blog lovely photos!chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12209563102549192410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-91280536677555408932019-07-13T13:51:50.529-04:002019-07-13T13:51:50.529-04:00Stop not posting! We want you back, in all your fu...Stop not posting! We want you back, in all your fuzzy glory.Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-75925821341363384272019-05-13T06:14:15.672-04:002019-05-13T06:14:15.672-04:00Great article, nice images!Great article, nice images!chrishttp://www.photorestorationretouching.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-54105522962091111222019-04-21T08:23:18.994-04:002019-04-21T08:23:18.994-04:00Had hoped to ask you this question via Tumblr, but...Had hoped to ask you this question via Tumblr, but they make you login now and I don't have an account. <br /><br />In collecting Vanity Fair caricatures, have you come across any good sources of 1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s US or international political caricatures? I'm thinking the sort of thing you'd see in the NYRB or some or in DC waiting room magazines? <br /><br />I have no idea where to start except maybe that print store off of M Street in Georgetown. And even then, need to educate myself. <br /><br />MANY thanks if you have any thoughts, I enjoy your writing both at the old blog and on the Tumblr. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-87078976590196689132018-11-30T01:16:06.116-05:002018-11-30T01:16:06.116-05:00Your devotion to LFG is inspirational, and has hel...Your devotion to LFG is inspirational, and has helped me strive to be a better father for my chillens.Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-27820932941763998302018-11-18T22:57:31.425-05:002018-11-18T22:57:31.425-05:00How’d I miss this? How’d I miss this? tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-3247833982217785062018-10-27T18:03:04.943-04:002018-10-27T18:03:04.943-04:00Im curious how warm does cavalry twill wear as a d...Im curious how warm does cavalry twill wear as a dense fabric? considering having a suit made up in a 15oz cavalry twill .. just a bit concerned that I may sweat buckets in an office)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043049818572598737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-40348883623714204442018-10-17T16:04:14.540-04:002018-10-17T16:04:14.540-04:00Max,
Congratulations to you and your daughter on ...Max,<br /><br />Congratulations to you and your daughter on this exciting milestone. Since the time that I first discovered your blog I graduated, started a career, got married, bought a house and became a daddy to a little girl. The relationship that you seem to have with your daughter has been an inspiration to me since those early days of your blog. Thanks for sharing your life with us. Best wishes to you and your family.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Order LapperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-34127455946693138662018-09-18T19:32:45.731-04:002018-09-18T19:32:45.731-04:00Spent a lot of time at the Chinese Disco with my f...Spent a lot of time at the Chinese Disco with my fellow Palmetto State interns. We wore out some loafers shagging to some great Carolina beach music, of course no socks. Would sport khakis with a long sleeve madras shirt or a short sleeve RL Polo shirt. Afterwards we would hit F. Scott’s in Georgetown for some Sinatra. If I recall my US Senate intern check totaled $350 per month. I lived at Presidential Gardens for a couple of weeks and then moved in with a friend at Paper Mill Court, using a borrowed mattress from a GW dorm room, stacked it up on four milk crates, used another milk crate for a night stand. There was a great pizza place called Geppettos on M Street. Britches was a great store to visit, didn’t have the income to support the G’town lifestyle, so after 5 months I packed my one suitcase and came back to SC. Have been to DC many many times over the years and always think about the summer of 1981 living in G’Town. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-34954563822265033302018-09-18T19:31:57.649-04:002018-09-18T19:31:57.649-04:00Spent a lot of time at the Chinese Disco with my f...Spent a lot of time at the Chinese Disco with my fellow Palmetto State interns. We wore out some loafers shagging to some great Carolina beach music, of course no socks. Would sport khakis with a long sleeve madras shirt or a short sleeve RL Polo shirt. Afterwards we would hit F. Scott’s in Georgetown for some Sinatra. If I recall my US Senate intern check totaled $350 per month. I lived at Presidential Gardens for a couple of weeks and then moved in with a friend at Paper Mill Court, using a borrowed mattress from a GW dorm room, stacked it up on four milk crates, used another milk crate for a night stand. There was a great pizza place called Geppettos on M Street. Britches was a great store to visit, didn’t have the income to support the G’town lifestyle, so after 5 months I packed my one suitcase and came back to SC. Have been to DC many many times over the years and always think about the summer of 1981 living in G’Town. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-69086926825635616312018-09-16T15:53:51.520-04:002018-09-16T15:53:51.520-04:00This is a great post. I first came across Merkin ...This is a great post. I first came across Merkin in the 1972 Christmas issue of Esquire; I had never seen anything like his style before and have been a huge fan since. Not an individual who could ever be emulated. And thank you for the Flusser tag. If you're interested, Duncan Hannah's recent book "20th Century Boy" recounts an afternoon spent in the company of Merkin as well as some other anecdotes. SGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-32918979937935130812018-09-13T14:04:45.530-04:002018-09-13T14:04:45.530-04:00College? Already? Jeepers!
Whatever you think you...College? Already? Jeepers!<br /><br />Whatever you think your shortcomings might be, you have always shown your love and concern and care for your girl, which makes you the best father around. Period.<br /><br />She still needs you, and you're still going to be there for her. That, too, makes you the best father around.<br /><br />Fuzz on!<br />Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-518847093465348172018-09-13T13:48:19.887-04:002018-09-13T13:48:19.887-04:00Late to the party, as usual, but here I am anyway....Late to the party, as usual, but here I am anyway...<br /><br />Yellow and green are, as any Duck fan will tell you, a classic combination. Having said that, it might be difficult to wear some of your yellow greenery anywhere other than Eugene on game day.<br /><br />While I have a pair of bottle green cords from Uncle Ralph, I have been looking, fruitlessly, for a pair of yellow cords for years. Yours are great, and would be excellent with the green jacket and the green Horween <i>basashi</i>* wonders on your tootsies. (I have a pair of pale yellow summer trousers, from Target, of all places, that make it out of the closet a couple times every year, but they aren't cords.)<br /><br />I've found a couple of green flannel jackets in my local thrift stores, but neither of them actually made it onto my back before going back to the Cycle of Thrift. It wasn't the color as much as the quality. In fact, today finds me wearing a green cord jacket (another item from Ralph, the late University line), so it's not the color that's the problem. I like to pair my green cord jacket with chinos & brown suede chukkas; up top, I'm wearing a blue & white striped OCBD and a blue-ish mauve-ish paisley ancient madder tie. So autumnal!<br /><br />Speaking of quests, I'm also been looking for a yellow & white striped OCBD for ages and ages. The only one I've seen in the past several years was defaced by that horrid little pony, so the hunt continues. Maybe a custom shirtmaker will stock some of that cloth some day.<br /><br />Ta for now!<br /><br />* <i>basashi</i>: Japanese for horse-flesh sashimi. Delectable!<br /><br /><br />Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.com