(urth) An Introduction...

[Rebecca Bushong-Taylor]

Ryan -

I'm pleased you noticed the dedication.  That was one of the grandest
birthday presents I ever received!!

We are friends that have become something like family.  It is a long and
fascinating story.....


R

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Ryan Dunn <ryan at liftingfaces.com> wrote:

> Sorry, I asked that last question, because I recognized your name from
> Gene's dedication for An Evil Guest.
>
> ...ryan
>
>
> On Jun 16, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Rebecca Bushong-Taylor wrote:
>
> Hi Ryan -
>
> It sounds from your note that you were in Barrington until fairly
> recently.  I thought you might like to know that Gene had some fairly scary
> heart surgery and complications that have kept him away from home for the
> past few months.  The great news is that he should be back home very soon.
> He is anxious to get back to work and has several stories in his head he
> can't wait to get to!!  I'm sure he'd be pleased to hear from you if you
> want to send him a card or note.
>
> Bobby is still alive and well and has been staying with family while The
> Master is away.
>
> Rebecca
>
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Ryan Dunn <ryan at liftingfaces.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> My name is Ryan Dunn.
>>
>> I know many of you are long-time participants here on the urth.netmailing list. I am humbled by much of your prowess and breadth of knowledge
>> on things both inside and out of Wolfe's Whorl.
>>
>> About me, briefly...
>>
>> I am a commercial film director living and working in New York City (
>> www.ladies-gentlemen.tv). I recently moved from Barrington, IL, where I
>> worked in Chicago for a cumulative 7 years.
>>
>> But perhaps the only real tidbit you might care to know about me at this
>> point is that, while working in Chicago, I was fortunate enough to have
>> lived five doors down from Mr. Wolfe himself, and have found him to be one
>> of the kindest neighbors a man and his family could ask for. Having watched
>> him walk his dogs (first Calamity Jane and then Bobby) on a daily basis, we
>> formed a very passing, but endearing relationship.
>>
>> Attempting to have conversations with him, however, was a bit like asking
>> a toddler to contrast and compare Dickens against Shakespeare. I, of course,
>> was the toddler. I remember one incident where a compliment from me on his
>> latest book, "An Evil Guest," quickly evolved into a history lesson from
>> Gene on when the Egyptians attempted to invade the Greek Islands.
>>
>> Wolfe was in fact my favorite author before I moved to Barrington (which
>> quite coincidentally is where my wife was born and raised). I went through
>> genre writing both quiality (Tolkien, Gibson, Stephenson) and questionable
>> (Rowling, Goodkind, Jordan) before arriving at Wolfe's doorstep. But once I
>> discovered him, all other writers could do little more than pale in
>> comparison. I did not have any clue where Mr. Wolfe lived when we moved into
>> that quaint village, so imagine my surprise when my father-in-law informed
>> me!
>>
>> At any rate, I simply wanted to say hello, share my background, unique
>> story about Gene Wolfe, and that I hope to add to -- and use this list in
>> the future -- for reasons both selfish and social. I am a fan of the
>> urth.net group, and have been reading passively for many years (it is a
>> bit of work to try and stay current with these discussions!).
>>
>> Hope to join the debate some time soon.
>>
>> ...ryan
>>
>> P.S. Also, I'm going to pretend he used my surname as inspiration for his
>> main character in The Sorcerer's House, Baxter Dunn. A man can pretend,
>> can't he?
>>
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