tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post115544942203042272..comments2024-03-28T03:10:51.807-05:00Comments on Julia Sweeney: Julia Sweeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459682985438227986noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-32858557610201143072016-09-26T03:34:02.700-05:002016-09-26T03:34:02.700-05:00Did you know you can create short urls with Shorte...Did you know you can create short urls with <b><a href="http://shortener.syntaxlinks.com/r/Shortest" rel="nofollow">Shortest</a></b> and <b>get dollars from every visit to</b> your short urls.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-92220466411053412722012-09-24T07:53:47.933-05:002012-09-24T07:53:47.933-05:00It's all wrong what you're writing.It's all wrong what you're writing.Janehttps://www.williamsburgva.gov/redirect.aspx?url=http://escortsite.esnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-25219864866227412162010-11-07T08:53:05.998-06:002010-11-07T08:53:05.998-06:00I am so glad I found this blog. Whenever I heard y...I am so glad I found this blog. Whenever I heard your pieces on<br />This American Life<br />I felt, "Yippee! There is another one that speaks the lingo!"Lake Vostokhttp://www.humanrestore.com/2010/06/the-lost-world-of-lake-vostok/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1159238103534633712006-09-25T21:35:00.000-05:002006-09-25T21:35:00.000-05:00Well, tonight you were a Jeopardy! answer (actuall...Well, tonight you were a Jeopardy! answer (actually it was a before/after type clue, so the full response was "Julia Sweeney Todd"). I can't believe David Bowie never mentioned anything cool like <I>that</I> in his "Fame" song. :-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1158095229609766632006-09-12T16:07:00.000-05:002006-09-12T16:07:00.000-05:00JuliaI love your blog. I've been reading it for mo...Julia<BR/><BR/>I love your blog. I've been reading it for months and have never bothered to comment, but I think this is one of the most insightful posts I've read in a long time. I absolutely can't wait for the CD to come out!<BR/><BR/>ginnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1157480250831374702006-09-05T13:17:00.000-05:002006-09-05T13:17:00.000-05:00Thank You Anonymous Susan. I am so glad!Thank You Anonymous Susan. I am so glad!Lori Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106140519336778658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1157374703658789432006-09-04T07:58:00.000-05:002006-09-04T07:58:00.000-05:00Sweet Thursday -- I'm pretty sure Julia is appeari...Sweet Thursday -- I'm pretty sure Julia is appearing in NYC in October -- I bought tickets for it. Take a look at the appearances section of her website.<BR/><BR/>Susan W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1157168783525429382006-09-01T22:46:00.000-05:002006-09-01T22:46:00.000-05:00I am so glad I found this blog. Whenever I heard y...I am so glad I found this blog. Whenever I heard your pieces on <BR/>This American Life<BR/>I felt, "Yippee! There is another one that speaks the lingo!"<BR/><BR/>And I kept hoping you would be coming round to NYC, but alas I have read your very good reasons for not.<BR/><BR/>But now I can read this blog.<BR/><BR/>I have had a brush with pseudo fame. A couple were quite convinced I was Janeane Garafalo and didn't believe me when I insisted that I was not -- my major argument being that I was 3/4 of an inch taller.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your next post. <BR/>Hey, get busy it has been almost 3 weeks!Lori Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106140519336778658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1157168538731015542006-09-01T22:42:00.000-05:002006-09-01T22:42:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lori Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106140519336778658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1157168275244785352006-09-01T22:37:00.000-05:002006-09-01T22:37:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lori Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106140519336778658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1157047416863787952006-08-31T13:03:00.000-05:002006-08-31T13:03:00.000-05:00>>>Bruce said...>>>And I'm a little freaked out by...>>>Bruce said...<BR/>>>>And I'm a little freaked out by wilbur owen's post.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hmmm. <I>Bruce</I> thinks HE's freaked out. And he's not even <I>related</I> to Wilbur Owen (so far as I know).<BR/><BR/>Imagine how <I>I</I> feel.<BR/><BR/>-- Wilbur Owen's second born.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1157046868213061912006-08-31T12:54:00.000-05:002006-08-31T12:54:00.000-05:00i like your blog! you make me laugh :)i like your blog! you make me laugh :)n/ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562845880703925385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156895652356004412006-08-29T18:54:00.000-05:002006-08-29T18:54:00.000-05:00You were brilliant at the Hollywood Bowl - and I'm...You were brilliant at the Hollywood Bowl - and I'm really loving the "In The Family Way" cd. You & Mulan look SO cute in the pictures - it's really nicely done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587019672604761578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156879300583031032006-08-29T14:21:00.000-05:002006-08-29T14:21:00.000-05:00Following on this trend, ya'll might want to check...Following on this trend, ya'll might want to check out this article: http://tinyurl.com/f7eu9<BR/><BR/>It's about the celebrity obsession going on in Hong Kong, and the star-studded protests over violations of privacy on the part of the paparazzi.Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861876430546129295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156871271149993332006-08-29T12:07:00.000-05:002006-08-29T12:07:00.000-05:00And I'm a little freaked out by wilbur owen's post...And I'm a little freaked out by wilbur owen's post.Siamanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618964013804037165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156871201570866832006-08-29T12:06:00.000-05:002006-08-29T12:06:00.000-05:00Hi Julia,Glad you're back posting here.My wife had...Hi Julia,<BR/><BR/>Glad you're back posting here.<BR/><BR/>My wife had an idea, and I wanted to post it here, because you really should do it. Hopefully some other posters here will chime in to demand it as well:<BR/><BR/>Julia, you need to have a book list on your site.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Heck, your entire set for Letting Go of God is books. And we know you're always reading and adding to your list of books.<BR/><BR/>What do we have to do, go to your show with a notepad in hand?<BR/><BR/>So please, PLEASE consider a list of recommended books. Like Oprah. Maybe even think of a sticker that can go on them. Maybe a big J. Or a J.S. or something. Anyway, I'll leave that to you.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, it would be great.Siamanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618964013804037165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156766868565638252006-08-28T07:07:00.000-05:002006-08-28T07:07:00.000-05:00Lovely Julia:What I want to know is how come other...Lovely Julia:<BR/>What I want to know is how come other readers seems to have heard the reportedly hilarious story of how you met your new (how new? I hope not THIS WEEK, new) boyfriend.<BR/>GOD knows I would love to hear it, just as HE knows ALL. <BR/>Where can it be found? <BR/>And please don't tell me it's none of my business, because my only interest is to make sure that he is good enough for you.<BR/>And not some irresponsible fly-by-night predator of beautiful women.<BR/>Wilbur OwenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156576856689431642006-08-26T02:20:00.000-05:002006-08-26T02:20:00.000-05:00...oh, and fantastic show tonight at the Hollywood......oh, and fantastic show tonight at the Hollywood Bowl! Great to hear that portion of your "In the Family Way" piece with music, I wish you had done the whole thing. The crowd LOVED it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156270988182253142006-08-22T13:23:00.000-05:002006-08-22T13:23:00.000-05:00I followed links to this New York Times piece abou...I followed links to this New York Times piece about the psychological underpinnings of the urge to seek fame. There was, in it, the basis for a new kind of twelve step group.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/health/psychology/22fame.html?8dpc=&_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1156269851-qQcDrUqBO/nb9c2PuYB5wwSteven Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929263697363056360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156211112768132142006-08-21T20:45:00.000-05:002006-08-21T20:45:00.000-05:00Julia,I don't recall writing you a letter and this...Julia,<BR/>I don't recall writing you a letter and this is the first time I have commented on your blog.<BR/><BR/>(joking)<BR/>Can't wait to hear this CD I have been hearing about.Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743116454273042629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1156180138612323192006-08-21T12:08:00.000-05:002006-08-21T12:08:00.000-05:00What an interesting discussion of celebrity. The w...What an interesting discussion of celebrity. The week you wrote it, I was sitting across from you one day at a bakery on Beverly. The truly weird part is, I happened to be reading this blog when you walked in and sat down at a table directly facing me and started working on your computer. I was going to shout over, "Oh my God, I'm reading your blog right now and I so enjoy your writing and your one-woman shows, etc." but it seemed like that would be an invasion and that you'd think I was a stalker or something. And then I started acting like a stalker since I couldn't help overhearing what you were saying to someone on your cell phone about some upcoming shows you were doing and I immediately started looking them up on my computer as you were mentioning them. <BR/><BR/>I honestly don't think I could handle knowing that people were "noticing" me like that when I was in public but it's interesting to hear how your thoughts about fame have changed over time. I did say something to you once before when I saw you in that bakery/cafe and you couldn't have been more friendly, but I still felt a little guilty and that you would have preferred to have been left alone with your latte. I think if it were me I'd be touched and pleased that people were acknowledging my work but still feel awkward and paranoid that they were "looking at me." It's a good thing I'm not famous!<BR/><BR/>I recently stood on a stage watching over 50,000 people watching my rock star brother-in-law perform and all I could think of is that such adulation would completely go to my head and/or I'd worry about the people in the crowd who think I suck and wanted to hurl something at me.<BR/><BR/>To me you have the best kind of fame because I imagine that the people who do recognize and come up to you really are familiar with and have been deeply moved by your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1155976417182090902006-08-19T03:33:00.000-05:002006-08-19T03:33:00.000-05:00Julia,Thanks for taking the time to post your thou...Julia,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to post your thoughts on the issue of celebrity and power I brought up.<BR/><BR/>Someone wrote to me recently, rather upset that I had "attacked" you, and I was taken aback by her comment. I'm glad to see that you didn't interpret the post that way as I certainly didn't write it with you in mind.<BR/><BR/>I take your point on the comparison between politicians and celebrities, and I admire Garafalo's decision to follow her principles and take a job at Air America Radio.<BR/><BR/>Still, it concerns me that we so readily listen to people based on their status (whether political status or celebrity status). I'm certainly not an Ivory Tower Intellect, though. If I were of the mind that only people with a string of alphabets after their names had anything to offer, I'd have missed out on James Randi's wisdom all these years.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to mull over what you posted, and I'll likely post about this again if you don't mind. A few people responded in the comments section as well, and I invite them and anyone else reading this to contact me via my blog (just click on my name) if you have any input or know of any research on the topic. I may consider it for entry in TAM-5's "Call for Papers" in January.Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861876430546129295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1155903378946155672006-08-18T07:16:00.000-05:002006-08-18T07:16:00.000-05:00Hi, Julia. I'm so glad to find your blog - I've lo...Hi, Julia. I'm so glad to find your blog - I've looked for you several times over the years on the internet, but it seems like I've only found places where you've been. I enjoyed your comments on fame. You're the only famous person about whom I've ever thought, I would really like her in person. But I bet lots of people feel that way - the persona you project is so warm and kind and smart and funny. And you probably don't need thousands of best friends. How weird that must be. I'm going to look on Amazon right now to see if I can buy your post-God Said Ha! stuff.Anonymous Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742574438291069769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1155661632435081022006-08-15T12:07:00.000-05:002006-08-15T12:07:00.000-05:00Very successful and wildly funny Mbar night! Take ...Very successful and wildly funny Mbar night! Take a year to put together a stand up piece? Would you need that? Gosh- just do that bit- tighter. But who am I to critque. I think some people spend a lot of their life working for attention and then - when they get it- aren't really prepared because then it requires them to change to a mode that they have never done. They simply were that modest, shy, but intelligent and charasmatic, middle kid type and that's what they grew up to be. But didn't you practice being famous? Doesn't everybody imagine that at some time? Is the reality so different from the pretend? And is your ability to deal with it lately related to having a kid who talks and all? Kids tend to keep us from getting our heads too far up our..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1155613556245748842006-08-14T22:45:00.000-05:002006-08-14T22:45:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness Julia Sweeney - you do make me laug...Oh my goodness Julia Sweeney - you do make me laugh.<BR/><BR/>I saw your show "Letting Go of God" twice in LA, once on New Years, and again earlier this year with a good friend of mine who is now a huge fan too.<BR/><BR/>The 2nd time, I happened to spot Mulan leaving the theatre before you were due to go on - I didn't want to say anything to her about how great her Mum is, but I pointed her out to my friend, and then had to try and explain the whole "Mulan" thing... anyway, Mulan has such a spritely mischevious look about her. I'm SO glad to know she has a wicked sense of humor like her mother - the last paragraph of your last post just had me chortling.<BR/><BR/>Again, it is SO good to have you back blogging, and I can't wait to see you TWICE this month at Largo (hehehe), and, if I'm especially lucky I'll be seeing you for my birthday at the bowl.<BR/><BR/>And, cd's to boot - I've been DYING to hear In the Family Way too... <BR/><BR/>You are truly a marvel - thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587019672604761578noreply@blogger.com