tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post6326231523864460969..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: Murder in my heart for the judgeStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-17286960749383845002010-06-22T07:49:15.380+12:002010-06-22T07:49:15.380+12:00Thank you Stephen and the judging panel.
I have r...Thank you Stephen and the judging panel.<br /><br />I have read that the judging of the Fiction section was extremely hard and I appreciate that.<br /><br />I take my hat off to you that you have managed to achieve such a difficult decision. Of course I am disappointed that my book was not in that decision, however we are blessed in New Zealand with great writers and I am sure you and your panel are quite justified in their choice.<br /><br />However, that stated, I hope you enjoyed my book as much as the others and I pray you have a good year ahead.<br /><br />Peter JordanPeter Robert Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452040133571486987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-67838579737993481472010-04-15T16:37:41.561+12:002010-04-15T16:37:41.561+12:00Moby Grape were briefly fantastic. Thanks for the ...Moby Grape were briefly fantastic. Thanks for the reminder. Three guitarists, five singers and some great songs. I've read a bit about them - seems a classic 60s story of bad drugs and even worse management.Dave Hilliernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-77800534437884401802010-04-12T21:25:47.433+12:002010-04-12T21:25:47.433+12:00Possibly he does now, Helena, but the last time I ...Possibly he does now, Helena, but the last time I was at his house the only music I noticed was a set of Wagner LPs, something from the Ring cycle. (This was 20 years ago.) Nothing wrong with that - I have the same album myself - but CK is probably not a fan of Moby Grape. To be fair, the band is a bit of a specialist taste.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-31096835945365408632010-04-11T18:31:51.488+12:002010-04-11T18:31:51.488+12:00I see in the Sunday Star Times that CK Stead is ca...I see in the Sunday Star Times that CK Stead is calling for you to be sacked. He probably knows this song off by heart.Helena Handcartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-44609348484208869582010-04-08T16:23:30.009+12:002010-04-08T16:23:30.009+12:00"Surely not."
Going by previous form - ..."Surely not."<br /><br />Going by previous form - I have done this four times before (one Goodman Fielder Wattie and three Montanas)- there will be grief. Though not as much as I got when I was a judge for the food writers' guild book awards. Talk about vicious.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-35181954914389723202010-04-08T14:53:50.376+12:002010-04-08T14:53:50.376+12:00I take it that you expect some grief from the non-...I take it that you expect some grief from the non-winners, and from the non-shortlisted. Surely not.Helena Handcartnoreply@blogger.com