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goodoldmac		#21	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1 05/17/2009 08:39	I don't care about Black's politics (just recently discovered "Casting A Spell") anymore than I care about Gierach's... an author I read quite a bit and admire greatly. No they don't march in time to my thoughts on the matter, but that's all right. God forbid that everyone in this country thought exactly like me...(actually that is a somewhat scary thought..) I am reading and enjoying Mr. Black's book because he is a fellow bamboo fly rod lover...that's all I care about in this case. It's a good book..
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BlackHillsBill	One more time. Let's take it from the top.	#22	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2765 06/01/2009 17:47	It's a good book, Steve--well written, rich in imagery and anecdote, pleasantly informative about the Edwards family and its tradition, and with much deserved praise of William Abrams (Streamer), a gifted contemporary rodmaker. As to past forum thunder generated by Casting a Spell and the clouds that seem to have gathered once again . . . Just as I would never wish anyone, let alone an author, to be amoral, so I would never want him to be apolitical. Either state is unnatural.
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RPL		#23	[url]	[-]
Posts: 203 06/03/2009 22:13	BlackhillsB and goodoldmac -- Couldn't agree more. I think you speak wisdom. What an unnatural and dull book it would be without opinions. In addition to his study of Edwards and the world in which he lived, Black's snapshots of modern builders like Glenn Brackett and others are a joy to read. When an author produces an excellent book about cane rods, he certainly earns the right to editorialize a bit.
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pcg		#24	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2902 06/04/2009 11:34 Admin	BHB, eloquently spoken.
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Ed Pirie		#25	[url]	[-]
Posts: 84 06/04/2009 14:59	You know, I read Mr. Black's book and I cannot remember what you are talking about with regard to a bunch of political commentary. I really enjoyed this book. Hell, I damn near cried near the end when all these great craftsmen started dying off. I thought Mr. Black did a wonderful job telling this piece of history. He put a real human side to it and helped the reader to get to know all these men that we associate now with great fly rods. Don't let any of us put you off from reading this book. I think you are only short changing yourself by refusing to give it a read. My only regret is that I didn't think to write this book. It is a book that I plan to read again, and probably again after that. Don't cheat yourself out of enjoying this book. Ed Pirie West Topsham, Vermont
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pcg		#26	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2903 06/04/2009 16:50 Admin	Ed puts it very well. And I will add as a correction, Black doesn't for a millisecond pretend this is a "book about cane rod builders." This is a glorious book about life, about discovery and about one man's detective work to uncover detail about cane makers he admires. In my opinion, this is the finest work about cane and fly fishing to be published in the last five years. To reject it because political comments might irritant you is astoundingly shortsighted. This is a great journey that will sweep you along with it. Black is a tremendous storyteller.
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SnooKen		#27	[url]	[-]
Posts: 869 06/04/2009 18:35	Patrick; By this time we should both have a higher threshold for astonishment. If Mistakes are the Wellspring of Wisdom how come I ain't Solomon?
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PYochim		#28	[url]	[-]
Posts: 734 06/04/2009 18:41	Then I guess I am short sighted.
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DrakeBob		#29	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1345 06/04/2009 19:37 Formerly Drake	For Heaven's sake, gentlemen... Writing is about expressing your opinion. That doesn't happen around here, does it? A quick look at the front flap of the jacket reveals... "With bold strokes and deft touches, Black explains how the ingenuity of craftsmen created a singular implement of leisure - and how geopolitics, economics, technology, and outrageous twists of fortune have all come to focus on the exquisitely crafted bamboo rod. We discover that the pastime of fly-fishing intersects with a mind-boggling variety of cultural tends, including conspicuous consumption, environmentalism, industrialization, and even cold war diplomacy." So, you don't need to go too deeply into the book to figure out that it's about more than making bamboo rods. There is no book that's not worth reading because you disagree with what it has to say. They tried that in Germany during the '30s. Bob Piscator Non Solum Piscatur
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pcg		#30	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2906 06/04/2009 21:39 Admin	Closed down, gentlemen. Some of us have the gift of spoiling the most interesting and innocent inquiries. I'm purposely letting Bob have the last word.
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