Comments on: Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me… http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/ Leif Pettersen's battery-powered rise to the zenith of travel writing rapture Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:37:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bree http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-80207 Bree Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:16:31 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-80207 I don't know if it's bad form to comment on very old posts, but I'm doing it anyway. I'm in Minneapolis, found this blog through your Minneapolis blog, and am slowly making my way through your archives - I love to travel vicariously through others, and your writing is superb to boot. The best (though not new) song I've listened to this week is Mosquitoes and Cars by Kris Demeanor: http://www.imeem.com/wingedfroggie/music/Qx3xF57u/mosquitos_and_cars I don’t know if it’s bad form to comment on very old posts, but I’m doing it anyway. I’m in Minneapolis, found this blog through your Minneapolis blog, and am slowly making my way through your archives – I love to travel vicariously through others, and your writing is superb to boot. The best (though not new) song I’ve listened to this week is Mosquitoes and Cars by Kris Demeanor:
http://www.imeem.com/wingedfroggie/music/Qx3xF57u/mosquitos_and_cars

]]> By: Guruchel http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-18129 Guruchel Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:48:44 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-18129 You know that thing about sense of humour. If you ain't got it then you won't get it. Keep it up... You know that thing about sense of humour.
If you ain’t got it then you won’t get it.
Keep it up…

]]> By: Mark http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-1498 Mark Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:29:43 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-1498 Leif, I started reading your blog well over a year ago when I was looking at info. about traveling in Italy. I had a friend going with me and I didn't show her your commentary on Naples until afterwards... Anyway, I have had your RSS feed subscribed to for quite some time. But bizarrely nothing new had appeared since November of 2006. I started thinking today that seemed weird and checked it out... sure enough, new stuff to read! Yayy! Still puzzled what caused it. I unsubscribed and then re-subscribed to the same link and all the new showed up.. It's the boiling water thing again isn't it... Keep up the great writing! Mark Leif,

I started reading your blog well over a year ago when I was looking at info. about traveling in Italy. I had a friend going with me and I didn’t show her your commentary on Naples until afterwards…

Anyway, I have had your RSS feed subscribed to for quite some time. But bizarrely nothing new had appeared since November of 2006. I started thinking today that seemed weird and checked it out… sure enough, new stuff to read! Yayy! Still puzzled what caused it. I unsubscribed and then re-subscribed to the same link and all the new showed up..

It’s the boiling water thing again isn’t it…

Keep up the great writing!

Mark

]]> By: Jess http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-1493 Jess Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:24:04 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-1493 Mm, so yea, I guess I'm uber-late but I read this, too, from Brooklyn. Apparently, I forgot about it for a bit and so missed the bulk of the comment-orgy. I read your and other travel blogs because right now I'm too poor to travel and have to finish up with that pesky school thing but it's nice to be all nostalgic about when I was traveling. Right now, I'm listening to Joni Mitchell (old school, I know) but I tend to listen to my iPod on random so there's nothing specific that I'm listening to right now. Mm, so yea, I guess I’m uber-late but I read this, too, from Brooklyn. Apparently, I forgot about it for a bit and so missed the bulk of the comment-orgy. I read your and other travel blogs because right now I’m too poor to travel and have to finish up with that pesky school thing but it’s nice to be all nostalgic about when I was traveling. Right now, I’m listening to Joni Mitchell (old school, I know) but I tend to listen to my iPod on random so there’s nothing specific that I’m listening to right now.

]]> By: Wendy Kramer http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-1492 Wendy Kramer Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:02:46 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-1492 Hi Leif Not writing anything clever, just checking out your blog. I heard my favourite song of the week today... an oldie but goodie.. Hallelujah (no Im not religious), unfortunately performed on my Fathers CD player in down town Singleton, Hunter Valley, Australia, by none other than Australian Idol winner Damien Leith (Id much prefer Jeff Buckley). Liking Basement Jaxx catchy little tune "Take me back to your house your house" but a little pissed all the tickets sold out to the New Years party at Bondi this year. Oh well. Rambling again, but this time with champagne in hand (I've run out of scotch) ... the celebration?? Umm.. Santa has left the building... perhaps. Never liked him anyway, isn't it obvious red suits and rosey cheeks clash? wendy k Hi Leif

Not writing anything clever, just checking out your blog. I heard my favourite song of the week today… an oldie but goodie.. Hallelujah (no Im not religious), unfortunately performed on my Fathers CD player in down town Singleton, Hunter Valley, Australia, by none other than Australian Idol winner Damien Leith (Id much prefer Jeff Buckley).

Liking Basement Jaxx catchy little tune “Take me back to your house your house” but a little pissed all the tickets sold out to the New Years party at Bondi this year. Oh well.

Rambling again, but this time with champagne in hand (I’ve run out of scotch) … the celebration?? Umm.. Santa has left the building… perhaps. Never liked him anyway, isn’t it obvious red suits and rosey cheeks clash?

wendy k

]]> By: NickySS http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-1491 NickySS Mon, 25 Dec 2006 00:30:56 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-1491 Hi! Nice info, big thx. Hi!
Nice info, big thx.

]]> By: jackie http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-1490 jackie Sat, 23 Dec 2006 01:24:04 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-1490 hej leif greetings from minneapolis! it seems like you get so much information from your visitor tracker data that you ought to be able to generate a list of who is visiting along with our social security numbers, medical information, etc. scary. this was a very funny blog. i enjoyed it. i'm listening a lot to martha wainwright's bloody mother fucking asshole cd. hej leif

greetings from minneapolis!

it seems like you get so much information from your visitor tracker data that you ought to be able to generate a list of who is visiting along with our social security numbers, medical information, etc. scary.

this was a very funny blog. i enjoyed it.

i’m listening a lot to martha wainwright’s bloody mother fucking asshole cd.

]]> By: Lexma http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-1489 Lexma Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:37:33 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-1489 Arriving a bit late, but here I am. I've been reading your blog on and off for the last several months (though less lately, for no other reason than "life gets in the way"). I think I found your blog through NYT or maybe Bootsnall. Living in Denver, where we've gotten 33 inches of snow in the last 24 hours. Luckily, it being Denver, it will melt soon. I have this strange genetic condition; if anyone asks me what books I've read lately, or music I've listened to, all knowledge or memory on either subject just plain quits. So I can't remember anything. This will tell you my (approximate) age, but I used you as an example to my 11-year-old son recently. In the writing department, he's currently in the "write it as fast as possible" school. Revision is not a worthwhile part of his life, despite my encouragement to the contrary. I quoted to him from your blog entry on writing, and how many times you revise your writing. I'm sure that, way deep down, he took the comments to heart, and he will thank me some day. In the meantime, keep on writing! Arriving a bit late, but here I am. I’ve been reading your blog on and off for the last several months (though less lately, for no other reason than “life gets in the way”). I think I found your blog through NYT or maybe Bootsnall.

Living in Denver, where we’ve gotten 33 inches of snow in the last 24 hours. Luckily, it being Denver, it will melt soon.

I have this strange genetic condition; if anyone asks me what books I’ve read lately, or music I’ve listened to, all knowledge or memory on either subject just plain quits. So I can’t remember anything.

This will tell you my (approximate) age, but I used you as an example to my 11-year-old son recently. In the writing department, he’s currently in the “write it as fast as possible” school. Revision is not a worthwhile part of his life, despite my encouragement to the contrary. I quoted to him from your blog entry on writing, and how many times you revise your writing. I’m sure that, way deep down, he took the comments to heart, and he will thank me some day. In the meantime, keep on writing!

]]> By: Ellen http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-1488 Ellen Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:29:23 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-1488 Hi Leif! I found you through 'Bootsnall', read all your stuff there and moved on to the blog. Seriously, I wouldn't have survived my desk many a' day if not for you. So, thanks! Hi Leif! I found you through ‘Bootsnall’, read all your stuff there and moved on to the blog. Seriously, I wouldn’t have survived my desk many a’ day if not for you. So, thanks!

]]> By: Steve http://killingbatteries.com/2006/12/hello-is-there-anybody-in-there-just-nod-if-you-can-hear-me%e2%80%a6/comment-page-2/#comment-1487 Steve Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:13:32 +0000 http://killingbatteries.com/?p=96#comment-1487 Leif, somehow I missed this diatribe last week!!! haha. Anyways, I've been following you since the NYT article. I'm here in Frankfurt, Germany, although your report will say Washington, DC since I take it in the behind from The Man. As another avid, although not always wanted, traveler, I enjoy your musings. Enjoy the fireworks show, NYE in Europe is definitely the way to go! Leif, somehow I missed this diatribe last week!!! haha. Anyways, I’ve been following you since the NYT article. I’m here in Frankfurt, Germany, although your report will say Washington, DC since I take it in the behind from The Man. As another avid, although not always wanted, traveler, I enjoy your musings.

Enjoy the fireworks show, NYE in Europe is definitely the way to go!

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