tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post5227000667804521675..comments2024-02-15T02:46:48.670-05:00Comments on Erin O'Brien: All geared upErin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-65098513507024042152011-02-28T10:07:26.834-05:002011-02-28T10:07:26.834-05:00I loved this post, Erin. Straight to the heart.I loved this post, Erin. Straight to the heart.CTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-73339843654378485602011-02-26T14:21:00.351-05:002011-02-26T14:21:00.351-05:00Great story, thanks for sharing!Great story, thanks for sharing!Bill the Wrenchbendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-32387677657807219472011-02-25T12:54:06.785-05:002011-02-25T12:54:06.785-05:00I love all the pictures, especially the third one....I love all the pictures, especially the third one. Is your Dad looking for a bottle opener so he can enjoy what looks like a 32 or 40 ounce bottle of really shitty beer while he goes back downstairs to work in his shop?<br /><br />And what kind of beer was that? At first the red label made me think Bud, but now I'm not so sure. I can't think of what else would look like that.<br /><br />Whatever it is, that pic is priceless.Halnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-86158957656384560062011-02-25T07:57:38.503-05:002011-02-25T07:57:38.503-05:00Hey O'Brien!!! Listen up. This piece made my F...Hey O'Brien!!! Listen up. This piece made my Friday. I've been thinking about you and John for some reason, lately. And my connection in my heart to Cleveland is often strengthened by you and your writing. Carry on. And keep semi-calm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-81712531796738648392011-02-23T22:37:04.687-05:002011-02-23T22:37:04.687-05:00I first read "less indelible" as "l...I first read "less indelible" as "less inedible." Still works.<br /><br />Erin, I have been shopping recently for a suitable barbecue grill as I gear up to weld an ancient cracked cast iron manifold that is unavailable in the world.<br /><br />After the pre-heat, weld and post-heat operations, I'll have a groovy new grill, too.<br /> I am pretty sure your Dad would approve. Gonna do some green tomamtoes, too.philbillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-21361108086231307942011-02-23T22:19:21.629-05:002011-02-23T22:19:21.629-05:00The commies held off invading us in part because t...The commies held off invading us in part because they knew guys like your Dad would just go in the basement, turn a bazooka on the lathe from wrought black pipe, and kick their asses.philbillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-44426755791368863572011-02-23T20:47:08.483-05:002011-02-23T20:47:08.483-05:00I love the way you write about your family. What ...I love the way you write about your family. What a gift you have. I have lots of similar memories that will probably stay in my head because I don't have the wonderful talent it takes to put them to words. You may not have the pictures but your words, describing the memory, are just as good. No. Better.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-9871087359370368832011-02-23T19:42:10.370-05:002011-02-23T19:42:10.370-05:00Touching post.
Shit. Those echo's hurt too.
...Touching post.<br /><br />Shit. Those echo's hurt too.<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-75850775756947166742011-02-23T19:21:41.620-05:002011-02-23T19:21:41.620-05:00And I repeat the sentiment,"Shit, shit, shit!...And I repeat the sentiment,"Shit, shit, shit!"<br /><br />LOVE to see the pics of your parents, Erin, but I am particularly drawn to how much you look like Mom.<br /><br />WV - scion. Think Dad could fix up a faulty Scion, Erin?Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-31403705184475213072011-02-23T18:51:54.220-05:002011-02-23T18:51:54.220-05:00Y'know, one of my favorite things about your D...Y'know, one of my favorite things about your Dad was that lawnmower/Terminator type thing. I swear to god he was able to fold space, or at least create some sort of wormhole so that he could store it.<br /><br />Great post. Thanks.<br /><br />danbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-57500271604942757872011-02-23T16:43:16.403-05:002011-02-23T16:43:16.403-05:00Thanks for all the kind words. They really mean a ...Thanks for all the kind words. They really mean a lot to me. I know that sounds canned, but it's true.<br /><br />Alph, it's wonderful to hear from someone who knew my folks.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-2911226063252064102011-02-23T16:11:54.825-05:002011-02-23T16:11:54.825-05:00beautiful words and photos.
you got me at the e...beautiful words and photos. <br /><br />you got me at the end. sobbing.<br /><br />i take so many photos as an adult, but i wish i'd taken more. i have my own carpet story i was telling my husband and found myself wishing for a photo.<br /><br />thanks for the lovely story and for making me bawl.<br /><br />:)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340304542437713373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-65255794948779430132011-02-23T16:11:17.835-05:002011-02-23T16:11:17.835-05:00If Erin's mom pleads the 5th I'll corrobor...If Erin's mom pleads the 5th I'll corroborate this tale. Not because I saw it first hand but because that was typical Bill O'Brien. <br />Erin's dad was one hell of an engineer, machinist, craftsman and thinker. He had an absolute genius for taking what appeared to be nothing, envisioning something, and making it happen with his own two hands; by whatever means available. <br />I daresay the tolerance of Erin's mom Judy played no small part in this.<br />Thanks Bill and Judy, I'm a richer man for having known you both.<br />Jon MooreJon Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855059447394883208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-82804653239398511722011-02-23T15:31:55.090-05:002011-02-23T15:31:55.090-05:00Oh Erin, I've been semi-professionally lurking...Oh Erin, I've been semi-professionally lurking at your blog for ages - always entertained but you know how it is, we lurkers are fickle souls, and we shuffle off somewhere else before our trail is scented ...<br /><br />... But I just had to say how much I love this post - we all have a 'gear story' and the poignancy of your final sentence left a lump in my throat ... so true ... so very very true ... <br /><br />thanks for a great blog :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063909153475218313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-37902918091713086142011-02-23T15:27:02.269-05:002011-02-23T15:27:02.269-05:00rraine: Thank you. Sometimes the proofreading depa...rraine: Thank you. Sometimes the proofreading department here at the Offices of Erin O'Brien gets a little lazy. It's hard to find good people these days.<br /><br />As for your second question, I wonder about a lot of things, but not that. Mostly because any investigation of toxins I involuntarily consumed would quickly lead to the investigation of toxins I <i>voluntarily</i> consumed and I think we all know how embarrassing that can be.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-64536494735218314602011-02-23T15:25:10.958-05:002011-02-23T15:25:10.958-05:00I loved the story. You look a lot like your Mom. ...I loved the story. You look a lot like your Mom. I am very bad at picture taking, I keep saying I'll get better but alas it never seems to happen. <br /><br />Hi Mom! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-59596585376990834122011-02-23T15:13:33.251-05:002011-02-23T15:13:33.251-05:00alert: i think that should be "corroborate&qu...alert: i think that should be "corroborate" not, "collaborate."<br />that aside, don't you know wonder about the effects of inhaling all those fumes?rrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457746929116908077noreply@blogger.com