Gary’s Comments (group member since Jul 26, 2009)

Gary’s comments from the The Importance of Reading Ernest group.

Fantastic read about travels where Hemingway trod...with back stories, and info about places to visit, and written by Ernest's Great Granddaughter. Delightful and informative! And some of the places I have been to! Wish that I had had the book when I was visiting there. Very comprehensive information to make your Hemingway trek more fulfilling.

Ken is at it again...he will be releasing a documentary/biography on Hemingway in 2020 is the release. Not heard exact date yet. I will most likely own it on dvd......I have his one on Twain, excellent of course.

Heads up. Announced that a tv series based on the book is in the works with Mariel Hemingway being one of the producers. No date set or which network will be carrying it.

Two new books

Ernesto by Andrew Feldman. He spent 4 years in Cuba and worked closely with the staff of the Hemingway house there to write a book about Hemingway's life, and his connection with Cuba. I have't read it yet.

August 7th,2019 Chris Warren has written a book about Hemingway's travels in the Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Wyoming. Chris lives in Cooke City, Montana. I was there in summer of 2016. Saw the same place Chris talks about in his book.
Title:Ernest Hemingway in the Yellowstone High Country

I recently listened to Campell Scott narrate this on an audiobook,and I read along in my copy. He did a fantastic job, and really brought the story to life. I highly recommend it! I did it the week of Papa's birthday, July 21,2019 .

Joseph wrote: "Gary wrote: "I have been to the home in Key West,and also his inlaws home in Piggott, Arkansas,and then Ketchum...and I hope to go to his birthplace and boyhood homes in Oak Park, Illinois and up t..."

We also saw Grace's Cottage and the owner caught us. Invited us inside. I was thrilled! Thanked the guy over and over.

Petoskey. :-)

I hired a tour guide and saw the cottage and took photos from the road. I went to Oak Park and did everything Hemingway and then up into Michigan. Spent 3 days in Petoskey,and the tour was supposed to be 2 hours. Ended up being 5. Then went up into the upper peninsula and stopped at Seney, Michigan and saw the Fox River where Hemingway fished on the Fox River ,and was the inspiration for Big Two Hearted River. The story names the town. Was doing this the last two weeks of July 2018.

Oh Damn..I guess I already said that.... LOL. The fishing was great and the countryside and fishing streams were gorgeous.

I have been to the home in Key West,and also his inlaws home in Piggott, Arkansas,and then Ketchum...and I hope to go to his birthplace and boyhood homes in Oak Park, Illinois and up to Michigan to his parents cabin too. Then I will have visited all his locations of where he lived or stayed in the United States. I have also been by where he lived in Kansas City, when he worked for the Kansas City Star...I forgot that. LOL

Veronica wrote: "Gary wrote: "I listened to an audiobook that I own of Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises while driving out west doing his trek, ending up at his gravesite and house in Ketchum , Idaho."

That ..."

It was......Totally exciting......hit places Papa slept, drank, ate, his grave,and read a portion of Two Hearted River then toasted to him by the gravestone....cried....and then got drunk in his honor afterwards...also visited the house.......

https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/videos

This was a presentation that was done in Kansas City, MO on Hemingway....it's a bit over an hour. Totally worth it...I ordered both the books today from the museum, but was only able to get Steve Paul's book as a signed edition. The other author they were out.

Watch Hemingway aficionados!!!!!!!

I listened to an audiobook that I own of Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises while driving out west doing his trek, ending up at his gravesite and house in Ketchum , Idaho.

This past Sept. 2017 I did about an 8 day trip out west with another Hemingway aficionado to Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. We ate, slept, drank, fished, hiked,and hung out in Hemingway's haunts on his trail of travels with his sons, Pauline, Martha,and Mary. We ended up at his gravesite,and had a little ceremony, of reading part of his short story Two Hearted River aloud,and left items associcated to Papa on his gravestone,and visited his home where he ended his life. It was definitely a religious experience. Has anyone else out there visited any of these locations???

I can go into more details into the trip if anyone is interested. I have also visited places he worked in Kansas City, and also visited Key West and saw his home there,and Pauline's Parents home in Piggott, Arkanas.

I am hoping to do the Chicago/Oak Park birthhouse and boyhood home,and also his travels in Michigan in the near future.

Let me know if you'd like to hear more about the trip West.

BTW, I have never had a julep......I'd like to.

That is what I have..... :-)

I hope to do that more this summer....I also grow my own mint...Mojitos!!

Papa sure liked his drinks.....strong...lol....I've made Papa Dobles often, Thank God for my Ninja blender.

I thought I saw some comment from you , John,somewhere, but I guess not here? Anyway, I assume you worshiped Papa at his home in Key West? Petted some kitties.....jumped in the pool? (Do they have water in it....I can't remember? This July , 2014, it's been 10 years since I was there, 2004, the summer I renewed my love of Hemingway,and began to read him again!) Anyway, John, enjoy your Hemingway journey....it's awesome!

John?

Discussing ISLANDS IN THE STREAM right now. Have you read it? Wanna join in the discussion? :-)