Comments for Tom Poland, A Southern Writer http://tompoland.net May my words preserve this land, the South, its people, and way of life. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on First Light by Tom Poland http://tompoland.net/first-light/#comment-1321 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:03:38 +0000 http://tompoland.net/?page_id=518#comment-1321 Yes we are .. I love the Chattooga, deadly as it is.

]]> Comment on First Light by David Moss http://tompoland.net/first-light/#comment-1320 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:22:12 +0000 http://tompoland.net/?page_id=518#comment-1320 Tom, this is excellent! Very good description with all the details. We are fortunate in this area to have such beautiful and pristine landscape, and your attention to detail is an excellent reminder.

]]> Comment on Save The Last Dance For Me by Tom Poland http://tompoland.net/bury-my-heart-at-ocean-drive/#comment-1271 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:32:15 +0000 http://tompoland.net/?page_id=401#comment-1271 Thank you Doris. I fell in love with the history, the story, and the SOS writing this with Phil. I did my level best to capture all the angles and tell the story true. It is one for the ages. You and all shaggers will like this book. tom

]]> Comment on Save The Last Dance For Me by Doris Keaton http://tompoland.net/bury-my-heart-at-ocean-drive/#comment-1270 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:02:57 +0000 http://tompoland.net/?page_id=401#comment-1270 Tom,
This is so exciting and the cover looks fantastic. I love the new title and I know the book sales are going to be great. Again thanks for your dedication in making sure this books tells the true story of shag and our love of the dance and its music. Dr. Phil and you make a great team.

Doris Keaton
SOS Board Member

]]> Comment on Son Of The Deep South by Jacquelyn Johnson http://tompoland.net/#comment-1165 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:30:34 +0000 http://tompoland.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-1165 Love your website — glad you’re speaking at the chamber banquet — please bring the T. I really want to meet her. Do you want to e-mail me a photo or two to go with the stories announcing the banquets — would appreciate it. Thanks.
Your fan,
Jacquelyn

]]> Comment on The Summer Of 1967 by Todd Coleman http://tompoland.net/the-summer-of-1967/#comment-1150 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:59:21 +0000 http://tompoland.net/?page_id=420#comment-1150 Hello, Tom. I grew up in Charleston, a magical place to grow up, though for baby boomers “growing up” is a relative term, and I’m not really quite there at 55. I went to film school in NYC and stayed for a decade, and am now in my third decade in Los Angeles. Like you, I’ve been a journalist and filmmaker, and have spent a long time thinking about a particular summer (1975, which eventually became a screenplay called Beach Music, until another Charleston ex-pat mentioned my script to Pat Conroy, and a few years later the title was spoken for (not a problem–The Barefoot Girl is a better title, anyway). I was happy to stumble on your blog via your story on Irmo in Zoalco. Speaking of titles, I had a high school classmate we called Irmo because he had, presumably, had moved to Charleston from the town you so beautifully profiled. But that doesn’t mean much. I was called “Tennessee” at Camp Arrowhead for two terrible months during the Bad Trip we call 1969 (a year after the official Summer of Love, 1968), and I was never from Tennessee, though my parents eventually, coincidentally, moved there. I’m glad the other 13-year-olds didn’t know I was from SC, because Tennessee is a much better nickname. Anyway, ‘m glad to make your acquaintance. I will subscribe, and look forward to being in touch.

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