tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post6279556357795318978..comments2024-03-28T19:52:07.635-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: The Parts Left Out: THE REALIST and the Larger CultureTodd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-65884094295071308852015-04-01T04:31:40.885-04:002015-04-01T04:31:40.885-04:00NatLamp tried to be the same sort of thing for our...NatLamp tried to be the same sort of thing for our generation, as did SPY, later...i'd say THE ONION has come closer, and even SCTV in its compass. But I certainly was happy to read and subsribe to the second series of THE REALIST in the '80s...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-48856574453471835342015-03-31T18:59:53.138-04:002015-03-31T18:59:53.138-04:00Great stuff. Reading the Realist in the early 60s ...Great stuff. Reading the Realist in the early 60s was a staggering experience for many high schoolers (me) and their friends. At the time, it was merely outrageous; now I look back and see it as heralding a decade that transformed America in so many ways, most of them positive. I was glad to be there and go along for part of the ride.Jim C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07964049228931887059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-83924521472904823032015-03-31T06:39:37.088-04:002015-03-31T06:39:37.088-04:00Thanks, Sergio...though as frequently I should'...Thanks, Sergio...though as frequently I should've looked more closely at this old draft...typo city...soon remedied.Todd Masonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-5940068290786362432015-03-31T03:31:35.107-04:002015-03-31T03:31:35.107-04:00Thanks for this Todd - needless to say I now have ...Thanks for this Todd - needless to say I now have all kinds of terrible Disney images in my head, but I forgive you (and let's hope the Mouse House thought police is napping)Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com