The characters were rich and colorful. I loved the undertone of humor throughout the book. The ending was delightful. I have only one complaint. When are we going to hear more from Jonnie Speed??????.
";}s:7:"summary";s:201:"The characters were rich and colorful. I loved the undertone of humor throughout the book. The ending was delightful. I have only one complaint. When are we going to hear more from Jonnie Speed??????.";s:12:"atom_content";s:209:"The characters were rich and colorful. I loved the undertone of humor throughout the book. The ending was delightful. I have only one complaint. When are we going to hear more from Jonnie Speed??????.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1217358202;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: Samantha";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-201886";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"Samantha";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:47:04 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-201886";s:11:"description";s:424:"Absolutely loved, loved, loved this story. The characters are extremely well drawn out and highly engaging. The underlying sense of humor totally meshes with my own. One of the most outright fun stories I've had the pleasure of enjoying in quite a while. As a bonus, Dancing Cat Studio's production is just wonderful. I was all set to beg for more Johnny C stories but was thrilled to learn there's already a sequel. Yay. :)";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:561:"Absolutely loved, loved, loved this story. The characters are extremely well drawn out and highly engaging. The underlying sense of humor totally meshes with my own. One of the most outright fun stories I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying in quite a while. As a bonus, Dancing Cat Studio’s production is just wonderful. I was all set to beg for more Johnny C stories but was thrilled to learn there’s already a sequel. Yay.
Absolutely loved, loved, loved this story. The characters are extremely well drawn out and highly engaging. The underlying sense of humor totally meshes with my own. One of the most outright fun stories I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying in quite a while. As a bonus, Dancing Cat Studio’s production is just wonderful. I was all set to beg for more Johnny C stories but was thrilled to learn there’s already a sequel. Yay.
Hannelore,
Thanks for listening! I would love to taste some Turquino, but I think the state department might not like it. And like to send you some sample text of the book so you can read what the actors are saying, but your email address is blocked on the site.
Just email me at Blackwellr@comcast.net and we can figure out what to do.
Ron
Hannelore,
Thanks for listening! I would love to taste some Turquino, but I think the state department might not like it. And like to send you some sample text of the book so you can read what the actors are saying, but your email address is blocked on the site.
Just email me at Blackwellr@comcast.net and we can figure out what to do.
Ron
I just loved that book.
The accents took a lot getting used to, as I’m German and used to Brits shouting at me very slowly ;-), but once I got into the cadence, it was great and lend a great authenticity. I’m quite sure that I wouldn’t have enjoyed the book as much without them.
Perhaps, if Ronnie would be so very kind, he could plug in text versions of the chapters, as Mur Lafferty did with her “Playing for Keeps”? I would like to look up the spelling of the more interesting dialect words o;-)
And I do have to praise the recaps at the beginnings of the chapters. That was a novelty and it served well to get me into the spirit of the setting.
The story was great, too. I’ve rarely read/heard such a good detective story. The plot is intricate, but not convoluted, nor does he have to pull hats out of rabbits to provide a satisfying solution.
The characters are bursting with life and what more can you say?
I would like to donate via Podiobooks, but as I said, I’m German. PayPal is out of the question for privacy considerations (to say the least) and mailing money is impossible over such a distance. Ronnie, would you get into trouble if I sent you some of my favourite coffee (Cuban Turquino)? If so, I could certainly find another that you’d like (even Kona).
";}s:7:"summary";s:1278:"I just loved that book. The accents took a lot getting used to, as I'm German and used to Brits shouting at me very slowly ;-), but once I got into the cadence, it was great and lend a great authenticity. I'm quite sure that I wouldn't have enjoyed the book as much without them. Perhaps, if Ronnie would be so very kind, he could plug in text versions of the chapters, as Mur Lafferty did with her "Playing for Keeps"? I would like to look up the spelling of the more interesting dialect words o;-) And I do have to praise the recaps at the beginnings of the chapters. That was a novelty and it served well to get me into the spirit of the setting. The story was great, too. I've rarely read/heard such a good detective story. The plot is intricate, but not convoluted, nor does he have to pull hats out of rabbits to provide a satisfying solution. The characters are bursting with life and what more can you say? I would like to donate via Podiobooks, but as I said, I'm German. PayPal is out of the question for privacy considerations (to say the least) and mailing money is impossible over such a distance. Ronnie, would you get into trouble if I sent you some of my favourite coffee (Cuban Turquino)? If so, I could certainly find another that you'd like (even Kona).";s:12:"atom_content";s:1370:"I just loved that book.
The accents took a lot getting used to, as I’m German and used to Brits shouting at me very slowly ;-), but once I got into the cadence, it was great and lend a great authenticity. I’m quite sure that I wouldn’t have enjoyed the book as much without them.
Perhaps, if Ronnie would be so very kind, he could plug in text versions of the chapters, as Mur Lafferty did with her “Playing for Keeps”? I would like to look up the spelling of the more interesting dialect words o;-)
And I do have to praise the recaps at the beginnings of the chapters. That was a novelty and it served well to get me into the spirit of the setting.
The story was great, too. I’ve rarely read/heard such a good detective story. The plot is intricate, but not convoluted, nor does he have to pull hats out of rabbits to provide a satisfying solution.
The characters are bursting with life and what more can you say?
I would like to donate via Podiobooks, but as I said, I’m German. PayPal is out of the question for privacy considerations (to say the least) and mailing money is impossible over such a distance. Ronnie, would you get into trouble if I sent you some of my favourite coffee (Cuban Turquino)? If so, I could certainly find another that you’d like (even Kona).
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1212759018;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:19:"By: router explorer";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-149682";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"router explorer";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:19:59 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-149682";s:11:"description";s:761:"Was worried that I wouldn't find another audiobook to keep me sane at work - after many missed the mark. What a great surprise to have this book in the Podiobook.com lineup. I enjoyed everything about this story and look forward to more from Ronnie Blackwell and "Johnny Speed". Ronnie, your storytelling trapped me into a world I did not expect to find myself and I thank you very much for the ride. I also appreciate the Dancing Cat Studio for incorporating additional sounds and effects into the story as supporting elements rather than trying to overwhelm the listener. Many podiobooks suffer from inappropriate music and effects which combine in horrific cacophony making it impossible to follow the author's intentions. So thanks very much for that.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:799:"Was worried that I wouldn’t find another audiobook to keep me sane at work - after many missed the mark. What a great surprise to have this book in the Podiobook.com lineup. I enjoyed everything about this story and look forward to more from Ronnie Blackwell and “Johnny Speed”. Ronnie, your storytelling trapped me into a world I did not expect to find myself and I thank you very much for the ride.
I also appreciate the Dancing Cat Studio for incorporating additional sounds and effects into the story as supporting elements rather than trying to overwhelm the listener. Many podiobooks suffer from inappropriate music and effects which combine in horrific cacophony making it impossible to follow the author’s intentions. So thanks very much for that.
";}s:7:"summary";s:761:"Was worried that I wouldn't find another audiobook to keep me sane at work - after many missed the mark. What a great surprise to have this book in the Podiobook.com lineup. I enjoyed everything about this story and look forward to more from Ronnie Blackwell and "Johnny Speed". Ronnie, your storytelling trapped me into a world I did not expect to find myself and I thank you very much for the ride. I also appreciate the Dancing Cat Studio for incorporating additional sounds and effects into the story as supporting elements rather than trying to overwhelm the listener. Many podiobooks suffer from inappropriate music and effects which combine in horrific cacophony making it impossible to follow the author's intentions. So thanks very much for that.";s:12:"atom_content";s:799:"Was worried that I wouldn’t find another audiobook to keep me sane at work - after many missed the mark. What a great surprise to have this book in the Podiobook.com lineup. I enjoyed everything about this story and look forward to more from Ronnie Blackwell and “Johnny Speed”. Ronnie, your storytelling trapped me into a world I did not expect to find myself and I thank you very much for the ride.
I also appreciate the Dancing Cat Studio for incorporating additional sounds and effects into the story as supporting elements rather than trying to overwhelm the listener. Many podiobooks suffer from inappropriate music and effects which combine in horrific cacophony making it impossible to follow the author’s intentions. So thanks very much for that.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1204910399;}i:5;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:20:"By: Ronnie Blackwell";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-144019";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:16:"Ronnie Blackwell";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:11:44 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-144019";s:11:"description";s:483:"Whoa! Lawrence Block! Thanks, Bill. And thank you, Zack. I am thrilled that so many listeners found the people who inhabit my head entertaining. My wife, Lin, and I are busy on the final edit of the next Jonny C novel, Spite. And we're heading to Northern Virginia at the end of the month to see if we can convince Dancing Cat Studios to sign on for another round of sex, and drugs in the cradle of Rock and Roll. Thanks again for all who subscribed to Serve it Cold. Take Care, Ron";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:515:"Whoa! Lawrence Block! Thanks, Bill. And thank you, Zack. I am thrilled that so many listeners found the people who inhabit my head entertaining. My wife, Lin, and I are busy on the final edit of the next Jonny C novel, Spite. And we’re heading to Northern Virginia at the end of the month to see if we can convince Dancing Cat Studios to sign on for another round of sex, and drugs in the cradle of Rock and Roll.
Thanks again for all who subscribed to Serve it Cold.
Take Care,
Ron
Whoa! Lawrence Block! Thanks, Bill. And thank you, Zack. I am thrilled that so many listeners found the people who inhabit my head entertaining. My wife, Lin, and I are busy on the final edit of the next Jonny C novel, Spite. And we’re heading to Northern Virginia at the end of the month to see if we can convince Dancing Cat Studios to sign on for another round of sex, and drugs in the cradle of Rock and Roll.
Thanks again for all who subscribed to Serve it Cold.
Take Care,
Ron
Great book, great production! For what it’s worth, I cleared a Lawrence Block novel off my mp3 player to make room for Serve It Cold. Good, dry humor and complex plot. I’ll listen to it again to fill in the parts I missed. More by Blackwell!
";}s:7:"summary";s:241:"Great book, great production! For what it's worth, I cleared a Lawrence Block novel off my mp3 player to make room for Serve It Cold. Good, dry humor and complex plot. I'll listen to it again to fill in the parts I missed. More by Blackwell!";s:12:"atom_content";s:261:"Great book, great production! For what it’s worth, I cleared a Lawrence Block novel off my mp3 player to make room for Serve It Cold. Good, dry humor and complex plot. I’ll listen to it again to fill in the parts I missed. More by Blackwell!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1202872678;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: Zack Olson";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-124982";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Zack Olson";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:42:37 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-124982";s:11:"description";s:451:"Ronnie Blackwell's private eye, Johnny C (or Jonathan Creedmore Speed if you prefer) is definitely not your run of the mill Phillip Marlow/Michael Shayne/Richard Diamond character. He is much more interesting. Serve It Cold was one of the best examples of detective fiction I've ever had the pleasure of taking in. And Dancing Cat Studios did a great job is presenting the material. The production values as well as the voice acting was excellent.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:471:"Ronnie Blackwell’s private eye, Johnny C (or Jonathan Creedmore Speed if you prefer) is definitely not your run of the mill Phillip Marlow/Michael Shayne/Richard Diamond character. He is much more interesting. Serve It Cold was one of the best examples of detective fiction I’ve ever had the pleasure of taking in. And Dancing Cat Studios did a great job is presenting the material. The production values as well as the voice acting was excellent.
";}s:7:"summary";s:451:"Ronnie Blackwell's private eye, Johnny C (or Jonathan Creedmore Speed if you prefer) is definitely not your run of the mill Phillip Marlow/Michael Shayne/Richard Diamond character. He is much more interesting. Serve It Cold was one of the best examples of detective fiction I've ever had the pleasure of taking in. And Dancing Cat Studios did a great job is presenting the material. The production values as well as the voice acting was excellent.";s:12:"atom_content";s:471:"Ronnie Blackwell’s private eye, Johnny C (or Jonathan Creedmore Speed if you prefer) is definitely not your run of the mill Phillip Marlow/Michael Shayne/Richard Diamond character. He is much more interesting. Serve It Cold was one of the best examples of detective fiction I’ve ever had the pleasure of taking in. And Dancing Cat Studios did a great job is presenting the material. The production values as well as the voice acting was excellent.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1200001357;}i:8;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:19:"By: Martha Holloway";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-118173";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"Martha Holloway";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:03:52 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-118173";s:11:"description";s:609:"Katherine A. and Chris, thank you for the positive feedback. Yes, yes, yes! There will indeed be more from both Ronnie Blackwell and DancingCatStudios. It's even quite likely that we will produce Ronnie's next Jonny C mystery, Spite, as a podiobook. We aren't quite ready to go into the studio and record the new novel just yet, though! In the meantime, visit the DancingCatStudios.com site and check out our Projects page: http://dancingcatstudios.com/projects/ There are a couple in the list that I think you might enjoy. Well, thank you again! And here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:709:"Katherine A. and Chris, thank you for the positive feedback. Yes, yes, yes! There will indeed be more from both Ronnie Blackwell and DancingCatStudios. It’s even quite likely that we will produce Ronnie’s next Jonny C mystery, Spite, as a podiobook. We aren’t quite ready to go into the studio and record the new novel just yet, though! In the meantime, visit the DancingCatStudios.com site and check out our Projects page: http://dancingcatstudios.com/projects/ There are a couple in the list that I think you might enjoy. Well, thank you again! And here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
";}s:7:"summary";s:609:"Katherine A. and Chris, thank you for the positive feedback. Yes, yes, yes! There will indeed be more from both Ronnie Blackwell and DancingCatStudios. It's even quite likely that we will produce Ronnie's next Jonny C mystery, Spite, as a podiobook. We aren't quite ready to go into the studio and record the new novel just yet, though! In the meantime, visit the DancingCatStudios.com site and check out our Projects page: http://dancingcatstudios.com/projects/ There are a couple in the list that I think you might enjoy. Well, thank you again! And here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!";s:12:"atom_content";s:709:"Katherine A. and Chris, thank you for the positive feedback. Yes, yes, yes! There will indeed be more from both Ronnie Blackwell and DancingCatStudios. It’s even quite likely that we will produce Ronnie’s next Jonny C mystery, Spite, as a podiobook. We aren’t quite ready to go into the studio and record the new novel just yet, though! In the meantime, visit the DancingCatStudios.com site and check out our Projects page: http://dancingcatstudios.com/projects/ There are a couple in the list that I think you might enjoy. Well, thank you again! And here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1198800232;}i:9;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: Chris";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-115961";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Chris";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:15:29 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-115961";s:11:"description";s:256:"Really enjoyed this story. Martha and her team did a great job with the production and Ron did a great job creating engaging and amusing characters that really came to life. I'm hoping we'll be seeing more from both Dancing Cat Studios and Ron Blackwell.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:276:"Really enjoyed this story. Martha and her team did a great job with the production and Ron did a great job creating engaging and amusing characters that really came to life. I’m hoping we’ll be seeing more from both Dancing Cat Studios and Ron Blackwell.
";}s:7:"summary";s:256:"Really enjoyed this story. Martha and her team did a great job with the production and Ron did a great job creating engaging and amusing characters that really came to life. I'm hoping we'll be seeing more from both Dancing Cat Studios and Ron Blackwell.";s:12:"atom_content";s:276:"Really enjoyed this story. Martha and her team did a great job with the production and Ron did a great job creating engaging and amusing characters that really came to life. I’m hoping we’ll be seeing more from both Dancing Cat Studios and Ron Blackwell.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1198404929;}i:10;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Katherine A.";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-111736";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Katherine A.";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:07:03 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-111736";s:11:"description";s:264:"I LOVE this story. The story itself is great, as well as the writing, but I've also really enjoyed the production- really well done. I love Johnny C.'s humor; for some reason, in my mind, Mr. Blackwell has taken on his characteristics! Maybe I'm too involved...;).";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:294:"I LOVE this story. The story itself is great, as well as the writing, but I’ve also really enjoyed the production- really well done. I love Johnny C.’s humor; for some reason, in my mind, Mr. Blackwell has taken on his characteristics! Maybe I’m too involved…;).
";}s:7:"summary";s:264:"I LOVE this story. The story itself is great, as well as the writing, but I've also really enjoyed the production- really well done. I love Johnny C.'s humor; for some reason, in my mind, Mr. Blackwell has taken on his characteristics! Maybe I'm too involved...;).";s:12:"atom_content";s:294:"I LOVE this story. The story itself is great, as well as the writing, but I’ve also really enjoyed the production- really well done. I love Johnny C.’s humor; for some reason, in my mind, Mr. Blackwell has taken on his characteristics! Maybe I’m too involved…;).
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1197526023;}i:11;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:19:"By: Martha Holloway";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-108014";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"Martha Holloway";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:01:52 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-108014";s:11:"description";s:609:"Jim, We're really glad you are enjoying Ronnie's story. We loved Serve It Cold from our very first reading. Our goal in publishing it as a podiobook has been, from the very beginning, to get Ronnie's novel the wider audience it deserves. Podiobooks.com has clearly helped us do that. I'm sorry that you feel some of the voices we used for the minor characters detract from the story. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our audio quality and will certainly bear your critique in mind going forward. Please keep an eye out for the next Jonny C Mystery, Spite, coming soon to Lulu.com. Thanks!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:665:"Jim,
We’re really glad you are enjoying Ronnie’s story. We loved Serve It Cold from our very first reading. Our goal in publishing it as a podiobook has been, from the very beginning, to get Ronnie’s novel the wider audience it deserves. Podiobooks.com has clearly helped us do that.
I’m sorry that you feel some of the voices we used for the minor characters detract from the story. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our audio quality and will certainly bear your critique in mind going forward.
Please keep an eye out for the next Jonny C Mystery, Spite, coming soon to Lulu.com.
Thanks!
";}s:7:"summary";s:609:"Jim, We're really glad you are enjoying Ronnie's story. We loved Serve It Cold from our very first reading. Our goal in publishing it as a podiobook has been, from the very beginning, to get Ronnie's novel the wider audience it deserves. Podiobooks.com has clearly helped us do that. I'm sorry that you feel some of the voices we used for the minor characters detract from the story. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our audio quality and will certainly bear your critique in mind going forward. Please keep an eye out for the next Jonny C Mystery, Spite, coming soon to Lulu.com. Thanks!";s:12:"atom_content";s:665:"Jim,
We’re really glad you are enjoying Ronnie’s story. We loved Serve It Cold from our very first reading. Our goal in publishing it as a podiobook has been, from the very beginning, to get Ronnie’s novel the wider audience it deserves. Podiobooks.com has clearly helped us do that.
I’m sorry that you feel some of the voices we used for the minor characters detract from the story. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our audio quality and will certainly bear your critique in mind going forward.
Please keep an eye out for the next Jonny C Mystery, Spite, coming soon to Lulu.com.
Thanks!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1196989312;}i:12;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: Jim";s:4:"link";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-106698";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"Jim";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:16:01 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:71:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-106698";s:11:"description";s:1324:"I quite like tis story, it's subtly engaging and from the beginning basted me with suffficient intrigue that I've eagerly listened to subsequent episodes. Ronnie Blackwell certainly knows how to tell a good story and I look forward to further submissions. However, I also think the piece has a few shortcommings. Firstly, I have found a few of the essential characters lack a little dimention; nothing too blatant mind you, just enough so they rest precariously against the strength of the more weell developed characters. Secondly, the accents and colloquialisms from some of the characters are woefully short of what 'I' consider legitimate. This is just that little bit more unsettling. I don't want to necessarily pander to racial or cultural stereotypes, but given the particulars of this story, the expectation of a cetain degree of authenticity concerning vanacular is not out of the question. I would like to make it clear that I believe this is a shortcoming of the audio production rather than the author, and this in no way diminishes my opinion of the authors work. In fact had the reading been performed by a sole person, I would probably have been a lot more forgiving (Scott Sigler). Nevertheless, it has detracted from my enjoyment of this audio-book, so I think it is only fair to mention it.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1374:"I quite like tis story, it’s subtly engaging and from the beginning basted me with suffficient intrigue that I’ve eagerly listened to subsequent episodes. Ronnie Blackwell certainly knows how to tell a good story and I look forward to further submissions.
However, I also think the piece has a few shortcommings. Firstly, I have found a few of the essential characters lack a little dimention; nothing too blatant mind you, just enough so they rest precariously against the strength of the more weell developed characters. Secondly, the accents and colloquialisms from some of the characters are woefully short of what ‘I’ consider legitimate. This is just that little bit more unsettling. I don’t want to necessarily pander to racial or cultural stereotypes, but given the particulars of this story, the expectation of a cetain degree of authenticity concerning vanacular is not out of the question.
I would like to make it clear that I believe this is a shortcoming of the audio production rather than the author, and this in no way diminishes my opinion of the authors work. In fact had the reading been performed by a sole person, I would probably have been a lot more forgiving (Scott Sigler). Nevertheless, it has detracted from my enjoyment of this audio-book, so I think it is only fair to mention it.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1324:"I quite like tis story, it's subtly engaging and from the beginning basted me with suffficient intrigue that I've eagerly listened to subsequent episodes. Ronnie Blackwell certainly knows how to tell a good story and I look forward to further submissions. However, I also think the piece has a few shortcommings. Firstly, I have found a few of the essential characters lack a little dimention; nothing too blatant mind you, just enough so they rest precariously against the strength of the more weell developed characters. Secondly, the accents and colloquialisms from some of the characters are woefully short of what 'I' consider legitimate. This is just that little bit more unsettling. I don't want to necessarily pander to racial or cultural stereotypes, but given the particulars of this story, the expectation of a cetain degree of authenticity concerning vanacular is not out of the question. I would like to make it clear that I believe this is a shortcoming of the audio production rather than the author, and this in no way diminishes my opinion of the authors work. In fact had the reading been performed by a sole person, I would probably have been a lot more forgiving (Scott Sigler). Nevertheless, it has detracted from my enjoyment of this audio-book, so I think it is only fair to mention it.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1374:"I quite like tis story, it’s subtly engaging and from the beginning basted me with suffficient intrigue that I’ve eagerly listened to subsequent episodes. Ronnie Blackwell certainly knows how to tell a good story and I look forward to further submissions.
However, I also think the piece has a few shortcommings. Firstly, I have found a few of the essential characters lack a little dimention; nothing too blatant mind you, just enough so they rest precariously against the strength of the more weell developed characters. Secondly, the accents and colloquialisms from some of the characters are woefully short of what ‘I’ consider legitimate. This is just that little bit more unsettling. I don’t want to necessarily pander to racial or cultural stereotypes, but given the particulars of this story, the expectation of a cetain degree of authenticity concerning vanacular is not out of the question.
I would like to make it clear that I believe this is a shortcoming of the audio production rather than the author, and this in no way diminishes my opinion of the authors work. In fact had the reading been performed by a sole person, I would probably have been a lot more forgiving (Scott Sigler). Nevertheless, it has detracted from my enjoyment of this audio-book, so I think it is only fair to mention it.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1196860561;}i:13;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:11:"By: matthew";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-95046";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"matthew";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:08:35 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-95046";s:11:"description";s:163:"Martha Holloway no worrys things brake. sometimes on there own and some times we brake then. but glade you got back up and running and glade you back up the flies";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:177:"Martha Holloway no worrys things brake. sometimes on there own and some times we brake then.
but glade you got back up and running and glade you back up the flies
";}s:7:"summary";s:163:"Martha Holloway no worrys things brake. sometimes on there own and some times we brake then. but glade you got back up and running and glade you back up the flies";s:12:"atom_content";s:177:"Martha Holloway no worrys things brake. sometimes on there own and some times we brake then.
but glade you got back up and running and glade you back up the flies
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1195585715;}i:14;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:19:"By: Martha Holloway";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-93886";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"Martha Holloway";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:41:41 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-93886";s:11:"description";s:428:"Churchie, I hope you were able to download the latest episode today. We got it posted to DancingCatStudios.com and Evo posted it to Podiobooks.com late last night. It's a good one! and they just keeping getting better from here to the end. Barry, Thank you very much for the compliment. To be favorably compared to Nina Kimberly is high praise indeed! I couldn't ask for better. I hope we live up to your expectations! Enjoy!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:460:"Churchie, I hope you were able to download the latest episode today. We got it posted to DancingCatStudios.com and Evo posted it to Podiobooks.com late last night. It’s a good one! and they just keeping getting better from here to the end.
Barry, Thank you very much for the compliment. To be favorably compared to Nina Kimberly is high praise indeed! I couldn’t ask for better. I hope we live up to your expectations!
Enjoy!
";}s:7:"summary";s:428:"Churchie, I hope you were able to download the latest episode today. We got it posted to DancingCatStudios.com and Evo posted it to Podiobooks.com late last night. It's a good one! and they just keeping getting better from here to the end. Barry, Thank you very much for the compliment. To be favorably compared to Nina Kimberly is high praise indeed! I couldn't ask for better. I hope we live up to your expectations! Enjoy!";s:12:"atom_content";s:460:"Churchie, I hope you were able to download the latest episode today. We got it posted to DancingCatStudios.com and Evo posted it to Podiobooks.com late last night. It’s a good one! and they just keeping getting better from here to the end.
Barry, Thank you very much for the compliment. To be favorably compared to Nina Kimberly is high praise indeed! I couldn’t ask for better. I hope we live up to your expectations!
Enjoy!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1195522901;}i:15;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: Churchie";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-93000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"Churchie";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:26:49 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-93000";s:11:"description";s:205:"Waiting patiently...okay, maybe not so patiently. Waiting with much checking back and sighing. Don't you just hate computer failures? We are all slaves to the machine. I'll be here when you get sorted out!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:229:"Waiting patiently…okay, maybe not so patiently. Waiting with much checking back and sighing. Don’t you just hate computer failures? We are all slaves to the machine. I’ll be here when you get sorted out!
";}s:7:"summary";s:205:"Waiting patiently...okay, maybe not so patiently. Waiting with much checking back and sighing. Don't you just hate computer failures? We are all slaves to the machine. I'll be here when you get sorted out!";s:12:"atom_content";s:229:"Waiting patiently…okay, maybe not so patiently. Waiting with much checking back and sighing. Don’t you just hate computer failures? We are all slaves to the machine. I’ll be here when you get sorted out!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1195478809;}i:16;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Paul Fischer";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-88047";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Paul Fischer";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:01:10 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-88047";s:11:"description";s:352:"Due to a hardware failure in our main production computer, Serve It Cold episode 22 will be delayed. The iMac suffered a logic board failure early this week, and needs to go into the shop for a few days. The good news is Martha backed up all the data before the system failed. Once we get the machine back we will start cranking out the episodes again.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:360:"Due to a hardware failure in our main production computer, Serve It Cold episode 22 will be delayed. The iMac suffered a logic board failure early this week, and needs to go into the shop for a few days. The good news is Martha backed up all the data before the system failed. Once we get the machine back we will start cranking out the episodes again.
";}s:7:"summary";s:352:"Due to a hardware failure in our main production computer, Serve It Cold episode 22 will be delayed. The iMac suffered a logic board failure early this week, and needs to go into the shop for a few days. The good news is Martha backed up all the data before the system failed. Once we get the machine back we will start cranking out the episodes again.";s:12:"atom_content";s:360:"Due to a hardware failure in our main production computer, Serve It Cold episode 22 will be delayed. The iMac suffered a logic board failure early this week, and needs to go into the shop for a few days. The good news is Martha backed up all the data before the system failed. Once we get the machine back we will start cranking out the episodes again.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1195045270;}i:17;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:17:"By: Barry Bounous";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-86836";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Barry Bounous";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:48:30 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-86836";s:11:"description";s:107:"Next to Nina Kimberly, this is my all-time favorite podnovel. It has gotten better every week. Great job!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:115:"Next to Nina Kimberly, this is my all-time favorite podnovel. It has gotten better every week. Great job!
";}s:7:"summary";s:107:"Next to Nina Kimberly, this is my all-time favorite podnovel. It has gotten better every week. Great job!";s:12:"atom_content";s:115:"Next to Nina Kimberly, this is my all-time favorite podnovel. It has gotten better every week. Great job!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1194918510;}i:18;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:19:"By: Martha Holloway";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-70122";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:15:"Martha Holloway";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:39:40 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-70122";s:11:"description";s:456:"Hot dog! I have a fan! Thank you, Churchie! We had a great time in Japan. We just thought that there would be Internet everywhere. Boy, were we wrong! The last 11 days we were suffering serious 'net withdrawal symptoms. I didn't get email back until I was in the airport waiting for the plane to fly me home! But I have to say that being incommunicado was a terrific way to kill the stress and relax. Hope you are enjoying the resumption of Jonny C. M";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:500:"Hot dog! I have a fan! Thank you, Churchie!
We had a great time in Japan. We just thought that there would be Internet everywhere. Boy, were we wrong! The last 11 days we were suffering serious ‘net withdrawal symptoms. I didn’t get email back until I was in the airport waiting for the plane to fly me home!
But I have to say that being incommunicado was a terrific way to kill the stress and relax.
Hope you are enjoying the resumption of Jonny C.
M
";}s:7:"summary";s:456:"Hot dog! I have a fan! Thank you, Churchie! We had a great time in Japan. We just thought that there would be Internet everywhere. Boy, were we wrong! The last 11 days we were suffering serious 'net withdrawal symptoms. I didn't get email back until I was in the airport waiting for the plane to fly me home! But I have to say that being incommunicado was a terrific way to kill the stress and relax. Hope you are enjoying the resumption of Jonny C. M";s:12:"atom_content";s:500:"Hot dog! I have a fan! Thank you, Churchie!
We had a great time in Japan. We just thought that there would be Internet everywhere. Boy, were we wrong! The last 11 days we were suffering serious ‘net withdrawal symptoms. I didn’t get email back until I was in the airport waiting for the plane to fly me home!
But I have to say that being incommunicado was a terrific way to kill the stress and relax.
Hope you are enjoying the resumption of Jonny C.
M
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1190943580;}i:19;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: Churchie";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-70045";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"Churchie";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:57:18 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/05/27/serve-it-cold/#comment-70045";s:11:"description";s:115:"I want to be the first member of the Martha Holloway Fan Club!!! Love you Gal. Hope you had a great time in Japan.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:123:"I want to be the first member of the Martha Holloway Fan Club!!! Love you Gal. Hope you had a great time in Japan.
";}s:7:"summary";s:115:"I want to be the first member of the Martha Holloway Fan Club!!! Love you Gal. Hope you had a great time in Japan.";s:12:"atom_content";s:123:"I want to be the first member of the Martha Holloway Fan Club!!! Love you Gal. Hope you had a great time in Japan.
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