tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post2869108174156518239..comments2024-03-28T05:23:01.707-05:00Comments on A MOMENT OF CEREBUS: Jeff Seiler: My Birthday Call With DaveA Moment Of Cerebushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718525538144698138noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-72685464721021360402015-05-07T11:53:35.061-05:002015-05-07T11:53:35.061-05:00Okay, Jeff, I apologize for being that level of na...Okay, Jeff, I apologize for being that level of nasty. I generally don't say things on the internet that I wouldn't say to someone's face, and this was a exception. Sorry.<br /><br />Now to render my apology half-assed at best, I'll try to put my remarks in more civil terms. To me, you constantly come across as bragging, "DAVE SIM IS MY CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND!" All of your posts on the Cerebus Yahoo Group struck me that way (I actually made some snide comments about them there), and all of your posts on this site strike me that way. Also, I recently went to your Twitter feed, and I saw that you devoted several Tweets to quoting Dave's praise for your letters to him. I just find that kind of thing intensely irritating, although, admittedly, I may very well be alone in that regard.<br /><br />Another thing about your posts from the Yahoo Group bugged me, and maybe you can address it here. If I recall correctly, you said that you were involved in education (as a substitute teacher?) and were somehow encouraging use of Judenhaus in the classroom. I remember thinking, "Wouldn't kids get more out of The Diary of Anne Frank or even Maus then Judenhaus, which is really just a list of anti-Semitic quotes along with photorealistic depictions of Holocaust scenes? What the hell are kids going to learn from that? Is this guy interested in teaching kids or just in helping out his good friend Dave?" I'd be interested in hearing what you think about my reaction.<br /><br />Anyway, if I don't like what you have to say, why the hell am I reading it, right? I have no answer for that or justification for why I was a jerk to you. So I'm sorry about that, and I'll leave you alone nowJacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-74788084856214740092015-05-07T04:45:54.306-05:002015-05-07T04:45:54.306-05:00If it were excruciating, "Jack", then wh...If it were excruciating, "Jack", then why would you know so much about it?<br /><br />The troll is back!!!<br /><br />Tell you what...<br /><br />If 100, no, what am I thinking?, if 20 respondents post up at this site that they DON'T want me to post any other information from Dave here, then I will...<br /><br />Hmm.<br /><br />Ya know?. Dave doesn't seem to mind it and, occasionally, he actually asks me to put stuff up.<br /><br />So, Jack, I'm gonna keep on putting up mundane stuff, as long as Dave asks me so to do.<br /><br />BTW, if you were to ask him, I'm pretty sure Dave would tell you that he no longer thinks I have been or were "turned".<br /><br />But, hey?<br /><br />Go ahead and ask him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904496116020946043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-36396199539079237942015-05-05T17:34:19.225-05:002015-05-05T17:34:19.225-05:00Jeff, please continue to inform us in excruciating...Jeff, please continue to inform us in excruciating detail about every single mundane interaction you've ever had with Dave Sim. <br /><br />I remember when Dave, in his "everyone is possessed by demons" phase, speculated that Jeff had "turned." My thought was, "Turned what, non-annoying?"Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-18268553346100067152015-05-03T20:00:05.355-05:002015-05-03T20:00:05.355-05:00You'd be surprised, Cory. Dave, to me, has alw...You'd be surprised, Cory. Dave, to me, has always seemed genuinely interested in other people's work. I was reluctant to engage with Dave at first, for much the same reasons, but now, after 10+ years of discourse, it's just like talking to any other friend or acquaintance. You just have to get comfortable, and then it's like riding a bike.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904496116020946043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-58177719298091782962015-05-02T23:41:27.143-05:002015-05-02T23:41:27.143-05:00That sounds like a lot of fun. I'd love to tal...That sounds like a lot of fun. I'd love to talk to Dave, but (I was just talking about this with somebody over dinner), I'm always very reluctant to meet anyone I admire. I can never think of anything to talk about or ask them, and I always come away from it feeling like a bit of a fool. I'm just grateful I've had him respond to some of my email questions.<br /><br />I'd want to let him know how much his work has meant to me as a comic fan and a graphic designer, but I can't imagine that fanboy approach being very interesting for him, or anybody with fans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328607139020066551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-8688201333246051022015-05-02T20:17:06.630-05:002015-05-02T20:17:06.630-05:00I thought I had also tweeted: "If *you* have ...I thought I had also tweeted: "If *you* have a Dave Sim and Me story, contact me at seilerjeff@hotmail.com and maybe I'll interview you for the upcoming "Dave Sim And Me" blog."<br /><br />So, if you do have such a story, I'm extending that invitation here, as well.<br /><br />The blog won't be up and running for a while, as I work on seeing if I can make anything of the 140-character format for sowing little nuggets from Dave (out of our correspondence) on Twitter. I don't know if it will work, but I'm gonna give it my best shot.<br /><br />But, don't hold back. If you have an interesting Dave Sim and me story, email me at the above-listed address and we'll see about putting it in the bank for the upcoming blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904496116020946043noreply@blogger.com