tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post4013743179883145500..comments2023-05-26T23:58:55.674+12:00Comments on Freshly Ground: Hugh Cook - Obituary PublishedDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212128950198512900noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-83400276212812994502009-12-18T18:53:27.359+13:002009-12-18T18:53:27.359+13:00Thanks for writing this! I'll look forward to ...Thanks for writing this! I'll look forward to your future efforts!Bjornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00523632761266492322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-46768125455850070522009-05-20T16:36:56.174+12:002009-05-20T16:36:56.174+12:00Thanks Dan,
All the best to one and all.
- Murra...Thanks Dan,<br /><br />All the best to one and all.<br /><br />- MurrayMurray Lordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117200238333478988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-34444495493033338332009-05-17T08:35:00.000+12:002009-05-17T08:35:00.000+12:00Hi Muz
Thanks for the comment. I have left it in ...Hi Muz<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. I have left it in the family's court to come back to me when they're ready to share a bit more towards a longer bio of Hugh's life. <br /><br />I would most certainly appreciate a little bit of web space if you had some available. <br /><br />To everyone who has offered to share memories, anecdotes, or anything else about Hugh's life that would fit into a public bio, please feel free to contact me directly at rabarts AT gmail dot com. <br /><br />As I've said, there isn't a timeframe on this project yet, so there's no rush. When Hugh's family are ready, I'll move forward, and probably not before. <br /><br />Thanks everyone<br /><br />DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212128950198512900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-40616522082941147372009-05-14T14:26:00.000+12:002009-05-14T14:26:00.000+12:00Hugh Cook is most dearly one of my favorite author...Hugh Cook is most dearly one of my favorite authors! This is partly for the time in my life that I read the books (as a teenager), but mostly due to their sheer uniqueness and liveliness. No author I have read since can put a light up against wildness! And in Hugh's books, somehow through of their abstraction of the real world, he commented on the issues and absurdities of the real world!<br /><br />The antics of his Age Of Darkness books was incredible and entertaining. I loved his refusal to sit back and settle into a style and play it safe. He really pushed the medium – writing from different perspectives. His angle of writing from the role of a record-keeper from the world of the books itself in books 6 and 7 of an Age of Darkness was hilarious and brilliant, especially the more-and-more outlandish editors notes that were inserted into the writings, highlighting the racism of the imagined-author. Haha. Gold. <br /><br />“The Walrus and the Warwolf” will always hold a special place in my heart due to the outlandishness extremes of the dearly beloved Drake Dreldragon. I own about 5 different copies of the book, from an old hard back original, to a variety of different colored Corgi versions. I'm always keeping an eye out for second hand copes of the books in old book stores. I think this will always be a past time of mine through the years!<br /><br />I like to give away copies of that book as presents to my friends and loved ones, to pass on the love! Thank you Hugh.<br /><br />I still haven’t read the final 10th book, which I don’t think was ever published by Corgi along with the rest of the series. I'm saving that experience up as long as I can. <br /><br />Like so many things that don’t succeed among the masses at the time of their release, these books shine bright as ever.<br /><br />I really hoped to meet Hugh one day. It saddened me greatly to hear of hiss passing.<br /><br />Dan, I would love to read a lengthier tale of Hugh's life, as I always longed to know more of where this amazing imagination came from!<br /><br />I also have a website with virtually unlimited webspace and bandwidth, and I would be happy to host your bio about Hugh, if you’re still looking for some hosting. <br /><br />I'm also wondering whether a broader website would be appreciated by his family and fans. <br /><br />Hugh Cook’s work is special to me, and it would be an honor to set up a little something to honor his memory and his work.<br /><br />My heart goes out to his family and friends.Murray Lordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117200238333478988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-11981080945803173462009-02-11T20:47:00.000+13:002009-02-11T20:47:00.000+13:00Regarding the comments above, I have started a thr...Regarding the comments above, I have started a thread on the Facebook Group Fans of Hugh Cook:<BR/><BR/>http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2403969777<BR/><BR/>I will also update here as appropriate. <BR/><BR/>The Facebook post reads thus: <BR/><BR/><BR/>I have had requests from fans wondering how and when Hugh's rarer books, such as the Oceans of Light trilogy, will be available to buy.<BR/><BR/>Many of these books, which were formerly available on Lulu.com but have been inaccessible for some time, will hopefully be released to the public again at some point this year.<BR/><BR/>I have been in touch with Lulu.com and Hugh's family to discuss this issue, and they plan to work their way through Hugh's enormous volume of intellectual property over the next few months. This will be no small task, and will not happen quickly.<BR/><BR/>I will keep in touch with Hugh's family and update this page as I learn what progress has been made, providing links as and when I can.<BR/><BR/>Watch this space.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212128950198512900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-24170836398362222302009-02-08T12:31:00.000+13:002009-02-08T12:31:00.000+13:00Dear Anonymous, and others of Hugh's fans who migh...Dear Anonymous, and others of Hugh's fans who might be interested in obtaining some of Hugh's rarer out-of-print works through the POD site Lulu.com:<BR/><BR/>I have opened up a dialogue with the staff at Lulu again, since I had no reply back in October when I started this process. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully Lulu will be willing to work with myself and Hugh's family to make these works available again. A copy of the message I sent is copied here. I will keep this space updated as things progress. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for checking back. <BR/><BR/>Dan<BR/><BR/>(Message to Lulu below:)<BR/><BR/>Hi there<BR/><BR/>Recently, I was in contact with your staff regarding making some material available on your website which could not be accessed due to changes to the Lulu website, as per the conversation ticketed above. <BR/><BR/>The conversation regards various books by Mr Hugh Cook, particularly the Oceans of Light Series, among others. <BR/><BR/>Mr Cook passed away in November of last year. A post on his blog by his family can be found here: <BR/>http://hughcook.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>His obituary, which I wrote and which was published in the New Zealand Herald, can be found here:<BR/>http://freshly-ground.blogspot.com/2008/12/hugh-cook-obituary-published.html<BR/><BR/>I have had queries from fans regarding my contact with Lulu to make his inaccessible works available again, and I am therefore following up this query with you, in the hope that those works of Mr Cook's which were not available because of their mature content before the changes to Lulu's website might be released again for purchase. <BR/><BR/>Alternatively, I would be happy to work with Mr Cook's family to load the extant works again from scratch, if this meant that these rare pieces were available for his fans to read. <BR/><BR/>Mr Cook was a staunch supporter of the self-publishing model and a champion of Lulu in particular. If you were to peruse his two websites, the blog mentioned above and also zenvirus.com, you would find many references to this. <BR/><BR/>I will be forwarding a copy of this email to Mr Cook's family, and also posting it on my site so that his fans will know that we are working to get these books back into the hands of those who wish to read them.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to hearing back from you soon, and working together in Mr Cook's memory.<BR/><BR/>RegardsDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212128950198512900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-12916531571088081772009-02-08T04:17:00.000+13:002009-02-08T04:17:00.000+13:00Any update on getting Lulu's content access change...Any update on getting Lulu's content access changed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-694124955907516632008-12-24T22:23:00.000+13:002008-12-24T22:23:00.000+13:00Hi DanielI would be more than happy to work with y...Hi Daniel<BR/><BR/>I would be more than happy to work with you to share your memories of Hugh with his fans. I intend to put together a longer biographical article of Hugh's life and achievements in early 2009, and anything you might be able to add to that would be greatly appreciated. <BR/><BR/>You can contact me directly on rabarts (@) gmail dot com. <BR/><BR/>Hugh's family have been absolutely outstanding during these past months leading up to his passing, and his condition was fairly consistently updated on his own blog by his sister.<BR/><BR/>http://hughcook.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>I'm sure they would love to hear from anyone who knew Hugh and would like to pass on their condolences. <BR/><BR/>DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212128950198512900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-67724810763146270772008-12-24T21:14:00.000+13:002008-12-24T21:14:00.000+13:00I was Hugh's Trainer and supervisor/boss for most ...I was Hugh's Trainer and supervisor/boss for most of his first stay in Japan up to the time his cancer was diagnosed. We wish that the family would have informed the company, as it is our custom to at least send our condolences.<BR/><BR/>On a personal note, I have a large volume of memories of working closely with Hugh that I'd like to make available to his fans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08937018872441694354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-11796281528174799222008-12-16T07:39:00.000+13:002008-12-16T07:39:00.000+13:00Hi Anon 1.01,I have been in touch with Lulu about ...Hi Anon 1.01,<BR/><BR/>I have been in touch with Lulu about this same issue already, and they haven't yet come back to me. <BR/><BR/>I will contact Hugh's family about it in the New Year, once all the busy-ness of Christmas and holidays are behind us. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me about it. I'll post here on FG with any progress I make. <BR/><BR/><BR/>DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212128950198512900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-90833232506953711682008-12-16T01:01:00.000+13:002008-12-16T01:01:00.000+13:00Dan,Is it possible to you speak with Hugh's family...Dan,<BR/><BR/>Is it possible to you speak with Hugh's family about somehow getting the content access on lulu changed?<BR/>Since lulu changed the content access level, the mature level content is unsearchable. <BR/>Lulu says they can only change the level with the author's permission. There's probably a few people interested in downloading his books, who are unable to at the moment.<BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-17059928894911139182008-12-09T20:00:00.000+13:002008-12-09T20:00:00.000+13:00Thanks Steve. I'll start working on a longer artic...Thanks Steve. <BR/><BR/>I'll start working on a longer article once Christmas is out of the way. Hugh's family have given me a wealth of info to work with, and it just couldn't fit into the 400 words that the Herald allowed. <BR/><BR/>I've also posted on the Facebook group:<BR/><BR/>http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2403969777Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212128950198512900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-24346079548140741832008-12-09T19:55:00.000+13:002008-12-09T19:55:00.000+13:00Hi, Dan, nice work. I passed a note about this to ...Hi, Dan, nice work. I passed a note about this to SF Signal.<BR/><BR/>http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/007519.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-45251549598137120642008-12-09T19:44:00.000+13:002008-12-09T19:44:00.000+13:00Thanks Catherine, and you're welcome. It was an ho...Thanks Catherine, and you're welcome. <BR/><BR/>It was an honour and a pleasure to give something back to Hugh.<BR/><BR/>DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212128950198512900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967682899466798834.post-11022633698952829242008-12-09T13:59:00.000+13:002008-12-09T13:59:00.000+13:00Dan, you have shown our family such kindness and g...Dan, you have shown our family such kindness and generosity and we will always remember the ease with which you took up the role of writing Hugh's obituary - with such little notice and fitted into your incredibly full life. Hugh's last year of life has connected us to the goodwill of strangers in a way that is heart-warming. Congratulations on your publication! <BR/>Catherine - Hugh's sisterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com