Comments on: Sam Adams’ tribute to a Rocky friend http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/ Colorado's oldest newspaper stopped publishing Feb. 27, 2009, but it didn't die. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:13:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kevin Vaughan http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 Kevin Vaughan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:05:07 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3206 Sam, Thank you for this story. James was one-of-a-kind. The world is a little worse off without him in it. Kevin Sam,
Thank you for this story. James was one-of-a-kind. The world is a little worse off without him in it.
Kevin

]]> By: David Montero http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3198 David Montero Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:30:48 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3198 Sam Beautiful, beautiful story. James would be pleased. David Sam

Beautiful, beautiful story. James would be pleased.

David

]]> By: Mike Littwin http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3175 Mike Littwin Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:55:47 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3175 Beautiful job -- at least the part I could read through the tears. Mike Beautiful job — at least the part I could read through the tears.

Mike

]]> By: John Gore http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3172 John Gore Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:59:32 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3172 Something tells me that James would be very moved by your tribute, Sam. I know I am, pal. I didn't know him, but I sure did enjoy reading him. I'm also proud of what you guys are doing at iwantmyrocky.com. What can I/we do to help? It's already better than the Post. However, most of the writers can't hold out forever on a labor of love. We know you can, Sam... being the media/comedy icon that you have become! lol Glad you were paying attention when somebody told you to diversify. Time to start selling advertising and charging us for the pleasure of reading your work (all of you). Tell Krieger to get an alias. Same with Littwin. The Rocky is dead. Long Live the Rocky! Thanks for keeping it alive! Just don't bring back Rosen! lol Something tells me that James would be very moved by your tribute, Sam. I know I am, pal. I didn’t know him, but I sure did enjoy reading him.

I’m also proud of what you guys are doing at iwantmyrocky.com. What can I/we do to help? It’s already better than the Post. However, most of the writers can’t hold out forever on a labor of love. We know you can, Sam… being the media/comedy icon that you have become! lol

Glad you were paying attention when somebody told you to diversify.

Time to start selling advertising and charging us for the pleasure of reading your work (all of you). Tell Krieger to get an alias. Same with Littwin.

The Rocky is dead. Long Live the Rocky! Thanks for keeping it alive!

Just don’t bring back Rosen! lol

]]> By: Jill McGranahan http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3164 Jill McGranahan Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:51:12 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3164 When I working at my son's school as their director of p.r. and marketing, I read a story by James B. Meadow about this blind accordian player who had passed away. Now, I'd read a lot of James' stuff, including the first article about discovering this blind accordian player that lived in a shelter downtown. But, that story of his passing -- of so eloquently remembering someone who the world had all but forgotten -- made me cry at my desk. It also inspired me to write James and tell him how much I appreciated his prose. James wrote me back. We started having coffee once in awhile. I tried to get him to write a story for the the school's 40th anniversary, but we never could get it done. Several months later, I took a job with Denver Parks and Recreation as their head of public relations and marketing. Little did I know that I would have the chance to work intimately with James for more than a month. The thing is; it was fun. He showed everything that was right and beautiful about Civic Center Park. He also showed the social ills that affect it and the constant struggle of trying to stay on top of it. It was rewarding to see the un-sung heroes of the park highlighted (Joe Renteria). Even when we disagreed on his take on an item, we could discuss it, agree to disagree and still really like each other. With the heartbreaking closing of the Rocky, I reached out to James again to say how disappointed I was that we would never get to do the follow up on the Civic Center. He wrote me back with the subject line, "What about a predicate?" and we made plans to meet for coffee this week. :) James is the only guy I knew who could use covelesce in a sentence and not have it sound pompous. I will truly miss him and hurt for his colleagues' terrible loss. In a nod to James, "Natch". When I working at my son’s school as their director of p.r. and marketing, I read a story by James B. Meadow about this blind accordian player who had passed away. Now, I’d read a lot of James’ stuff, including the first article about discovering this blind accordian player that lived in a shelter downtown. But, that story of his passing — of so eloquently remembering someone who the world had all but forgotten — made me cry at my desk. It also inspired me to write James and tell him how much I appreciated his prose.

James wrote me back. We started having coffee once in awhile. I tried to get him to write a story for the the school’s 40th anniversary, but we never could get it done. Several months later, I took a job with Denver Parks and Recreation as their head of public relations and marketing. Little did I know that I would have the chance to work intimately with James for more than a month.

The thing is; it was fun. He showed everything that was right and beautiful about Civic Center Park. He also showed the social ills that affect it and the constant struggle of trying to stay on top of it. It was rewarding to see the un-sung heroes of the park highlighted (Joe Renteria). Even when we disagreed on his take on an item, we could discuss it, agree to disagree and still really like each other.

With the heartbreaking closing of the Rocky, I reached out to James again to say how disappointed I was that we would never get to do the follow up on the Civic Center. He wrote me back with the subject line, “What about a predicate?” and we made plans to meet for coffee this week. :)

James is the only guy I knew who could use covelesce in a sentence and not have it sound pompous. I will truly miss him and hurt for his colleagues’ terrible loss.

In a nod to James, “Natch”.

]]> By: Greg McElvain http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3156 Greg McElvain Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:58:14 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3156 Great story, Sam. Thank you for sharing it with us. Great story, Sam. Thank you for sharing it with us.

]]> By: John Rebchook http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3154 John Rebchook Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:43:16 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3154 Sam, A touching tribute. James would be proud. Sam,
A touching tribute. James would be proud.

]]> By: Janet Reeves http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3153 Janet Reeves Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:23:12 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3153 Sam, When James approached the photo desk and said he had an idea he was working on, we all listened. He may have been working the story awhile, and filling out photo assignments wasn't his favorite task, but photographers knew that working a Meadow story was a chance to collaborate visually with a talented storyteller. Thank you James for understanding the power of words with pictures. Sam,

When James approached the photo desk and said he had an idea he was working on, we all listened. He may have been working the story awhile, and filling out photo assignments wasn’t his favorite task, but photographers knew that working a Meadow story was a chance to collaborate visually with a talented storyteller.

Thank you James for understanding the power of words with pictures.

]]> By: Shelley Gonzales http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3151 Shelley Gonzales Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:56:45 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3151 Thanks Sam for your tribute. James was the first reporter to write about me in print too - called my a "fashion phenom!" I'll never forget that or him. I used to give him so much crap for his alliterations, but he always just smiled and said I was just jealous. He was one of a kind. We were "pod"-buds for years. Thanks Sam for your tribute. James was the first reporter to write about me in print too – called my a “fashion phenom!” I’ll never forget that or him. I used to give him so much crap for his alliterations, but he always just smiled and said I was just jealous. He was one of a kind. We were “pod”-buds for years.

]]> By: Lynn Bronikowski http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/2009/03/09/sam-adams-on-the-passing-of-a-rocky-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-3150 Lynn Bronikowski Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:55:52 +0000 http://www.iwantmyrocky.com/?p=1923#comment-3150 Sam -- I am smiling through my tears -- so nicely done. James would be proud. Sam — I am smiling through my tears — so nicely done. James would be proud.

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