tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post1531749025300257916..comments2023-07-26T08:12:40.144-04:00Comments on Flatbush Gardener: Robert Guskind, founder of Gowanus Lounge, 1958-2009Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-25361325405941373842009-03-08T10:14:00.000-04:002009-03-08T10:14:00.000-04:00I stumbled on this piece on Huffington Post this m...I stumbled on this piece on Huffington Post this morning and wound up spending an hour or so meandering around this fine fellows life. What a tribute to blogs that this man is permanently affixed to the heart of his matter.<BR/><BR/>I spent about six weeks in Brooklyn back in the 60's, 8 th avenue & Flatbush, with a school teacher I had met in San Francisco circa Summer Of Love, she took me home and I was made welcome in the neighborhood. I didn't last long but that wasn't Brooklyns fault. Rest in Peace Robert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-66443281358732622892009-03-07T19:30:00.000-05:002009-03-07T19:30:00.000-05:00I've been lucky to work closely with Bob and help ...I've been lucky to work closely with Bob and help him run this website before he passed. I am certainly happy for all of us that the archives are back up! <BR/>Rest in Peace Bob, bless you for your friendship. I will miss you everyday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-11756931768903936582009-03-06T09:56:00.000-05:002009-03-06T09:56:00.000-05:00This is a tremendous loss. Not only for his family...This is a tremendous loss. Not only for his family and friends, but for anybody that cares about Brooklyn. GL was an essential resource. He will be missed by many, many people, most of whom never met him in the flesh. RIPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-14254906505580314082009-03-05T19:12:00.000-05:002009-03-05T19:12:00.000-05:00Xris,Thanks for your work today. Both for your kin...Xris,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your work today. Both for your kind words about a great Brooklyn advocate and journalist, and also for calling out yellow journalism for what it is.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494239307889742203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-7873716647759919952009-03-05T17:28:00.000-05:002009-03-05T17:28:00.000-05:00The Brooklyn Paper also changed a sentence that cl...The Brooklyn Paper also changed a sentence that claimed that Guskind had chosen to pull the Gowanus Lounge site down. <BR/><BR/>Actually, it was just a technical problem. The site may be up in a day or two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-42825152223523583612009-03-05T15:48:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:48:00.000-05:00I was also horrified by the Brooklyn Paper's piece...I was also horrified by the Brooklyn Paper's piece on his death. First they send out an email blast about it, then the disrespectful tone, then the editor snippily sticking up for their story on any blog that dare criticize their coverage. . . I'm disgusted.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562655022923147993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-57458486907484555612009-03-05T15:00:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:00:00.000-05:00Xris, thanks for being vigilant regarding the chan...Xris, thanks for being vigilant regarding the changes made on the article. I noticed them, but I didn't have my head together enough to document it. The part that annoys me the most (and makes the BP sound like the Post) is the "jovial journo." Ridiculous example of reporting.BestViewInBrooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020026181975097401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-79467669402141878902009-03-05T14:44:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:44:00.000-05:00I'm SHOCKED. Really shocked. Bob was, in my opini...I'm SHOCKED. Really shocked. Bob was, in my opinion, one of the hardest working bloggers I've ever known. He was so friendly and so supportive of bloggers from underblogged parts of Brooklyn. RIP, Bob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-84057307146362615992009-03-05T14:43:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:43:00.000-05:00Anonymous coward: You're right. It's not an obitua...<B>Anonymous coward</B>: You're right. It's not an obituary. It was an editorial. My mistake on that.<BR/><BR/>"making increasingly erratic Web postings over the past few months"<BR/><BR/>They've already cleaned up the more egregious text:<BR/><BR/>"The NYPD offered no reports of any <I>suicides</I> near Guskind’s home" has been changed to <I>deaths</I>.<BR/><BR/>"<I>formerly</I> jovial journo" has dropped the "formerly".<BR/><BR/>They made the changes. I wasn't <I>over</I>-reacting.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-31319847414502373692009-03-05T13:15:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:15:00.000-05:00It's not an obituary. Stop over-reacting.It's not an obituary. Stop over-reacting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-22971970958963810172009-03-05T12:11:00.000-05:002009-03-05T12:11:00.000-05:00Very sad.I can't believe the cavalier tone of the ...Very sad.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe the cavalier tone of the Brooklyn Paper's obituary. <BR/><BR/>They could have covered the same facts with a good deal less cuteness.<BR/><BR/>Death isn't cute.Dope On The Slopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625235199555306825noreply@blogger.com