tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post6560117380869876897..comments2014-01-17T14:44:03.624-05:00Comments on Coltin1948: The Man Who Knew GodzillaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-37299127500089063922011-10-13T13:33:30.227-04:002011-10-13T13:33:30.227-04:00Nicely written, thought provoking...Nicely written, thought provoking...Ramakant Pradhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982765739245702488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-11359230595006250762011-08-03T18:34:25.825-04:002011-08-03T18:34:25.825-04:00I feel I am a bit late in reading this but I haven...I feel I am a bit late in reading this but I haven't been following many blogs as late, too busy on my own.<br /><br />This man's experience could have been so negative and yet he turned it into a positive one. I would be interested to learn how successful his efforts were on nuclear disarmament. The power of perspective never ceases to amaze me.<br /><br />Whether the bombs should have been dropped is not really a debate for his story. That they were dropped and he survived both and still lobbied for peace is more the point. It would be easy for someone in this situation to chose hate. They are then becoming the monster they need to fear. You could almost say Yamaguchi tamed Godzilla.<br /><br />Thank you for the informative story Coltin :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-51888409478867892962011-07-26T10:48:47.632-04:002011-07-26T10:48:47.632-04:00This had me teleported to the time when the giant ...This had me teleported to the time when the giant mushroom grew. Natural flow of narration!. How would the feeling be, when been hit by an ATOM bomb second time!! It is indeed a fairy tale and he lived long to share it, but this ain't one which has angels and flowers around!! Your words casted spells!! Keep goin!!Peter Abdul Jegadeeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887982495347308175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-87103417548307360032011-07-20T18:35:32.734-04:002011-07-20T18:35:32.734-04:00that's a very powerful story ty!that's a very powerful story ty!caffeinatedsophisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446433632595131155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-79116442977834011432011-06-15T18:20:54.968-04:002011-06-15T18:20:54.968-04:00Heehee! This was truly interesting. Maybe not amaz...Heehee! This was truly interesting. Maybe not amazing-- although it is pretty amazing that he survived both, but I loved that you tied Godzilla in there. Stereotypes always tickle me. But what tickled me the most is your ability to make light of a situation without making it seem deliberate and cruel. I have to admit to chuckling a bit. Good show old bean. I think I may just follow your blog.Madame Mari Mortemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092879436628518422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-29249424691435192682011-05-27T09:55:48.248-04:002011-05-27T09:55:48.248-04:00Bruce, I have come late to this powerful story, bu...Bruce, I have come late to this powerful story, but better that than to have missed it entirely. This is the first I have heard of such a double survivor, and I'm grateful that you wrote his story in your usual eloquent, excellent way. I always appreciate what you write about, and a large part of my pleasure comes from how you do it. <br />Your topics are always very <i> relevant </i> things - never fluff. They leave a deep impression, long afterwards.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-82552985789641209492011-05-23T01:08:05.831-04:002011-05-23T01:08:05.831-04:00What an amazing story of strength and determinatio...What an amazing story of strength and determination. Very inspiring and timely. Thanks for writing this piece, Bruce. It has truly touched me.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000815937078399278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-29356749393298916762011-04-17T17:09:54.288-04:002011-04-17T17:09:54.288-04:00Wow, Bruce. What an amazing story. I love hearing ...Wow, Bruce. What an amazing story. I love hearing stuff like this. It just reminds you of everything that tiny little island has been through over the years. Sometimes you really do forget. If only for a little while. Terrific post, Bruce. Sorry it's taken me so long to comment on it. :)Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152803362923785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-17879165720883409772011-04-16T15:20:00.469-04:002011-04-16T15:20:00.469-04:00An interesting post. It resonated particularly as ...An interesting post. It resonated particularly as I have recently been listening to Sarah Kay's spoken word poetry - one in particular titled Hiroshima. Although we cannot go back and change actions, we cannot afford to forget them and the consequences we now face as a result.<br /><br />Many thanks for the thought provoking writing.light208https://www.blogger.com/profile/08963433460783023131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-75078679673107437782011-04-16T09:02:10.994-04:002011-04-16T09:02:10.994-04:00This was a most excellent post, and I'm glad I...This was a most excellent post, and I'm glad I found it - and even glad that I got to it late. I was in Tokyo on 11 March this year. The experience of the major quakes and all the aftershocks was quite terrifying, and the aftermath war of emotions I've been battling - ranging from admiration for the Japanese way of handling it, to guilt for eventually leaving, even though my presence certainly did nothing to help Japan. After having gotten some distance to the experience I am now able to appreciate this story. I agree with you. Yamaguchi-san certainly deserved to be spared of Godzilla's recent visit. I can only hope that the monster will stay away from Japan for a while now. The rest of them also deserve peace.Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-62516569475192451652011-04-11T10:10:26.193-04:002011-04-11T10:10:26.193-04:00Bruce, you are such a damned fine writer. Great ta...Bruce, you are such a damned fine writer. Great tale, well told.<br /><br />By the way, thank you for the kind words. You left some at my place, and also elsewhere, and they are greatly appreciated.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-85485433541107325122011-04-09T12:52:30.337-04:002011-04-09T12:52:30.337-04:00Bruce, this was a powerful story sensitively told....Bruce, this was a powerful story sensitively told. Godzilla just keeps raising his ugly head, doesn't he! Thanks for a wonderful new post, Bruce. I love reading your blog.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-53741975139958800692011-04-09T11:53:56.148-04:002011-04-09T11:53:56.148-04:00Wow. This is such a powerful story, I have to spen...Wow. This is such a powerful story, I have to spend some time thinking about it today. Those bombs were such a low for our country that I can barely think about it. My father, who is gone now, always believed they were necessary to end the war, but I could never agree with him. He carried bitterness for WWII. We had neighbors across the street when I was growing up who named their daughter Enola Gay. I can only guess that she had it changed as an adult.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-87379638296843076372011-04-08T10:14:09.427-04:002011-04-08T10:14:09.427-04:00What a powerful story and your writing is wonderfu...What a powerful story and your writing is wonderful. Thank you for this and I think it was best that he didn't have to witness the latest tragedy. I know wild burros can kill a mountain lion and I know they don't like dogs much. So better keep your kitty safe with you.--IngerIngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-64000942586989262882011-04-07T19:19:24.092-04:002011-04-07T19:19:24.092-04:00coltin, i know i've stopped by before and read...coltin, i know i've stopped by before and read your writing and it truly is wonderful.<br /><br />i am now following so i won't miss another.<br /><br />and thank you for your sweet words. i can always handle receiving praise :) xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081558215651271966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-61601344443060457902011-04-06T14:15:36.233-04:002011-04-06T14:15:36.233-04:00Wonderfully written and timely story. I, too, am g...Wonderfully written and timely story. I, too, am glad he didn't live to see the latest catastrophe. But at least this time the killing wasn't intentional killing of one group of human beings by another group.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979547096244105508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-23934659788101334852011-04-04T07:09:29.709-04:002011-04-04T07:09:29.709-04:00An amazing story. I went to Hiroshima in 2003. The...An amazing story. I went to Hiroshima in 2003. The effects of the bomb are still alive in the minds of the people there. Buildings have been left in the same state of ruin, often you may see shadows of people on these broken walls. Bodies disintegrated and a shadow remaining as a last sign that a man once stood there. It was a very emotional trip. I am glad Yamaguchi missed the most recent disaster.That Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18289387600504326691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-8810165987396651612011-04-04T02:23:53.368-04:002011-04-04T02:23:53.368-04:00Brilliant. Anytime I'm feeling like the news ...Brilliant. Anytime I'm feeling like the news is just a big bunch of advertising, I can come here, read this blog and actually get some REAL information. For that, I'm truly indebted to you.tennysoneehemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999047427848122510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-76140138034646448692011-04-03T03:28:50.725-04:002011-04-03T03:28:50.725-04:00Moving story. Absolutely amazing.
Your story tell...Moving story. Absolutely amazing.<br />Your story telling holds my attention deficit mind.Psycho Babbling Basherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232755958213827818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-10756987948827999442011-04-02T23:42:11.054-04:002011-04-02T23:42:11.054-04:00Enjoyed that, in a melancholy kind of way. Shared ...Enjoyed that, in a melancholy kind of way. Shared it on Facebook, too. Would be good if more people, more often, remembered the horrors we inflict upon each other. Perhaps one day it might sicken us enough to make us stop. Thanks for this piece. Nice work.B. DuBoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934793308908873727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-27278077277263100832011-04-02T22:15:05.326-04:002011-04-02T22:15:05.326-04:00His luck was incredible, and so is your writing. Y...His luck was incredible, and so is your writing. You told the story in such an interesting way I almost wished we didn't drop the monsters on them. However, I do wish we dropped the bomb a few years earlier, then maybe the atrocity the Japanese government and soldiers committed in China might have been averted. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre) To date they are still trying to change their history books to cover the facts. I feel like a heartless person when I say it's really hard for me to feel sympathetic for those atomic bomb victims. I do hope we never, ever have to go down that route again.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246393318938411419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-77699686637110433192011-04-02T20:38:09.234-04:002011-04-02T20:38:09.234-04:00An amazing story, beautifully told. Well done as a...An amazing story, beautifully told. Well done as always, Bruce.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726995606953732736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-23696458592443798862011-04-02T15:49:55.530-04:002011-04-02T15:49:55.530-04:00Your posts are so few, and far between, Bruce, but...Your posts are so few, and far between, Bruce, but they always grab my attention. You are, indeed, a naturally gifted writer.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-71229297897805463552011-04-02T14:16:45.028-04:002011-04-02T14:16:45.028-04:00Well done.
I am glad he missed it too.Well done.<br /> I am glad he missed it too.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417120299405154570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-1390213579962113492011-04-02T13:07:18.410-04:002011-04-02T13:07:18.410-04:00Brilliant, positively brilliant, my friend. Havin...Brilliant, positively brilliant, my friend. Having been to Hiroshima a few times, I have seen what they have done to preserve what's left from that time. The Industrial Promotion Hall remains, a twisted wreck, in the middle of the Peace Park. After the bombing, it is said that Hiroshima remained in ruins, in ashes, until the mid 1950's. I agree with you, Yamaguchi-san had seen quite enough. EFHExpatFromHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870464863425805816noreply@blogger.com