cj CJ By Carlos Hazday - Series Discussion

[frosenblum]

You were enthising about tail fins a little while ago. Joe's recent story on AwesomeDude led me to Google "Cadillac Ranch" near Amarallo.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g30165-d144342-Reviews-Cadillac_Ranch-Amarillo_Texas.html

[Carlos Hazday]

17 hours ago, frosenblum said:

You were enthising about tail fins a little while ago. Joe's recent story on AwesomeDude led me to Google "Cadillac Ranch" near Amarallo.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g30165-d144342-Reviews-Cadillac_Ranch-Amarillo_Texas.html

I love that place! Always meant to drive/stop by during a motorcycle trip but never got to see it. Talk about American and highway kitsch

[Carlos Hazday]

Did anyone figure out how I came up with the name for the CBP officer in Luz de Castilla?

[Reader1810]

3 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Did anyone figure out how I came up with the name for the CBP officer in Luz de Castilla?

https://www.instagram.com/luzdecastilla/?hl=en

🤔

[Clancy59]

You named it after a shopping mall in Segovia?!

[Carlos Hazday]

1 hour ago, Reader1810 said:

https://www.instagram.com/luzdecastilla/?hl=en

🤔

WOW!

I named the ship trying not to use a religious reference since I feared a real ship would have had that name. Go figure!

[Carlos Hazday]

23 minutes ago, Clancy59 said:

You named it after a shopping mall in Segovia?!

Nope. Hoop Gonzaga's name is firmly rooted in the US.

[frosenblum]

1 hour ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Nope. Hoop Gonzaga's name is firmly rooted in the US.

Is Hoop's nickname Bulldog? (After the Gonzaga College Bulldogs.)

Speaking of basketball, it's a sad day here in Oakland.

[Carlos Hazday]

17 hours ago, frosenblum said:

Is Hoop's nickname Bulldog? (After the Gonzaga College Bulldogs.)

Speaking of basketball, it's a sad day here in Oakland.

Excellent! Not sure if Hoop hooped it up in college, but at least one of his parents was a fan of Gonzaga University's basketball.

I'm guessing I don't have a lot of readers who are basketball fans. Nobody made a comment on his name which is why I posted about it here.

[Carlos Hazday]

My laptop's current wallpaper:

[Unlimited Possibilites]

Lucky laptop

[Anton_Cloche]

18 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

My laptop's current wallpaper:

The bibs at C.J.'s Crab Shack also catch drool ... (from the Stone Crab and "slimies") 

[Unlimited Possibilites]

ThankYou.  thanks. And again big thank you. 
I reread CJ series. And most of the squad’s , all of the main original characters.  Even though the 2nd, or 3rd time for some. It was with pure joy as I cried, laughed, and held my breath‼️

The stories flowed and over lapped, all woven together as one.  Much like the quilt concept. They stand alone and as a whole; are complex, rich, intricate.

As you add more (damm well better) I can see so many threads, people, events, years rippling forth both expanding the quilt size and filling in spaces that might be there and I did not even notice. Some of the patches are like a children’s book with lift up covers to show more behind them.

Yes you have built a version of reality that is bright and hopeful. Full of inclusion, asking each to be more of the best they can be. Building on strengths, not tearing by insults, encouraging, not undermining.

ok I will stop before you get a big head. Lol

obviously a FAN

mark  MKE

 

[frosenblum]

7 hours ago, Unlimited Possibilites said:

ThankYou.  thanks. And again big thank you. 
I reread CJ series. And most of the squad’s , all of the main original characters.  Even though the 2nd, or 3rd time for some. It was with pure joy as I cried, laughed, and held my breath‼️

The stories flowed and over lapped, all woven together as one.  Much like the quilt concept. They stand alone and as a whole; are complex, rich, intricate.

As you add more (damm well better) I can see so many threads, people, events, years rippling forth both expanding the quilt size and filling in spaces that might be there and I did not even notice. Some of the patches are like a children’s book with lift up covers to show more behind them.

Yes you have built a version of reality that is bright and hopeful. Full of inclusion, asking each to be more of the best they can be. Building on strengths, not tearing by insults, encouraging, not undermining.

ok I will stop before you get a big head. Lol

obviously a FAN

mark  MKE

 

What he said!

[JACC]

On 5/17/2023 at 3:50 PM, Carlos Hazday said:

My laptop's current wallpaper:

Good taste, Carlos, but no surprise there! 😜

[Carlos Hazday]

@JACC Picking those two actors to represent CJ and Owen was a great move. I've been lucky after writing them for 7-8 years, they still work.

[Carlos Hazday]

@Unlimited Possibilites

Thank you!

I have no idea when I'll start writing the next installment, but so far I have outlined the 4 remaining stories covering the summer of 2022. I'm currently doing the same for Graduate School. That one covers 2022-2024 while CJ's back at Georgetown. It'll cover stuff previously mentioned in a couple of spinoffs, CJ making new contacts, and his eventual nomination to be the US ambassador to Cuba.

[Unlimited Possibilites]

Thanks for the update. All in its right time. Enjoy the late spring. It has been cool up this way. Many smiles and deep laughs to you

[Carlos Hazday]

CJ and Owen will be at the opening night reception this coming Friday.

https://dcist.com/story/23/05/03/the-next-immersive-experience-at-the-national-building-museum-worldwide-cities-recreated-in-legos/

[frosenblum]

16 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

CJ and Owen will be at the opening night reception this coming Friday.

https://dcist.com/story/23/05/03/the-next-immersive-experience-at-the-national-building-museum-worldwide-cities-recreated-in-legos/

I'm looking forward to reading about how the opening was in Graduate School.

[Unlimited Possibilites]

Thanks. For sharing and expanding my/our/Cjverse knowledge.   And your skill of weaving reality/fiction 

[Carlos Hazday]

Yesterday, Libby Drew posted a chapter of her story set in Washington, D.C. in 2030. In one of my comments in an early chapter, I mentioned CJ would be the city's mayor at that point. Mayor Abello made an appearance in Chapter 12. It's a great story.

This is not the first time CJverse characters play a part or are mentioned in fellow author stories. His brother-in-law, Spencer Liston shows up in this one set in 2020.

Parker Owens honored me by having CJ and Owen make an appearance in this story. I loved the tale and how Parker incorporate my guys.

WolfM once again dipped his toes into my sandbox by referencing New York characters and locations I created for the series.

Finally, not an official part of the series, this story gives us a glimpse of CJ & Co some twenty-five years in the future.

 

You should add these great stories to your reading list.

[Carlos Hazday]

My laptop's new wallpaper...

 

[erik bagge]

4 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

My laptop's new wallpaper...

 

Woof...

[chris191070]

I think you've surprised all your readers over the last few days with 4 new novels, that give us loads of details, hints and teasers.

I hope we get to read what look like amazing stories.