Comments on: R.I.P Hal Riney http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/rip-hal-riney/ lurking around the watercooler Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:15:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bilbo http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/rip-hal-riney/#comment-11798 Bilbo Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:37:37 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/?p=2900#comment-11798 Well said Mr. Schmidt, Riney was an inspiration to me as a young writer. Now that I'm a middle aged writer, I realize he hasn't come to mind as frequently as he used to. Obviously, "style" has changed dramatically since the height of his success. Let's hope that today, some of us will pause and wonder why. Well said Mr. Schmidt, Riney was an inspiration to me as a young writer. Now that I’m a middle aged writer, I realize he hasn’t come to mind as frequently as he used to. Obviously, “style” has changed dramatically since the height of his success. Let’s hope that today, some of us will pause and wonder why.

]]> By: required_name http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/rip-hal-riney/#comment-11778 required_name Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:49:19 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/?p=2900#comment-11778 >founder of Publicis bullshit. Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet founded publicis and his picture is in every publicis hallway. do your research. adweek has a goodby-written piece live. and do link morning in america please. it's all over youtube. >founder of Publicis

bullshit. Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet founded publicis and his picture is in every publicis hallway. do your research. adweek has a goodby-written piece live.

and do link morning in america please. it’s all over youtube.

]]> By: jim schmidt http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/rip-hal-riney/#comment-11770 jim schmidt Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:17:56 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/?p=2900#comment-11770 His talent was extraordinary. Indeed, he may have been the best advertising writer ever. He never tried to be hip or of the moment-instead he aimed to be timeless. And much of his work is exactly that. His talent was extraordinary. Indeed, he may have been the best advertising writer ever. He never tried to be hip or of the moment-instead he aimed to be timeless. And much of his work is exactly that.

]]> By: Mark Goldstein http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/rip-hal-riney/#comment-11767 Mark Goldstein Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:43:31 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/?p=2900#comment-11767 Really a sad, strange coincidence to lose Dusenberry and Riney in the same year, to the same damn disease. Both were amazing talents, who knew how to make the world's most compelling television. Really a sad, strange coincidence to lose Dusenberry and Riney in the same year, to the same damn disease. Both were amazing talents, who knew how to make the world’s most compelling television.

]]> By: Stu Sutcliffe http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/rip-hal-riney/#comment-11766 Stu Sutcliffe Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:33:53 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/?p=2900#comment-11766 He also took money out of his own pocket by turning down clients in order to maintain his creative standards. But that's when communications was judged by it's craft. Not it's distribution vehicle. He also took money out of his own pocket by turning down clients in order to maintain his creative standards. But that’s when communications was judged by it’s craft. Not it’s distribution vehicle.

]]> By: jonnyd http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/rip-hal-riney/#comment-11762 jonnyd Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:21:19 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/?p=2900#comment-11762 Bummer. Spent 1991-1999 on Battery Street and then Embarcadero. He will be missed. I gave him some joints at the xmas party one year. Bummer. Spent 1991-1999 on Battery Street and then Embarcadero. He will be missed. I gave him some joints at the xmas party one year.

]]> By: veedub http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/rip-hal-riney/#comment-11747 veedub Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:23:47 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/?p=2900#comment-11747 that's too bad. the first time i met hal riney was in his irish cousin's bar in queens nyc. hal had bailed on his new york office's christmas party in favor of an all nighter at his cousin's pub. serious drinking ensued. he was a legend. a real writer. didn't he win an oscar too? that’s too bad. the first time i met hal riney was in his irish cousin’s bar in queens nyc. hal had bailed on his new york office’s christmas party in favor of an all nighter at his cousin’s pub. serious drinking ensued. he was a legend. a real writer. didn’t he win an oscar too?

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