tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post6627557488710896926..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: Joseph Rosenberger: The Man, The Myth -- Part IIJoe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-57607973834688897302017-12-28T21:20:07.147-06:002017-12-28T21:20:07.147-06:00TJ: Interesting stuff. Could you email me at joyof...TJ: Interesting stuff. Could you email me at joyofsox@gmail.com?allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-41003390772279958882017-12-27T15:52:52.424-06:002017-12-27T15:52:52.424-06:00I read with amusement, the recollections of Dr. Ro...I read with amusement, the recollections of Dr. Rock. Joe Rosenberger did not own the house in Mesa, Virginia did. Joe rented three of the rooms from her. They were companions for 23 years. They moved in together back in Illinois and when Virginia decided to move to AZ to be near her daughter, Joe decided to move with her. Virginia used to do his proof reading of manuscripts, before they went to TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333142029888009561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-91557682757370708552017-05-07T18:51:44.911-05:002017-05-07T18:51:44.911-05:00I used to deliver the mail to his Mesa address and...I used to deliver the mail to his Mesa address and he would meet me at the mailbox quite often. He used to receive a lot of manuscripts that he would read and as I recall he said he was kind of an agent (or maybe an adviser) to hopeful writers. Until I read the comments above I didn't know he had written any books and I don't recall him saying he was a author. I do remember that he Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017363134469604281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-90336084614720965282015-08-02T16:04:02.942-05:002015-08-02T16:04:02.942-05:00Thinking a lot about guys like Rosenberg and Orrie...Thinking a lot about guys like Rosenberg and Orrie Hit these days. It still amazes me they were able to crank out the wordage they did with a typewriter and a set of encyclopedias for reference. I make my living ghost writing fiction these days and I'm only too familiar with the drive to get a set amount of words out to pay the bills. Nobody seems to know why Hitt quite writing when he did, Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-80581894043949898702015-03-04T13:33:57.944-06:002015-03-04T13:33:57.944-06:00JRR's copy? Wow! ... I wish we knew what some ...JRR's copy? Wow! ... I wish we knew what some of his other aliases were, besides slight variations on his actual name. If he really wrote a couple hundred books, there must be dozens.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-19457115869566354942015-03-03T11:46:54.046-06:002015-03-03T11:46:54.046-06:00I've got The Young Deviates, Sex Behind the Ir...I've got The Young Deviates, Sex Behind the Iron Curtain (as by "Joseph R. Rosenfeld,") Sex Kicks of the Watchers, and most importantly Woman of Victorian Days, as by (the fictional) Edith Hope Lytton, with "Foreword by JR Rosenfeld." This one is my favorite of all because I have a copy that was once owned by Rosenberger himself -- he gave it to the person who sent me Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-52509320074156811372015-02-28T22:53:24.372-06:002015-02-28T22:53:24.372-06:00Which books do you have, Joe?
In addition to the ...Which books do you have, Joe?<br /><br />In addition to the 2 I mentioned, I also have The Perverted Generation, Volume II.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-27034523531751016882015-02-28T22:52:39.062-06:002015-02-28T22:52:39.062-06:00Having done some research online, I'm now posi...Having done some research online, I'm now positive that the Rosenberger who wrote the sex books is our man. I have a list of two dozen books he wrote in the late 60s/early 70s under several variations of his name, including a woman's name: "Rose N. Berg"!<br /><br />The Ph.D. is fake, of course. I found a news article which stated that in a court case re a book store selling allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-44350914603344340702014-12-15T15:53:43.318-06:002014-12-15T15:53:43.318-06:00Allan, those sound great, especially the one about...Allan, those sound great, especially the one about WWII. Looking forward to your comments on them. One warning, though -- one of the Rosenberger sleaze books I have also carries the "positively adults only" tag, but reading through the book, I can only assume they meant "adult" as in "dry, boring, and pseudo-scholarly." There's no sleaze at all. <br /><br />Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-6134993576883146792014-12-10T14:09:03.673-06:002014-12-10T14:09:03.673-06:00Grabbed two old books off eBay on the chance they ...Grabbed two old books off eBay on the chance they were written by JRR. They are both by "Joseph R. Rosenberger, Ph.D.", published in 1969 by Pendulum Books. Various tidbits online suggest it's the same guy.<br /><br />1. The Demon Lovers: A Psychosexual Study of Witchcraft and Demonology<br />(by the author of The Animal Lovers)<br />Back cover: "Scalding study of the sexualityallanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-82328472503420751192014-12-03T10:00:27.132-06:002014-12-03T10:00:27.132-06:00Allan, thanks for the comments -- I don't thin...Allan, thanks for the comments -- I don't think Death Merchant was a big seller. Just to put it in perspective, the ads in the back of the DM volumes from 1979-80 or so proclaim that the DM series had "over 3.5 million copies in print," whereas the ads for the Destroyer series state that it has "over 14 million copies in print." That's a pretty big difference. I'Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-72593386879620306122014-12-02T15:47:51.998-06:002014-12-02T15:47:51.998-06:00I don't know how many copies each DM book was ...I don't know how many copies each DM book was selling, but Rosenberger getting only $2,500 a pop sounds dirt cheap. I guess the idea of holding out for more dough wasn't an option?<br /><br />Joe: In your post of the Rosenberger letter, you mentioned you had been thinking of posting an essay on JRR. Any possibility of that in the future?<br />allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-59763495336254453152014-12-01T11:16:12.589-06:002014-12-01T11:16:12.589-06:00Thanks for the comments, everyone. Dr. Rock just ...Thanks for the comments, everyone. Dr. Rock just sent me a few more words about JR, so I've updated the post. Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-48281048579796773792014-11-28T15:42:33.078-06:002014-11-28T15:42:33.078-06:00Does a 10-chapter method make sense when talking a...Does a 10-chapter method make sense when talking about books that are usually 15-17 chapters?<br /><br />I also wonder if a person could figure out which issues of National Geographics he used for his Death Merchant backdrops.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-21241655005548190092014-11-24T09:03:54.988-06:002014-11-24T09:03:54.988-06:00Great article. Despite his very distinct and somet...Great article. Despite his very distinct and sometimes difficult-to-read writing style, Rosenberger filled his books with an amazing amount of detail. I remember reading a few set in the Middle East, and so many tiny details, from the food to the clothing to various customs, served well to bring the story a great deal of authenticity. <br /><br />I would definitely like to hear more about his Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-9544845740844410262014-11-22T18:31:25.751-06:002014-11-22T18:31:25.751-06:00It's awesome that this blog can serve as a way...It's awesome that this blog can serve as a way to keep the memory of Jospeh R. alive. The Cosmic Lord of Death may have taken him, but he lives on here.English Teacher Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16566898470803597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-59268527932240890782014-11-22T17:57:35.932-06:002014-11-22T17:57:35.932-06:00Great stuff. I've been reading the DM books an...Great stuff. I've been reading the DM books and am likewise fascinated by Rosenberger and his decidedly unique writing style. It's a shame there is next-to-nothing about him online.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.com