Monthly Archives: July 2020

Rediscovered: Willeford Talks

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Don

Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus — big Charles Willeford fan — just sent me a link to a 1987 interview with Willeford, posted to YouTube in March this year. Ten minutes, with Willeford reading some snippets from his books, … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: And Hugh Pendexter

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Don

Our prolific guest blogger and Robert E. Howard maven Brian Leno jumps in to keep the Two-Gun Bob pot cooking. Here’s Brian: I’ve never read Hugh Pendexter, but Robert E. Howard did. In a 1931 letter to H. P. Lovecraft, … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: When Time Proves You Right, Part II

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Don

I’ll keep the text on this one short and sweet. Go back and read When Times Proves You Right from 2015 — fully explains the backstory. Then hop over to the Swords of REH board for news from a few … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Edward Whymper, 155 Years Ago Today

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Don

Jeez. Talk about your social distancing. . . . Autograph Hound Brian Leno has been as busy collecting as ever, despite the pandemic and the lockdown, and pops in today to explain what happened to the guys on the rope. … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: When They Renamed Monroe

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Don

Brian Wallace just sent me the link to an article about renaming San Francisco streets — with a little section about Monroe Street getting the new moniker of Dashiell Hammett Street. The article writer doesn’t seem to be aware of … Continue reading →

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