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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
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Tag Archives: Autographs
Rediscovered: More 1565 Siege of Malta
The theme of the island of Malta suddenly jumped up and took over the week here on These Mean Streets. By luck, Kevin Cook had a Malta appropriate signature in, and ready to show off on Autograph Hound Saturday. But for Autograph … Continue reading
Rediscovered: The 1565 Siege of Malta
For Autograph Hound Saturday let’s keep the theme of Malta going, which kicked in over the last few days. Never know where the Winds of the Blog will take you, that’s what I always say. For the John Hancock, noted pulp … Continue reading
Sinister Cinema: Karloff
Autograph Hound Super-Sunday — what signature could Brian Leno possibly offer on the altar of Movie Titans Past for the John Hancock Ritual? Especially after his tour de force rollout yesterday. I think he’s got it covered. Here’s Brian: Nobody will … Continue reading
Sinister Cinema: Dracula’s Daughter
And Brian Leno rings the knell on today’s Autograph Hound Saturday: We can’t have Halloween without some mention of Dracula and that brings us to an often overlooked horror movie. Gloria Holden, best known for Dracula’s Daughter (1936), is a … Continue reading
Sinister Cinema: Beverly Garland, The Alligator People
In preparation for Halloween, Brian Leno needs to get in the mood by showcasing some signatures from his vault: The signed card of Beverly Garland being mishandled in The Alligator People (1959) is a real keeper for me. I remember watching … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged Autographs, Beverly Garland, Brian Leno, Bruce Bennett, Halloween, Lon Chaney Jr., The Alligator People
Frisco Beat: My Earliest Kent Inscription
And to wrap up this auto weekend — to give you yet another holograph sample to consider in your meditations — here’s the earliest inscription I personally got from Kent Harrington, during a signing for his second novel in Kayo … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Line v. No Line
Cordelia Willis, who tipped Kent Harrington — both pictured above — off to some crime lab info for Last Ferry Home, joined in on the food and talk in Street, September 21. What was the ridiculous description I noticed recently … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit
Tagged Autographs, Connie Willis, Cordelia Willis, Douglas Adams, George RR Martin, Kent Harrington, Street Restaurant
Frisco Beat: Kent Harrington, Signatory
Image above: Kent Harrington (with Lynn behind the bar) in one of my favorite restaurants, Street on Polk, on Saturday September 21. We got there as soon as the doors opened and had the place to ourselves for a few minutes, … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit
Tagged Autographs, Book Collecting, Kent Harrington, Kevin Cook, Street Restaurant
Rediscovered: An Otto and Ellroy
Autograph Hound Super-Sunday opens with Kevin Cook refining his terms, and letting us know he’s got even worse autos than the one from Kent Harrington he was talking about yesterday: With Kent’s autograph, what I meant to express was that … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Autographs, George Pelecanos, James Ellroy, Kent Harrington, Kevin Cook, Mysterious Bookshop, Otto Penzler
