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Rediscovered: A Couple of Walla Walla Footnotes for The Memoli Thread

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Don

Iris Odonata sent me a few additional tidbits on her Dad, Joe Memoli, Made Man — and longtime figure in Oakland, with his restaurants and extracurricular activities. Memoli’s incarceration in Walla Walla inspired me to send Iris a link to … Continue reading →

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Hammett: And Stein

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Don

Nathan Ward just informed me of a tidbit he did for Crimereads, about the meeting of Hammett and Gertrude Stein. If you have his bio of Hammett, The Lost Detective, you’ve already got the gist of the incident. Especially these … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Joe Memoli, Made Man

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Don

Heading up for Xmas dinner with Floyd Salas reminded me that a little over a year ago I promised to correct something else on the website. Now I’ve just been back up to the Floyd lair last weekend for his … Continue reading →

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