Tag Archives: John Law

Frisco Beat: Secret San Francisco

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Don

How about a couple of pics from the panel last Sunday in Jack Kerouac alley? A trifle in front of the stage, to the your left is Vesuvio’s Bar and to the right City Lights Books. At the back Grant … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: In the Alley

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Don

Jeez. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. . . . In three days I’ve got the talk or panel with Signman: John Law in Oakland, a couple of hours, and done. I figured after … Continue reading →

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Suicide Club: Getcher Tickets

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Don

A week from today I’ll sit in for a talk with Signman: John Law — I see it’ll cost eight bucks to get in, but we’ll shoot for entertaining. John Q. Publick almost never gets to hear us rattling off yarns about … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: John Law, a.k.a. The Signman

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Don

In a couple of weeks a three-month-long exhibit opens up covering some of John Law’s activities over the past four decades. Signman: John Law in the Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland, premiering June 7. You’ve got your art signage as … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Top 25

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Don

Yesterday I hit another meeting of the Second Sunday Fanzine Fans of Yesteryear, where Bruce Townley happened to mention his ten favorite movies. To paraphrase myself, I said something like, Man, that’s not enough, and told them about the time … Continue reading →

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Suicide Club: Roscoe Arbuckle Kidnapped Caper

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Don

On a rotting wharf over the Islais Creek channel, a climactic gundown gets a reenactment — left to right, R. Faraday Nelson as Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (but I’m thinking Ray’s major claim to immortality probably is serving as the model for Roy Batty … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Xmas Noir

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Don

Got a note from the Jersey Noir photog Mark Krajnak — he appreciated my comparison of his cover for the new Race Williams omnibus to Alan Ladd, somehow summoning that sort of evocative iconography. That’s what happens with art, if you … Continue reading →

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Tombstone: Phil Geauque

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Don

Image above: another shot from the Mechanics’ signing, Nathan Ward inscribing a copy of his Hammett bio while I look on; standing to left, Vince Emery in blue, John Law — of The Suicide Club, Cacophony Society, primal Burning Man, … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Doggie Diner Heads Defying Entropy!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Don

What do you know, but they’ve got a Kickstarter campaign going to restore the roving pack of Doggie Diner heads to refurbished glory — just like they did for the Doggie out near the entrance to the Zoo several years … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: John Stanley on Cheese Theatre

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Don

— and you can read the rest of the description of the most recent book from the long time host of Creature Features on John Stanley’s website, check out what else he’s been up to lately. Among other things I’ve done in the … Continue reading →

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