Tag Archives: John Law

Death Lit: Drinking with Ace

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Don

Ace Atkins was parachuted into town by his publisher for a signing last night, and even though he had a 6 a.m. plane to catch today of course he went out drinking with me and Vince Emery and one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Lit, News | Tagged Ace Atkins, Bill Arney, Bouchercon, Ha-Ra Bar, Hawk, John Law, Philadelphia, Richard Layman, Robert B. Parker, Spenser, Tenderloin, Vince Emery, William F. Nolan |

Rediscovered: You Can’t Win

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Don

Out of the legions of neglected books from all the books that have come and gone in all the world, very few return to any kind of currency. Once the book slips out of print, or the generation of readers that made it … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Lit, SFSC | Tagged "The Red Brain", Book Collecting, City Lights, Donald Wandrei, Green Apple Books, Jack Black, John Law, Kevin Hunsanger, Kindle, Pulps, The Big Knockover, William S. Burroughs, You Can't Win |

News: March 2009

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Webmaster

NIX THE 540 CLUB Just a quick note to those who had planned on attending Don’s official launch of the Dashiell Hammett Tour book at the 540 Club — the venue and date have been changed. It’s now at Green … Continue reading →

Posted in DMac, Film, Frisco, Lit, News, SFSC, Tour, Willeford | Tagged Ace Atkins, Domenic Stansberry, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Elmore Leonard, Fatty Arbuckle, Ha-Ra Bar, Hammett Tour Book, Joe McSpadden, John Law, Lono Waiwaiolo, Palm Sunday Tour, Patrick Warburton, Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, The Cimmerian, Vince Emery |

News: June 2008

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Webmaster

OUR WEB HOST HITS THE BIG 13 While the average guy on the street may not think of Don and the Hammett Tour as part of the on-going cool San Francisco underground scene, Don does — the walk has its … Continue reading →