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Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Mike Humbert
Rediscovered: Et Tu, Erle? — or, Another Lost Atlantis
When Tom Krabacher came to town the other day to hang on a feedbag filled with gooey duck, he brought along a copy of a book he helped assemble, Woodland, in Acadia Publishing’s sprawling Images of America series. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Book Collecting, Erle Stanley Gardner, literary homes, Mike Humbert, Paradise California fire, Robert Colby, Tom Krabacher, Woodland California
Tour: The Worst-Air-Quality-on-the-Planet Walk
I would have thought the Age of Legendary Tours was over, but how was I to know that one day Frisco would be blanketed in smoke from Mike Humbert’s smoldering house in Paradise? Per all the news sources, the air quality … Continue reading
Hammett: Trouble in Paradise
Shot above from a few years ago, Mike Humbert, Don, Bill Arney standing in front of the folded-up Murphy bed in Sam Spade’s apartment, 891 Post Street. Mike maintains a Hammett website and Bill is famed as the one-time occupant … Continue reading
Hammett: A Few Notes from a Former Thin Man
Naturally, my post the other day about the first meeting of me and no less than Bill Arney on a tour back in 1982 was noticed by Bill Arney, who says: “Oh, man. “That was my first hat, my first … Continue reading
Sinister Cinema: Cheese for Halloween
The tour group for Sunday the 13th was pretty interesting — of the ten people who showed up ready to walk, slightly more than half seemed to be from Australia, plus we got a guy from Spain, in the burg … Continue reading
Posted in Film, News, Tour
Tagged 891 Post, Bill Arney, Cheese Theatre, John Stanley, Laurel Arney, literary homes, Mike Humbert, The Last Man on Earth
Tour: Sunday July 1
The next walk anyone can show up for, no reservations, no questions asked, will be Sunday July 1. The usual routine. Four hours. $10 per person. Start at noon near the revolving “L” sculpture. The shot above may be of … Continue reading
891 Post: What’s Happening Now
If you’re local, you probably saw the news article on the guy who currently rents the Sam Spade apartment in 891 Post that appeared April 29 — those of you scattered across the globe can follow the link and read … Continue reading
Hammett: More Rhea and Wilmer
Bill Arney has been busy knocking out a new series of Cheese Theatre episodes, but after holding down the Sam Spade apartment in 891 Post Street for years he keeps his hand in on Hammett stuff — and just popped these notes in as … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit
Tagged 891 Post, Bill Arney, Cheese Theatre, Mike Humbert, Rhea Gutman, Wilmer Cook
