Tag Archives: Raymond Chandler

Rediscovered: Under the Xmas Tree

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Don

In recent years I haven’t been finding many books under the old Xmas Tree, but the fact is that I get books all the time — for Xmas, a book would have to have some special vibe to it. And … Continue reading →

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Hammett: If Joe Gores Had Written a Bio. . .

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Don

Shot above — Nathan Ward chatting as the room fills to capacity in the Mechanics’ Library — art shot at bottom, Table with Book (and Wine, and Mic). If you wanted an autographed copy of The Lost Detective and couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Mort: Mr. Spock

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Don

Another Icon down, with the passing of Leonard Nimoy today at the age of 83. While you couldn’t really say I was ever a Trekkie, on the other hand, who the hell doesn’t like Star Trek? Maybe not all of … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: A “Lost” Spade-Marlowe Connection

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Don

Got a note a couple of days ago asking me if I’d seen the bit “Finding Marlowe” in the LA Times. Guy named Erik Cummins spun it my way, with the preface: I met you some years ago (about 10-12 … Continue reading →

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Hammett: And (More) Chandler

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Don

Yesterday was the 78th anniversary of the one time we know of that Hammett met Chandler, commemorated by the LA Times — and with a few tidbits added in by me for the Mean Streets crowd. Now Terry Zobeck pops in … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: When Hammett Met Chandler

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Don

Vince Emery just popped me a link to an LA Times article covering the one time Hammett and Chandler met at the dinner for Black Mask writers — nicely documented by the famous photo — 78 years ago today. Hop … Continue reading →

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891 Post: Jeopardy!

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Don

Catching up on this past week’s file of Jeopardy! on the DVR, a surprise moment from the Double Jeopardy Round aired Thursday December 19: Category: Literary Landmarks. The $1200 slot. Statement: In the late 1920s Dashiell Hammett lived in an … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The eMask, Live Today!

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Don

The brave new world of ebooks! — what does it offer you today? If you’re a fan of pulp era crime fiction, especially the gritty and hard-boiled sort that shot and slugged its way through the pages of Black Mask — home base for Dashiell … Continue reading →

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Hammett: And Machen

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Don

Around Xmas, as I was in the midst of that big reread of H. P. Lovecraft I alluded to a couple of times, I got the urge to do yet another reread on the Dyson stories by Arthur Machen — for … Continue reading →

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Hammett: The Fat Man

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Don

I took a little break from reading Haefele’s upcoming book on Derleth, Lovecraft, and the Cthulhu Mythos to tie in with Bill Arney and shoot a couple of segments of Cheese Theatre for the upcoming third season. Which meant I finally … Continue reading →

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