Tag Archives: Scott Connors

Rediscovered: Some Arkham in the House

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Don

Courtesy an eagle-eyed bud of mine, ever perched over eBay, I landed a couple of Items of Arkham House ephemera I needed just a couple of days ago. If you consult the list I did of the classic era Derleth-Wandrei … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: The de Camp Bio

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Don

Hey, some books may deserve to be forgotten. Inspired by reading my little biographical eBook on Robert E. Howard, Famous Someday — at this moment no.2 on the Kindle Horror Litcrit Bestseller list, for what that’s worth — (And my … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: Rob Roehm on Previous Discovery of “Racial Standpoint”

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Don

Just got in a note from Rob Roehm, a Big Name Fan in Robert E. Howard circles in recent years, tireless tracker of any mention of the Howard family in courthouses and county records across Texas. My favorite of his … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: Front Page in Abilene

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Don

On the heels of popping in the tidbit from the Kansas City Star, Scott Connors turns up another same-day report on Robert E. Howard shooting himself (!!!). “I swear to Gawd,” Scott maintains, “that I am not trying to compete with Brian, … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: News in Kansas City

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Don

Now I’m almost expecting another news clipping each and every day about Robert E. Howard shooting himself, and as today breaks Scott Connors does not disappoint: “Would you believe I found another?” Scott asks. “This time it was in the Kansas … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: Earl Baker Ruminations

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Don

The furious round of discoveries about Robert E. Howard that Brian Leno — with Scott Connors close on his heels — turned up over the last couple of weeks got the attention of Leo Grin, editor and publisher of the excellent … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: “Found Wounded” in Corpus Christi

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Don

I was sitting around, minding my own business, thinking about the closest brushes with death I had back in the days of The San Francisco Suicide Club (1977-1982). When suddenly into the Inbox hops Scott Connors, exclaiming: “Found another one!” … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: Breaking News in Brownsville

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Don

Brian Leno has unleased a flood of breaking news stories on the suicide of Robert E. Howard, who shot himself in the head and lingered for hours before death. Scott Connors just popped in the notice above, which he found … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: A Bit More on Unique Legacy

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Don

And how about another new Guest Blogger dipping his toes into the Mean Streets waters? Today we feature Kevin Cook with a brief review of the academic litcrit collection The Unique Legacy of Weird Tales, which originally ran in his zine … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: A Unique Legacy, Still Waiting on Godot. . .

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Don

How about a new Guest Blogger for These Mean Streets? You’ve encountered Tom Krabacher’s name here before, notably in my report on PulpFest 2015. Just yesterday I was dismissing the academic compilation The Unique Legacy of Weird Tales (yet another poorly-edited … Continue reading →

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