Tag Archives: The Cimmerian

Two-Gun Bob: Breakiron and Finn on TGR

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Don

Months ago I thought about mentioning Lee Breakiron’s two part history of the Robert E. Howard zines released by Damon Sasser, but the links weren’t working for me. Now they are, opening up PDFs (give it a moment if you’ve got a slow … Continue reading →

Posted in News, REH | Tagged "Conan vs. Conantics", Damon Sasser, Doc Howard library, L. Sprague de Camp, Lee Breakiron, Lovecraft, Mark Finn, Philip K. Dick, The Cimmerian, The Dark Man, Virginia Wolfe |

Two-Gun Bob: “The Bright Barbarian”

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Don

And what better way to celebrate Halloween and close out October, than with something kind of creepy. . . . It probably won’t amount to much, but I’ve noticed a possible new trend in the way some people want Robert E. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lit, REH | Tagged "Conan vs. Conantics", "The Bright Barbarian", Al Harron, Jason Momoa, Justin Bieber, L. Sprague de Camp, Leo Grin, Lin Carter, Professor Frank Coffman, The Cimmerian, The Dark Barbarian |

Rediscovered: Haefele Roaming Around the Arkham Hills

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Don

My Arkham House ephemera collecting pal John D. Haefele returns to print with “Far from Time: Clark Ashton Smith, August Derleth, and Arkham House” in the premiere issue of Weird Fiction Review from Centipede Press. John last got a blurb on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News, REH | Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Centipede Press, Clark Ashton Smith, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, Pulps, Scott Connors, Seabury Quinn, The Cimmerian, Weird Fiction Review, Weird Tales |

Two-Gun Bob: Keeping an Iron Hand In

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Don

As I was saying not long ago, I keep my hand in on things Robert E. Howard. A couple of items have been announced already, and I believe at least one more I contributed a tidbit to will be popped out as … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News, REH | Tagged "The Blades of Hell", Howard Days, Mark Finn, The Cimmerian |

Tombstone: Willeford

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Don

The week before I watched The Pope of Greenwich Village on the anniversary of Charles Willeford’s death, my pal Leo Grin happened to be on a trip to Washington, D.C. Leo is known for the great Robert E. Howard magazine The Cimmerian, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, REH, Willeford | Tagged Adam Baldwin, Arlington, Big Hollywood, celebrity graves, Chuck, Human Target, Joe Louis, Lee Marvin, Leo Grin, The Barbaric Triumph, The Cimmerian, The Pope of Greenwich Village |

Hammett: The Ripper

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Don

On the tour I sometimes use the 1929 story “Fly Paper” for a quick introduction to the Continental Op stories, always getting into the Op’s showdown with the gangster Babe McCloor. I always mention the fact of arsenic poisoning being a key … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Tour | Tagged "Fly Paper", Alexandre Dumas, Babe McCloor, Black Mask, Brian Leno, Count of Monte Cristo, Dorian Grey, Florence Maybrick, Frederick Seddon, Jack the Ripper, Old Time Radio, Orson Welles, Oscar Wilde, Ripperology, The Cimmerian, Virginia Wolfe |

Two-Gun Bob: Hard-Boiled and Deviled Again

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Don

“Where on Earth is Don Herron?” asked Al Harron (no relation, or none that I know of — I have been remiss in my geneaological studies the last few years) on his blog just last month. Al trailed after Damon Sasser’s original “Where in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, News, REH | Tagged Al Harron, E. Hoffmann Price, J. Dan Price, Pulps, Rob Roehm, The Cimmerian |

News: August 2009

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Webmaster

END OF DAY STUFF, OR, A GLOOMY MONTH ON THE MEAN STREETS Don’t let the title panic you, the Hammett tour strides merrily along, with Don doing some groups by appointment this month and a full set of walks set … Continue reading →

Posted in DMac, Frisco, Lit, News | Tagged 891 Post, Bill Arney, Bob Truluck, Eddie Muller, Elmore Leonard, Leo Grin, Lono Waiwaiolo, The Cimmerian, Thomas Burchfield |

News: June 2009

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Webmaster

NO EXTRA TOURS Nothing extra kicking along the mean streets for June, but the desperate always can use an edition of the Dashiell Hammett Tour book for a self-guided prowl over the gumshoe-haunted Frisco hills. And any tours open for … Continue reading →

Posted in DMac, News, REH, Willeford | Tagged Ace Atkins, Black Mask, Bob Truluck, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Firsts, Hammett Tour Book, Radio, Raymond Chandler, The Barbaric Triumph, The Cimmerian, The Dark Barbarian, Vince Emery |

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 →