Monthly Archives: May 2014

Tour: The June Walks

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Don

Okay, June is coming up fast — kicking off with a walk on Sunday June 1 and another on Sunday June 22 (with at least one tour by appointment booked in there, too, thus far). For the walks on June 1 … Continue reading →

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Hammett: All He Wrote

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Don

And now, on Birthday 120, it is time to do a recount — we’ll call these The Zobeck Statistics. As anyone who has been on the tour knows, I personally count The Big Knockover as a novel (if a short novel), … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Zobeck Takes on The Hunter and Other Stories

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Don

And in celebration of Birthday 120 for Hammett, how about the thoughts of a long-time Hammett fan and collector on the most recent collection of his stories? Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s Terry Zobeck: Back in October Don reviewed The … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Birthday 120

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Don

One hundred twenty years ago today, May 27, 1894, Samuel Dashiell Hammett eased out onto the Mean Streets, and after awhile slipped on his gumshoes, spent a few years bouncing around as a Pinkerton’s op before another few years knocking out stories … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Bogie and The Duke

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Don

Got in a note from Terry Zobeck — who has Material of Substance lined up in my in-box, but you can’t always do the Deep Pure Text stuff. Terry has this piece of cinematic history to relate: All that talk … Continue reading →