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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Tour: Mentioned Alongside Janis and Jerry
For anyone who wants to surf over and check it out, the Hammett Tour just got a line or two in an article by Patricia Corrigan in the Napa Valley Register. Patricia — author of 100 Things to Do in San … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Tour
Tagged Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Napa Valley Register, Patricia Corrigan
Frisco Beat: The Painted Gun
I should mention a new crime novel that popped earlier this month, since it’s got the local angle for those of you who may be collecting San Francisco mysteries — rife with Bay Area action, though toward the end it … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged Bradley Spinelli, Guatemala, Kent Harrington, Mystery File, Robert B. Parker, The Painted Gun
Rediscovered: The Lost Arkham Imprint
I forgot to mention that John D. Haefele wrapped up his three-part series on August Derleth and the Little Review. The third part is kind of the good one — the closer — since it deals with Derleth’s own little … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Hawk & Whipoorwill, John D. Haefele, Stan McNail
Tour: Sundays April 9 and 23
Image: Dashiell Hammett Tour perched atop the Stockton Tunnel, about to hike over to where Miles Archer got his. . . . Anyone who wants to show up clutching a $20 with four hours to kill —- no appointment necessary — can … Continue reading
Hammett: Meanwhile, Back in Alaska
For anyone interested, Devon Morf in his recent notes also mentioned: Not sure if it’s on your radar already, but the current issue of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History is running a Hammett war correspondence piece called “Showdown … Continue reading
Rediscovered: The Kind of Willefordian Resume of David Yow
Got a note in from Devon Morf, who sprang into action on the tip I just gave out: “Thanks for the recommendation on I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. Watched it last night. “Recognized the villain as … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, News, Willeford
Tagged Blue Velvet, David Yow, Devon Morf, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard
