tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post6473938485639697886..comments2024-03-21T12:51:21.667-04:00Comments on Whisky Prajer: On The Floordpreimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1336855282037419532007-09-30T19:56:00.000-04:002007-09-30T19:56:00.000-04:00You are from Baltimore, PB, and I daresay there mi...You <I>are</I> from Baltimore, <B>PB</B>, and I daresay there might be something about the interview that tweaks your imagination, too (bona fides not requried)!Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-26348352246383469582007-09-30T18:12:00.000-04:002007-09-30T18:12:00.000-04:00Apologies, Darrell — no quote, there, just my...Apologies, Darrell — no quote, there, just my own foolish bit of faux-real. I feel a bit of a dick for that. (But hey, I'm from Baltimore.) That 'f--- the average reader' opening pricked me to a sneer — though I can't dispute Simon's point, not in narrow application anyway. I should see if I can get hold of the article.<BR/><BR/>You are gracious, as ever.paul bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409615610994443652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-77788333336518952732007-09-30T12:17:00.000-04:002007-09-30T12:17:00.000-04:00Ha! I'm just grateful you didn't choose your quote...Ha! I'm just grateful you didn't choose your quote from the Baltimore-based <I>Hairspray</I> soundtrack. I won't deny it's a snappy musical, but I've heard more than my fill of John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer's turgid singing.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-73446066372345648462007-09-28T21:57:00.000-04:002007-09-28T21:57:00.000-04:00"Woo, you know dey some bad muthaf---as down in Ba..."Woo, you know dey some bad <I>mutha</I>f---as down in Bawldimore, Home."<BR/><BR/>"Tru dat, yo."<BR/><BR/>— heh.paul bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409615610994443652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-87538259635785851412007-09-28T16:56:00.000-04:002007-09-28T16:56:00.000-04:00CP - re: L'Amour, it wouldn't trouble me if I didn...<B>CP</B> - re: L'Amour, it wouldn't trouble me if I didn't read him again for another 20 years. I remember buddies from college who went tree-planting in the summer (a hallowed Canadian money-maker for college students) complaining that libraries in the outpost towns nearest to their camps would stock nothing but L'Amour. Thinking back, though, I rather wonder if these same libraries didn't also stock a healthy number of Harlequins, too. Anyhoo, one or two summers like that will pretty much "satisfy" most readers!<BR/><BR/><B>DV</B> - <A HREF="http://www.believermag.com/issues/200708/?read=interview_simon" REL="nofollow">this</A> is the teaser to the interview I'm thinking of, in the August ish of <I>The Believer</I>. Which was, I thought, a crackerjack issue - if there's a local store with back issues, it's definitely worth a closer look.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-30153002599752070512007-09-28T08:01:00.000-04:002007-09-28T08:01:00.000-04:00WP!Aiyyyyy! No, haven't read (nor heard) of that ...<B>WP</B>!<BR/>Aiyyyyy! No, haven't read (nor heard) of that interview. Was it in some magazine? If so, which one and which issue?<BR/>Thanks!DarkoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572734667248592785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-19059303672268148922007-09-27T23:34:00.000-04:002007-09-27T23:34:00.000-04:00True Confessions: never read Pelecanos. Time to m...True Confessions: never read Pelecanos. Time to make amends. Amen.<BR/><BR/>As to L'Amour, I have read a few of his westerns, but I have never been overly fond of them. He seems to be too repetitive in his phrasing, and it distracts me. The last book I read was something a little out of his usual venue- "The Haunted Mesa". Very metaphysical and sci-fi.Cowtown Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384649567351202679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-21340856582793078472007-09-27T21:40:00.000-04:002007-09-27T21:40:00.000-04:00DV - if either of these tickles your fancy I'd be ...<B>DV</B> - if either of these tickles your fancy I'd be curious to hear of it. Actually, I was wondering if you'd read that interview (not available on-line, alas) between Nick Hornby and <I>The Wire</I> producer David Simon, since it certainly got my brain-pan percolating.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-13391275189028106272007-09-27T15:07:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:07:00.000-04:00I'll have to hit the local library to pick up eith...I'll have to hit the local library to pick up either of these fast-reads. A fast-read is a welcome addition to the usual plodders and a welcome exercise for fingers that tend toward immobility when it comes to reading.DarkoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572734667248592785noreply@blogger.com