tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36680662024-03-19T04:33:33.057-05:00Bill Crider's Pop Culture MagazineBILL CRIDER'S POP CULTURE MAGAZINEAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger57850125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-54134065544687012222017-12-05T16:04:00.002-06:002017-12-05T16:04:51.832-06:00Update<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Things could change, but I suspect this will be my final post on the blog. I met with some doctors at M. D. Anderson today, and they suggested that I enter hospice care. A few weeks, a few months is about all I have left. The blog has been a tremendous source of pleasure to me over the years, and I've made a lot of friends here. My only regret is that I have several unreviewed books, including Lawrence Block' fine new anthology, <i>Alive in Shape and Color</i>, and Max Allan Collins' latest collaboration with Mickey Spillane, <i>The Last Stand, </i>which is a collection of two novellas, "A Bullet for Satisfaction," an early Spillane manuscript with an interesting history, and "The Last Stand," the last thing that Spillane completed. It saddens me to think of all the great books by many writers that I'll never read. But I've had a great life, and my readers have been a big part of it. Much love to you all.</span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com427tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-42301625528722183402017-12-04T08:00:00.000-06:002017-12-04T08:00:04.558-06:00Blog Hiatus <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't know for how long. I just know I no longer have the energy or the will to carry it on. Thanks to all for support and encouragement. Love to all.</span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com211tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-28241883152166766472017-12-03T14:34:00.001-06:002017-12-03T14:34:15.590-06:00Mitch Margo, R. I. P.<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/entertainment/member-group-behind-lion-sleeps-tonight-dies-article-1.3673513">NY Daily News</a>: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitch Margo, a member of the group behind the hit song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the early 1960s, has died at his California home. He was 70.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.</i></span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com194tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-22664751913829842642017-12-03T11:30:00.000-06:002017-12-03T11:30:02.092-06:00George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2017/06/28/George-Orwells-Nineteen-Eighty-Four/"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four</span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com90tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-50056581354605651652017-12-03T11:00:00.000-06:002017-12-03T11:00:23.312-06:00Song of the Day<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M_1SaCGcVgM" width="459"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com82tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-7186449260880624692017-12-03T10:30:00.000-06:002017-12-03T10:30:06.189-06:00The Great Western<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://truewestmagazine.com/the-great-western/">The Great Western</a>: The Heroine of Fort Brown</span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-28871253008019414092017-12-03T10:00:00.000-06:002017-12-03T10:00:15.868-06:00Today's Vintage Ad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com81tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-88277308040766426052017-12-03T09:30:00.000-06:002017-12-03T09:30:19.320-06:00What's the Difference Between a Street, a Road, and an Avenue? <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/504368/whats-difference-between-street-road-and-avenue"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What's the Difference Between a Street, a Road, and an Avenue? </span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-33267977801776815572017-12-03T09:00:00.000-06:002017-12-03T11:02:31.732-06:00PaperBack<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkrZ-GFFqGhKPXalCOxj9nygyoHAMKXqx4qNam1CmNK-5lAADmn83YR-WZSCnLAwKtOcM5pVPN_I3WCXekAnZCzID8nhcHbCmFE3Ftx-UjbEv7ylRTx5-o9r67JLxcK3Ej70G/s1600/517+The+River+and+the+Dream+by+Raymond+F.+Jones+Laser+1977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkrZ-GFFqGhKPXalCOxj9nygyoHAMKXqx4qNam1CmNK-5lAADmn83YR-WZSCnLAwKtOcM5pVPN_I3WCXekAnZCzID8nhcHbCmFE3Ftx-UjbEv7ylRTx5-o9r67JLxcK3Ej70G/s320/517+The+River+and+the+Dream+by+Raymond+F.+Jones+Laser+1977.JPG" width="195" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7px2QXp7zCpmD6rSq_tYnnAG7DnXrKG14r2uihbbfMLWjds3YB1p9vFBcABXruxKH2888BNZTkMKdneqFgZBpyEUjiVraIfpWz75n5sRRwWjgC0yImlrpqFVhUwq87O3IjHm/s1600/517a+The+River+and+the+Dream+by+Raymond+F.+Jones+Laser+1977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="549" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7px2QXp7zCpmD6rSq_tYnnAG7DnXrKG14r2uihbbfMLWjds3YB1p9vFBcABXruxKH2888BNZTkMKdneqFgZBpyEUjiVraIfpWz75n5sRRwWjgC0yImlrpqFVhUwq87O3IjHm/s320/517a+The+River+and+the+Dream+by+Raymond+F.+Jones+Laser+1977.JPG" width="188" /></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Raymond F. Jones, <i>The River and the Dread</i>, Laser, 1977</span></b><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-59009663159206579002017-12-03T08:30:00.000-06:002017-12-03T08:30:25.213-06:00Women Were Pirates, Too<a href="https://daily.jstor.org/women-were-pirates-too/"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Women Were Pirates, Too </span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com84tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-66190516291638823342017-12-03T08:00:00.000-06:002017-12-03T08:00:26.670-06:00Time Capsule Diner Hiding in a New Orleans Record Store<a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/2017/11/30/time-capsule-diner-hiding-in-a-new-orleans-record-store/"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Time Capsule Diner Hiding in a New Orleans Record Store</span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-63964967335465350492017-12-02T11:30:00.000-06:002017-12-02T11:30:07.929-06:0010 of the Most Covered Songs in Music History <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/20811/most-covered-songs-in-music-history"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">10 of the Most Covered Songs in Music History </span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-63501608699567427432017-12-02T11:00:00.000-06:002017-12-02T11:05:13.674-06:00Song of the Days<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XIycEe59Auc" width="459"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-67818581418204335682017-12-02T10:30:00.000-06:002017-12-02T10:30:11.382-06:007 modern inventions that change the way we listen<a href="http://mashable.com/2017/09/01/how-evolution-of-technology-changed-music/#GnyX0OEjySqh"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Music tech rewind: 7 modern inventions that change the way we listen</span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-52610266882763223472017-12-02T10:00:00.000-06:002017-12-02T10:00:00.179-06:00Today's Vintage Ad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-37931578575677270792017-12-02T09:30:00.000-06:002017-12-02T09:30:15.470-06:0015 Fascinating Facts About The Trouble With Harry <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/86641/15-fascinating-facts-about-trouble-harry"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">15 Fascinating Facts About The Trouble With Harry</span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-36602127816242895202017-12-02T09:00:00.000-06:002017-12-02T09:00:00.172-06:00PaperBack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bob Shaw, <i>One Million Tomorrows</i>, Ace 1970</span></b><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-91678841839917629582017-12-02T08:30:00.000-06:002017-12-02T08:30:16.754-06:00I Miss the Old Days<a href="http://www.vintag.es/2017/11/color-slides-that-show-what-ladies-wore.html"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Color Slides That Show What Ladies Wore during the 1950s</span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-24271588706455985792017-12-02T08:00:00.000-06:002017-12-02T08:00:16.619-06:00Top 10 Wild Facts About Iconic War Films <a href="http://listverse.com/2017/11/27/top-10-wild-facts-about-iconic-war-films/"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Top 10 Wild Facts About Iconic War Films </span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-51705003327973476092017-12-01T11:30:00.000-06:002017-12-01T11:30:08.593-06:00This Film Version of 'Treasure Island' Gave Us Our Image of Pirates<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/film-version-treasure-island-gave-us-our-image-pirates-180967149/"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This Film Version of 'Treasure Island' Gave Us Our Image of Pirates</span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-72868551642486263072017-12-01T11:00:00.000-06:002017-12-01T11:22:41.168-06:00Song of the Day<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nnRV7G7-xd0" width="459"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-37796308249877562652017-12-01T10:30:00.000-06:002017-12-01T11:23:57.073-06:00The Aero-Nuts of 1785<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2017/09/11/The-Aero-Nuts-of-1785/">The Aero-Nuts of 1785</a>: From our “Dustbin of History” files, here’s the harrowing tale of a little-known milestone in aviation history.</span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-53130244849486775852017-12-01T10:00:00.000-06:002017-12-01T10:00:18.912-06:00Today's Vintage Ad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3nN4cZGgwXFjNlG08Xbwb803S9xo0zOOxSUYFzHmzw3B3yJzQ3cW9gQw00V2fXE7AvAFr2XMxr04FhxDzjDCFayuaAdPqNab4uGMtvKBi0LYIjo58VR-bgvw2_MwrnacRVta/s1600/0ad965f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3nN4cZGgwXFjNlG08Xbwb803S9xo0zOOxSUYFzHmzw3B3yJzQ3cW9gQw00V2fXE7AvAFr2XMxr04FhxDzjDCFayuaAdPqNab4uGMtvKBi0LYIjo58VR-bgvw2_MwrnacRVta/s320/0ad965f.jpg" width="207" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-53446735870025828182017-12-01T09:30:00.000-06:002017-12-01T09:30:12.504-06:00The Tianjin Binhai Library is a Book Lover’s Dream <b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://flavorwire.com/611640/the-tianjin-binhai-library-is-a-book-lovers-dream">The Tianjin Binhai Library is a Book Lover’s Dream</a></span></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Annoying slideshow.</span></i></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-63035918732423554332017-12-01T09:00:00.000-06:002017-12-01T09:00:08.808-06:00PaperBack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Ngaio Marsh, <i>Final Curtain</i>, Pocket Books, 1948</b></span><br />
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