Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Update

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, Alive in Shape and Color, and Max Allan Collins' latest collaboration with Mickey Spillane, The Last Stand,  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.

Monday, December 04, 2017

Blog Hiatus

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.

Sunday, December 03, 2017

Mitch Margo, R. I. P.

NY Daily News: 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.

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

Song of the Day

The Great Western

The Great Western: The Heroine of Fort Brown

Today's Vintage Ad


What's the Difference Between a Street, a Road, and an Avenue?

What's the Difference Between a Street, a Road, and an Avenue? 

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Raymond F. Jones, The River and the Dread, Laser, 1977

Women Were Pirates, Too

Women Were Pirates, Too 

Time Capsule Diner Hiding in a New Orleans Record Store

Time Capsule Diner Hiding in a New Orleans Record Store