tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post5182715035197593532..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Erle Stanley Gardner Update: The Case of The Disappearing Exhibitmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-78750056500739772742010-03-30T11:20:34.281-05:002010-03-30T11:20:34.281-05:00Maybe the KINDLE or the iPAD will save ESG, Max. ...Maybe the KINDLE or the iPAD will save ESG, Max. The Perry Mason novels are disappearing like John D. MacDonald's novels. Publishers just aren't interested in keeping these books in print.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-37719687172302070852010-03-30T10:50:28.407-05:002010-03-30T10:50:28.407-05:00It's frustrating to me that Gardner seems to b...It's frustrating to me that Gardner seems to be fading. Most of the Perry Masons were written in a timeless fashion -- stick cell phones and computers in, and they would work fine.<br /><br />He was a much better writer than given credit for -- nobody wrote better courtroom scenes, and his dialogue crackles -- and Perry Mason (with help from Raymond Burr and the rest of that great cast) is a permanent part of the popular imagination.<br /><br />But are the books going away, like the desk/office at that thoughtless museum?Max Allan Collinshttp://www.maxallancollins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-17923962294488559522010-03-30T10:14:12.370-05:002010-03-30T10:14:12.370-05:00I like to think I'm more Barney than Goob.I like to think I'm more Barney than Goob.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-85189717079344063792010-03-30T09:25:40.067-05:002010-03-30T09:25:40.067-05:00I never suspected you were related to Andy and old...I never suspected you were related to Andy and old Goob. Until now.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-5333424746402351402010-03-30T09:17:10.211-05:002010-03-30T09:17:10.211-05:00The guy called me up and surprised me with his que...The guy called me up and surprised me with his questions, so I was caught flat-footed. I'd have done better if I'd been prepared. I might even have said "back in the day."mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-79323862701623321812010-03-30T08:58:30.941-05:002010-03-30T08:58:30.941-05:00Not too gooberish, Bill. And unlike the reporter,...Not too gooberish, Bill. And unlike the reporter, you didn't use the phrase "back in the day", which drives me up the wall.<br />A.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-62001131192940283922010-03-30T08:11:22.759-05:002010-03-30T08:11:22.759-05:00Ellen Nehr, Bob Briney, and I toured is wonderful ...Ellen Nehr, Bob Briney, and I toured is wonderful room. Loved the entire layout!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com