Thursday, January 02, 2014
Once Again Texas Leads the Way
Patrick Stafford Golden's Photos: Best baby name so far goes to first baby of the year in Lubbock, Texas.
Hat tip to Patrick Golden.
Hat tip to Patrick Golden.
Only $1.99 for a Limited Time
Amazon.com: Crashed (Junior Bender #1) (A Junior Bender Mystery) eBook: Timothy Hallinan: Books Junior Bender is a Los Angeles burglar with a magic touch. Since he first started breaking into houses when he was fourteen years old, he’s never once been caught. But now, after twenty-two years of an exemplary career, Junior has been blackmailed by Trey Annunziato, one of the most powerful crime bosses in LA, into acting as a private investigator on the set of Trey’s porn movie venture, which someone keeps sabotaging. The star Trey has lined up to do all that’s unwholesome on camera is Thistle Downing, America’s beloved child star, who now lives alone in a drug-induced stupor, destitute and uninsurable. Her starring role will be the scandalous fall-from-grace gossip of rubber-neckers across the country. No wonder Trey needs help keeping the production on track.Junior knows what that he should do—get Thistle out and find her help—but doing the right thing will land him on the wrong side of LA’s scariest mob boss. With the help of his precocious twelve-year-old daughter, Rina, and his criminal sidekick, Louie the Lost (an ex-getaway driver), Junior has to figure out a miracle solution.
The Chinese village with the secret to long life
theguardian.com: Famed for centuries for its residents' unusual longevity, it now has 81 centenarians. Proportional to population, that is roughly five times China's average.
Once Again Texas Leads the Way
Video of man throwing basketball off 500ft tower and into moving net on the ground: Trick shot specialists Dude Perfect performed the feat at in Dallas
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
The Decline of Western Civilization Continues Apace
EW.com: For the season premiere of My Strange Addiction, TLC has tracked down an odd duck who likes to munch on mattress stuffing. It’s certainly a testament to the human body and how efficiently it digests foreign matter; a family member comments on how he’ll often find full pieces of padding in the commode. Yowza.
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
Juanita Moore, R. I. P.
Variety: Juanita Moore, who broke barriers for African-American actors and was Oscar-nommed for 1959′s “Imitation of Life,” died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. Her step-grandson, actor Kirk Kahn, said she was 99.
Hat tip to Doc Quatermass.
Hat tip to Doc Quatermass.
Woo-Hoo!
The Top 10 Mystery / Thriller Titles eBook / Audio / Print | Gordian Knot Books: Top Ten Mystery / Thriller
The Man – Irving Wallace
The Second Lady – Irving Wallace
The Seventh Secret – Irving Wallace
Too Late to Die – Bill Crider
The Fan Club – Irving Wallace
Harlot’s Moon – Ed Gorman
Small Felonies – Bill Pronzini
D.O.A. – Dave Pedneau
The Weedless Widow – Deborah Lewis
Bohemian Heart – James Dalessandro
The Man – Irving Wallace
The Second Lady – Irving Wallace
The Seventh Secret – Irving Wallace
Too Late to Die – Bill Crider
The Fan Club – Irving Wallace
Harlot’s Moon – Ed Gorman
Small Felonies – Bill Pronzini
D.O.A. – Dave Pedneau
The Weedless Widow – Deborah Lewis
Bohemian Heart – James Dalessandro
James Avery, R. I. P.
CNN.com: Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," died Tuesday, his publicist confirmed. He was 67.
Hat tip to Doc Quatermass.
Hat tip to Doc Quatermass.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Thanks to all of you who've followed this goofy blog, who've bought my books, and who've "liked" my Facebook author page. Only 14,700 "likes" to go before I catch up with Joe Lansdale, which is my only goal for 2014.
And a not-so-fond farewell to 2013, which wasn't a great year around here. I'm hoping the new year will be a lot better.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Hell Hath No Fury, etc.
floridatoday.com: A 48-year-old woman who police say was scorned by her fiance’s request for her to leave his house by New Year’s, remains jailed on charges she deliberately set off a Christmas Day fire in front of her children that gutted the man’s home.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
A Literary Review of 2013
AbeBooks: A Literary Review of 2013: Well, it’s another year done and again J.K. Rowling is at the center of one of the top book stories of the year. Rowling made headlines in July when The Sunday Times of London revealed her as the writer behind the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, author of the crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling. The book sold only 1,500 copies between its release in April and when Rowling was outed in July – afterwards, it soared to the top of the bestseller lists and signed first editions are currently selling for over $5,000.
Overlooked Movies: Flash Gordon (1980)
What else do I like? The color is superb. The soundtrack by Queen is classic. Watch the trailer at the link below and see what I mean.
Sure, it's campy. Sure, the special effects are cheesy. That's all intentional, and it works just fine for me. And don't try to tell me the writers hadn't seen this digest cover. I won't believe you.
I watched this one again on Christmas day. I'm glad I own the DVD and can watch it anytime at all.
Monday, December 30, 2013
New Poem at The 5-2
The 5-2 | Crime Poetry Weekly, Annual Ebooks - Gerald So, Editor: Steve Peacock
1990, OR A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE POEM
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Here's the Plot for Your Next Espiionage Thriller
Mail Online: The spying Scotsman who hunted the Nazis of New York: The amazing story of Britain's clandestine war on Hitler's agents... and his big-money backers in the US.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Wow
On Ice: 100 year-old negatives discovered in Antarctic: Conservators restoring an Antarctic exploration hut recently made a remarkable discovery: a small box of 22 exposed but unprocessed photographic negatives, frozen in a solid block of ice for nearly one hundred years.
These negatives were meticulously processed and restored by a Wellington photography conservator.
First It Was the Thin Mints Melee
Friday, December 20, 2013: The holidays got the best of one couple. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a house just south of Paradise after a husband and wife got into a fierce argument over wrapping Christmas presents.
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