Tuesday, September 18, 2012
John Ingle , R. I. P.
latimes.com: John Ingle, 84, an actor who played scheming patriarch Edward Quartermaine on the daytime drama "General Hospital," died of cancer Sunday in Los Angeles, ABC said.
Ingle took over the role as the ruthless businessman Quartermaine from actor David Lewis in 1993 and made his final appearance in an episode airing last week. He also played Mickey Horton on "Days of Our Lives" during a two-year break from "General Hospital" beginning in 2004.
Ingle took over the role as the ruthless businessman Quartermaine from actor David Lewis in 1993 and made his final appearance in an episode airing last week. He also played Mickey Horton on "Days of Our Lives" during a two-year break from "General Hospital" beginning in 2004.
Overlooked Movies: The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The plot's simpler than the one in the book. The Pirate Captain wants to be "Pirate of the Year," even though he hardly has a chance against the really great pirates. After all, he's barely a midlist pirate. By chance he meets up with Charles Darwin, who discovers that the Pirate Captain's parrot is actually a dodo. Darwin suggests the possibility of great reward for the scientific discovery. Hilarity ensues. Or it did for me if not for the majority of movie critics. Favorite line: "You can't make everything all right just by saying 'arrrr' at the end of a sentence."
You know you can't trust my opinion about movies, especially pirate movies. After all, I liked Cutthroat Island. Let the viewer beware.
Monday, September 17, 2012
PimPage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Attention to Books of Interest
This just goes to show how far out of it I am. I didn't even know about this series, but there are something like 35 books in it already. I was thoroughly entertained by this one, and you can read my Amazon review of it at this link.
Magic Lantern (Rogue Angel): Alex Archer: 9780373621569: Amazon.com: Books: In late 1700s Paris, a young but promising illusionist dabbles in the arcane art of phantasmagoria. But at his moment of greatest triumph—unveiling a magical lantern said to open a door to the Chinese spirit world—he is violently struck down by a vengeful phantom…. On assignment in London, archaeologist Annja Creed is hunting down a man who claims to have discovered the Jekyll and Hyde potion. On the trail of one curiosity, Annja finds herself pulled toward another mystery…the origin of a strange, old-fashioned projector once used by eighteenth-century illusionists. As Annja delves into its rich history, a dark past begins to emerge. And someone wants to harness the power of this cursed artifact…risking everything for the treasures it promises. But Annja has a little magic trick of her own. One that she wields with deadly accuracy….
Free Today for Kindle
I've read this one, and it's great. Highest recommendation.
McGrave: Lee Goldberg: Amazon.com: Kindle Store: Hold on tight for a wild, rollicking, action-adventure novella that captures all of the fun, excitement and pure escapist pleasure of the "Dirty Harry," "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard" movies...with the humor, sharp dialogue and inventiveness that you've come to expect from Lee Goldberg, bestselling author of "The Walk," "Watch Me Die," "The Dead Man," and fifteen hilarious Adrian Monk mysteries.
Eva Figes, R. I. P.
NYTimes.com: Eva Figes, a refugee from Nazi Germany who became an acclaimed novelist, memoirist and critic best known for an influential feminist treatise, “Patriarchal Attitudes,” published in 1970, died on Aug. 28 at her home in London. She was 80.
Dead Anyway -- Chris Knopf
Sometimes, as he admits, Cathcart is no longer sure who he is, but he knows he's not who he used to be. His brain doesn't work the way it used to, not entirely, and he's lost a bit of what I suppose I'd call his humanity. So his struggle's not just to find out what happened and why but to recover a bit of himself, or at least to find out who he's become and to make peace with that.
Knopf does a fine job of storytelling here. It's engrossing entertainment with an edge, and since there's at least one big plot thread left unresolved, I'm sure that he's started a new series. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens to Cathcart in the next volume, and I'm betting you will be, too, after you read this one. Check it out.
Just An Old Guy Trying to Make a Living Here
Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen: A Dan Rhodes Mystery (Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mysteries): Bill Crider: 9780312640170: Amazon.com: Books: Dan Rhodes, sheriff of Blacklin County, Texas, is called to the Beauty Shack, where the young and pretty Lynn Ashton has been found dead, bashed over the head with a hairdryer. The owner said Lynn had gone to the salon late to meet an unknown client. There was a lot of gossip going on about Lynn before her death, but no one seems to really know much about her, or they’re not telling Rhodes. Lynn was known to flirt, and it’s possible an angry wife or jilted lover had something to do with her death. The salon owner suspects two outsiders who have been staying in an abandoned building across the street. While he investigates the murder, Rhodes must also deal with the theft of copper and car batteries, not to mention a pregnant nanny goat that is terrorizing the town.
Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen is a wonderful entry in this always delightful series by award-winning author Bill Crider.
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