Monday, December 28, 2015
Jim O'Toole, R. I. P.
Jim O'Toole, Reds 1960s star pitcher, dies at 78: He was the National League's starting pitcher in the 1963 All-Star Game. O'Toole called that one of his proudest career moments, recalling that manager Alvin Dark chose him to start with a roster that included future Hall of Fame pitchers Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn. Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Haskell Wexler, R. I. P.
Yahoo News: Cinematographer Haskell Wexler, the socially conscious two-time Academy Award winner who lensed Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and many other masterpieces, has died. He was 93.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Meadowlark Lemon, R. I. P.
NY Daily News: Meadowlark Lemon, a talented athlete and minister who poured three decades of comedic basketball showmanship into the Harlem Globetrotters, died at his Scottsdale, Ariz., home Sunday, according to a report.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Dave Henderson, R. I. P.
NY Daily News: If not for the Mets’ famous two-out, 10th-inning rally in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, Dave Henderson would have been forever celebrated in Boston for hitting the home run that broke the Curse of the Bambino. Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Free for Kindle for a Limited Time
Just Different Devils (Hetta Coffey Series Book 7) - Kindle edition by Jinx Schwartz. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she's not afraid to use it—most of the time. She's an intrepid cruiser, but wild rumors of marauding gangs of flesh-shredding giant Humboldt squid on a rampage in the Sea of Cortez could keep even Hetta tied to an expensive dock.
However, when the opportunity for an intriguing and highly lucrative charter arises she talks her best friend, Jan, into signing on for a mysterious cruise.
Damn the calamari! Full bank account ahead!
Why You Should Read 'Bazaar of Bad Dreams'
Why You Should Read 'Bazaar of Bad Dreams' and Stephen King's Other Recent Work Stephen King published nine books in the last five years, including this month’s collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. If you haven’t picked up any, then shame on you: you’re missing out on some killer writing. That level of productivity, while leaving his fans satiated, invites criticism from detractors. Quality not quantity is a fair enough flag to wave, but what if that maxim falls apart when you’re an author capable of both? King’s best work is not behind him. Here’s why you should dig into his newest material.
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