Saturday, March 12, 2016
Friday, March 11, 2016
First It Was the Thin Mint Melee . . .
. . . and now there's the Chomping Charge: Cops: Student, 18, bit off "large portion" of female victim's earlobe
Gogi Grant, R. I. P.
Gogi Grant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Gogi Grant (September 20, 1924 – March 10, 2016) was an American popular singer. She is best known for her No. 1 hit in 1956, "The Wayward Wind".
Keith Emerson, R. I. P.
Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer dead at 71: Keith Emerson, the renowned keyboardist of British prog-rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer, died Thursday. He was 71.
Resume Speed -- Lawrence Block
A new work by Lawrence Block is always good news. Recently he's published an e-novella called Resume Speed. I don't read a lot on my Kindle, but I downloaded this one (of course) and read it last night.A man who calls himself Bill Thompson gets off the bus in Cross Creek, Montana, to stretch his legs. He sees a sign advertising a job for a short-order book and decides that he'll stay right there and take the job.
We know that he's running from something, but we aren't told what. He seems like a nice guy, and he's great at the new job. It's something he's done before. He has a nice enough room in a boarding house, and he gets along well with the restaurant owner. Pretty soon he's dating a local librarian, and they like each other a lot. But . . . what's he running from?
I can say no more about that. It would be unfair. What I can say is that you get about 1/3 of a Gold Medal-type novel here (a high compliment, coming from me), and that the ending leaves some questions unanswered. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It's a deliberate choice, and it's just right for what Block is doing here. The writing is as smooth and fine as always in a Block story, and I recommend this one highly.
When the Beatles played a gig and only 18 people showed up
When the Beatles played a gig and only 18 people showed up: The Fab Four play for an audience that barely outnumbers them
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