> Al mentions:
> James Dickey DELIVERANCE
>
> **************************************
>
> ahhh! another poet who supported the habit
by
> writing novels. you know on a warm summer
evening,
> when the breeze is just right, you can hear
those
> dueling banjos from my back porch.
>
> the world as a lie.
>
> miker
> --
Coincidentally I just finished a piece about the movie
version of DELIVERANCE for Australian crime fiction mag CRIME
FACTORY. As I've mentioned CRIME FACTORY, and no-one else
has, I thought I'd mention that the current issue has
material in it from a trio of rare-bird stalwarts that may be
of interest to some list members: Jim Doherty has an
informative overview of Chicago cop fiction; Charlie
Schaefer, an ex-Chicago cop, contributes a piece on what
"harness bulls" (I'd guess that must be about half a century
out of date by now) on the mean streets of Chicago chow down
on during those long patrol shifts. I always thought that the
most dangerous thing about the US was all the guns - now I
think it might be the fast food - it surely kills more
people. Charlie (with whom I share some cultural/ethnic
background), seems a little quiet lately, so he may not be
around, is a good bloke
( as we say here), & list member of long standing. I
haven't tracked down a copy but he's the author of at least
one novel, ON CABRINI GREEN which I believe has been
published in the UK by Crime Time (warning: faulty memory).
If anyone's read it, I'd be interested in opinions. Thirdly,
a little piece by moi, on the post-noir (sorry) classic film,
BLUE COLLAR. The editor of Crime Factory is David Honeybone,
another list-fellow.Anybody who is interested should probably
check out their website for more info: http://www.crimefactory.net/
Please excuse the blatant plug but I felt that some list
members might be interested (well, I would be).
Rene
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