Yeah, dry spells of nothing "new" to read not withstanding,
from time to time, something comes up in a discussion or
watching a TV show or seeing a movie and that'll trigger a
memory that'll have me reaching for the shelves for one of
the oldies.... something of a refresher course of why I kept
such and such tome in my possession, saved over the long
haul...
Someone here mentioned High Life by Stokoe. Man, what a bent
little piece of work that book is. Not sure if they guy has
churned out anything since.
Looking forward to reading the latest by Zeltserman and have
been enjoying what he's been having to say here on the list;
some good tips as well.
Am I the only one here on the list that's champing at the bit
to see the Coen Bros adaptation of No Country For Old Men?
Saw the remake of 3:10 to Yuma the other week. Not half bad
but certainly could have used a little more pruning in the
editing room. Can't remember the actor's name (same cat who
played in Six Feet Under as the art school paramour of
Claire's) pretty much stole the show in every scene he
appeared in as Russel Crowe's second.
Gonna try to check out Eastern Promises tonight. Nice to see
Cronenberg seemingly hitting a nice stride after a string of
stinkers where I thought all hope was gone (Spider, Crash, M
Butterfly--yeesh!).
Over and out.
-Peter http://www.yourfleshmag.com/
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "cptpipes2000"
<cptpipes@...> wrote:
>
> Peter said:
> > Last couple months have re-read Cassidy's Girl
by Goodis (this after
> > reading the Hard Case edition of The Wounded
and The Slain), Big
> > Blowdown & Shoedog by Pelecanos and Tapping
The Source by Kem
> > Nunn...
>
> Peter, for better or worse I am a lot like you in
the sense that
> lately I've taken as much enjoyment from re-reading
a few from my
> favorites (Pelecanos, Mosley, Sallis, Block, etc.)
as from seeking out
> new gems. I know they're out there, but sometimes
it's nice to return
> to the old stand-bys.
>
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