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By: When “other” isn’t an acceptable choice « The Mississippifarian

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:42:02 +0000

[…] got stories from the big book convention in L.A. You might also want to read this great Elmore Leonard post from Nancy […]

By: nancy

nancy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:10:19 +0000

I’m so glad someone else recognizes “52 Pickup” as an unpolished gem. As I recall, the movie relocates the action to California, a huge mistake — it’s one of his best Detroit books, and the main character is Detroit through and through.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:35:55 +0000

Leaving Leonard’s dialogue alone also works for his earlier, slightly darker stuff. The film version of 52 Pickup with Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret and John Glover is underrated, but works just right.

By: del

del — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:41:37 +0000

Terry, Fieger did not lie on his application to practice law in Indiana. He added a qualifying word to the form he was required to fill out. No lie.

By: Terry WAlter

Terry WAlter — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:57:24 +0000

Feiger was just denied a license to practice law in Indiana for lying on his application. And, yes, more science in our lives would be a good thing. That way, the public couldn’t be led around by the nose by Al Gore and the other charlatans about ‘global warming’. The Petition Project now has over 31,000 signatures of U.S. scientists, including over 9,000 Ph.Ds, that aren’t into role playing as useful idiots.
I’m voting for HILLARY. Hillary Will, that is. Yes, the fine young lady just won her first national event, driving her 8,000 horsepower,320 MPH top fuel dragster. Ahhhh, I love the smell of nitromethane in the afternoon. Owned by Kalitta Flying Service, one of the few remaining businesses still operating in Michigan. Meanwhile,I’ll go put on my SFI 3A-2/5 fire jacket so I’ll be ready for the warmth of all your love washing over me. Later, gotta go Prius shopping. Or Not.

By: coozledad

coozledad — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:37:06 +0000

john c: Adam Mars-Jones wrote a short comic piece about the Royalty back in the early eighties that discussed how the job of being a Royal screws up the being wealthy part. You belong to the Brits to the point it infringes on your ability to function sanely. In the story, the Queen catches rabies from one of her corgies, and nobody notices until she begins battering someone in a receiving line with her purse.
The title of the collection of short stories is “Fabrications”.

By: john c

john c — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:07:13 +0000

I remember feeling a bit defensive when Diana died and everyone was ragging on the press. No disrespect to the woman, but it occurred to me at the time that she was, quite literally, a pure celebrity. Other than the fact that the British Royal family owns a boatload of things and is very rich, they are pure and officially sanctioned celebrities for no apparent reason. In other words, if people stopped following her around and making a big fuss, what would she have been, other than rich?

By: Dexter

Dexter — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:22:32 +0000

the aristocrats joke…that makes me cringe worse than anything ever, if it’s done right. That’s one joke that has potential to make people puke, turn green, and just up-and-leave in total shock and disgust. I couldn’t believe the twists and turns it took the first time I heard it.

By: Dexter

Dexter — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:17:04 +0000

nance…lohan does the same thing with the photogs.…~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
…and I’m surfacing into the 21st century…I took my first cell phone pictures today. Hey! Maybe someday I’ll get a hi-def TV so I can enjoy hockey more…NBC’s coverage is horrible compared to the Red Wings regular telecasts. Last night, the PA was totally overriding the commentators…the whole game, when a song played “…born and raised in SOUTH DEE-TROIT!!!” (for Rafalski) , as an example, there were delays of up to 30 seconds before the words came through…Pierre lost an entire seg because of this…POOR POOR POOR television work.

By: nancy

nancy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:17:01 +0000

Andy Dick is pretty loathsome, and the CC roasts are vile. It’s interesting to compare them to the Friars’ Club roasts, which are every bit as filthy, but are somehow actually funny. The New York Observer used to send someone to file a report, and I was always amazed both at how blue they got and how much I was laughing.

Best one was Hugh Hefner, held three weeks after 9/11. That’s where Gilbert Gottfried told the aristocrats joke. Funniest bit ever was Hef sitting there like a lox, while 7/8 of the jokes flew nine miles over his empty head.