For oilpiers wherever he may be: In one of the stories in Don Winslow's new book, Broken, Winslow waxes poetically and ecstatically (although briefly) about Francisco Tatis.

I haven't read any Simenon in a while. Thanks for the reminder.

That Raymond Gary sounds interesting. I'll be on the lookout for it.

I'm not much of a fan of short stories/novellas (not exactly sure of the difference) so despite being a big Don Winslow fan, I don't know if I would have picked up his latest, Broken, if I had known it was a story collection. That would have been a mistake. Perhaps not his best, but that's an awfull...

I liked the first couple of episodes of Space Force when I watched it a while back (I think I may have posted about it here) but hadn't followed up until last nite. Episode 3 is all kinds of funny. I haven't laughed that much at an alleged comedy in a looong time.

This is a fan board. From time to time we can be a little less than objective in our reactions to the band, the shows, new music, etc. We can be a bit overenthusiastic and expansive. I say that to distinguish the following comments which are none of that: Cooley was absolutely extraordinary tonight....

No, I'm right there with you. That's all that matters. But I still care about the other stuff too. I won't run Harris down in any "public" forum, but at this point, it's mostly a left of center conversation in this forum and I figured we can be candid. Yep. That woman probably thinks Kamala Harris ...

True story: Bruce Springsteen did a solo stories/songs/Q&A fundraiser. Tix were incredibly expensive, seating was very limited. One would think this was a "superfan only" kind of thing. We get to the Q&A. First question: From a guy who went to the even more expensive, even more exclusive VIP meet & ...

The Old Guard (Netflix) - Enjoyable. Diverting. Charlize Theron. Get off my lawn department: I know I'm decades too late, but damn, it still annoys the hell out of me the way Hollywood shamelessly sets up and shills for sequels in the current movie. It leaves a bad taste and ends the movie on an of...

I'm sorry, but the Harris pick sucks. This administration will do jack shit to address criminal reform and end the war on drugs. I'm still voting for them, but color me unimpressed. I mean this in the nicest possible way but, who cares? Fuck Trump. Beat Trump. Get Trump the fuck out of the White Ho...

Unbeknownst to me, the great Don Winslow's latest book, Broken, is a collection of short stories. The second story is called "For Mr. Steve McQueen." The song would be a fitting soundtrack for the story.

Since the news cycle seems to be down to about 2 hours, everything that happened while the site was down or over the couple of days I was away is now somewhere between untimely and ancient history. So I'll just say that our political situation is completely off the charts nuts and it's really too ba...

I thought the season finale of Perry Mason was awfully disappointing. Very undramatic or anticlimactic and a bit too cutesy at least as far as the Perry-Della relationship goes. But still, I do hope there's more to come. There was plenty to like in the series.

Zip City wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:01 pm

Not one of our most invigorating SOTW threads

Sometimes less is more. Especially when dime is in the mix.

Flea wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:40 pm

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Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:58 pm

If you're ever in Washington state, go to the medicinal shrubbery store & get some of this. "Highly" recommended!

Someone mail me some of those motherfuckers!

Road trip?

whatwouldcooleydo? wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:25 pm

If the USA were a sports team it would be the Dallas Cowboys:

-haven't won anything in ages but still strut around like the cock o' the walk

-supporters are loud and obnoxious

-loathed by many

-led by preening narcissists

Nice. A direct hit.

Did anyone catch the premiere of Perry Mason on HBO? Definitely has potential. Oddly it’s a gritty 1930’s noir with nothing to do with the original series at all but does harken back to the source material. We've been really enjoying this and I'm looking forward to tonight's episode. I will say tha...

Traveling for professional reasons for the very first time since Homecoming. Sitting in a hotel room with nothing to do is pretty fucking boring. What was the travel itself like? Did you fly or drive? We flew last month from Philly to Anchorage, AK. The trip out we connected thru Chicago and Americ...

tinnitus photography wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:04 am

that was amazing.

Yeah, it was.

Earlier this month, my wife, daughter and I took advantage of my son's time in Alaska to visit there. We spent time in Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula (Homer and Seward) and then spent a couple of days at the fishing lodge where Mason's working for the summer. We did lots of driving, hiking, fish...

With fans? That could be a lot of fun. Or a lot of people could die. Whatever.

As a general fan of America from afar I'd like to say I hope you guys pull yourselves out of this shit and I'm confident you will. And you'll come back stronger. I'd like to say that but fuck, you're making it hard at the moment. Being a general fan of America must feel like being a Knicks fan. :lo...

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Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:42 pm

Traveling for professional reasons for the very first time since Homecoming. Sitting in a hotel room with nothing to do is pretty fucking boring.

What was the travel itself like? Did you fly or drive?

As a general fan of America from afar I'd like to say I hope you guys pull yourselves out of this shit and I'm confident you will. And you'll come back stronger. I'd like to say that but fuck, you're making it hard at the moment. The path is unclear and the outcome is uncertain but plenty of people...

https://nypost.com/2020/07/28/barr-destroys-nadler-in-another-house-democrat-testimony-disaster-goodwin/ Jerry Nadler - please don't come back to NYC - This is from the writer of a newsletter to which I subscribe. The writer prefers anonymity in public but I know who he is and he's a real person wi...

How far down the rabbit hole of weird cinema do you want to go? I'm hit or miss on weird cinema. I do like movies that are off the beaten path of recycled plot lines/character types. I generally favor plots that are at least somewhat followable. I'm not easily offended. I've liked a little of David...

Yes, friends, it is that time of year again. I greatly appreciate the support I've received from my fellow heAthens over the years and I humbly asked that you continue to help end this dreadful disease. Here's the letter sent out by my older son, Jeremy (the links didn't survive the cut & paste so s...

https://nypost.com/2020/07/28/barr-destroys-nadler-in-another-house-democrat-testimony-disaster-goodwin/ Jerry Nadler - please don't come back to NYC - Sorry my friend, I can't follow you down this path even a little bit. Fair warning: Bill Barr is a sore spot for me to begin with but I have to say...

Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens. I can sort of see what all the fuss is about but I have to say that if I had read it early I would not have predicted its mass success. An enjoyable book for sure and some parts are truly wonderful but it suffers at the back end because the mystery/courtroom s...

Thanks for that, Flea. I think. A Star is Born (Lady Gaga/Cooper version) - The movie was ok I guess but it raises the question, why? Why make this movie (or more accurately, remake it for the 3rd time)? The only answer I can come up w/ is that it's a good vehicle for Lady Gaga, who acquits herself ...

Congrats to Uncle Rickey for eking out the slimmest of victories. An exciting finish. The battle for 3rd place was close too, and I wound up losing it in a crushing last day defeat.