I looked for him, but he was gone. I checked the boozy dives and the greasy spoons and the street corners where the not-nice girls hang out.
Nothing.
He was gone.
Tall guy, fedora, trench coat. You must’ve seen him. Usually smoking. He was always hanging around, poking his nose where it didn’t belong and usually getting it punched.
A real wisenheimer, too, always cracking wise.
You see him, you call. And if I find out you’ve been holding back…
If you don’t miss that kind of patois, you’re either too young to remember it, or you’ve got a tin ear. God knows, I miss it.
Back in May, some of you might remember I interviewed Road to Perdition author Max Allan Collins (http://www.soundonsight.org/max-allan-collins-road-to-perdition-on-carrying-on-mickey-spillanes-legacy/). A lot of the discussion had to do with his connection with one of the giants of private eye fiction,...
Nothing.
He was gone.
Tall guy, fedora, trench coat. You must’ve seen him. Usually smoking. He was always hanging around, poking his nose where it didn’t belong and usually getting it punched.
A real wisenheimer, too, always cracking wise.
You see him, you call. And if I find out you’ve been holding back…
If you don’t miss that kind of patois, you’re either too young to remember it, or you’ve got a tin ear. God knows, I miss it.
Back in May, some of you might remember I interviewed Road to Perdition author Max Allan Collins (http://www.soundonsight.org/max-allan-collins-road-to-perdition-on-carrying-on-mickey-spillanes-legacy/). A lot of the discussion had to do with his connection with one of the giants of private eye fiction,...
- 8/11/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Hey book lovers, have we got a contest for you. One of our favorite pop culture websites, Very Short List, has teamed up with Book Page, a reader's guide to new releases. They are giving away books... lots of books.
The grand prize is four free books every month for a year plus a $100 Amex gift card (to buy more books, of course). The second prize is ten free books and a $50 Amex card. They are also giving out 20 third prizes, a new thriller called Body Work by Sara Paretsky.
The contest ends on August 31, so be sure to enter today. Good luck, and if you win, can we borrow something to read?...
The grand prize is four free books every month for a year plus a $100 Amex gift card (to buy more books, of course). The second prize is ten free books and a $50 Amex card. They are also giving out 20 third prizes, a new thriller called Body Work by Sara Paretsky.
The contest ends on August 31, so be sure to enter today. Good luck, and if you win, can we borrow something to read?...
- 7/26/2010
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
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