tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post6149918886578709131..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: Doc HollidayDavid Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-70728934969579201402009-02-27T20:28:00.000-05:002009-02-27T20:28:00.000-05:00I'm glad it's off to a good start. I think you sho...I'm glad it's off to a good start. I think you should do a review when you're done reading it. My review today skimped a little on details because I was going off memory.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-38481961867043391342009-02-27T20:06:00.000-05:002009-02-27T20:06:00.000-05:00You got it.Personally, I don't listen to critics w...You got it.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't listen to critics when it comes to books.<BR/><BR/>Especially non-fiction.<BR/><BR/>I let it stand or fall on its own merits.<BR/><BR/>Like I said, the first few pages of the intro really grabbed me. I think this will get read by Monday.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-12828931122164297352009-02-26T18:41:00.000-05:002009-02-26T18:41:00.000-05:00Georgie B, I'm glad you found it. I'm doing a Forg...Georgie B, I'm glad you found it. I'm doing a Forgotten Book on it for tomorrow and looking online found some critics not digging it. Please let me know what you think. I read it almost ten years ago but I thought it was pretty damn good.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-52516547019480240422009-02-26T18:05:00.000-05:002009-02-26T18:05:00.000-05:00Hey David, I found that book at my public library ...Hey David, I found that book at my public library yesterday (gotta love the library, yay.) and will give it a whirl this weekend. Already glanced at the first eight pages in the intro and looks really interesting.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-65398398638283019172009-02-26T08:23:00.000-05:002009-02-26T08:23:00.000-05:00Barbara, Sometimes I think bios should be written ...Barbara, Sometimes I think bios should be written this way. Just publish the quotes of friends, family, and foes. A genuine picture emerges of the person.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-51042819956288968202009-02-26T01:54:00.000-05:002009-02-26T01:54:00.000-05:00I found this very interesting to read the personal...I found this very interesting to read the personal comments about Doc Holliday. It provides a new identity to a man who has so many rumours said about him.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-22191035688873673892009-02-25T17:19:00.000-05:002009-02-25T17:19:00.000-05:00Georgie B, No problemo.Patti, Ray added Jason Roba...Georgie B, No problemo.<BR/><BR/>Patti, Ray added Jason Robards and he definitely shouldn't be forgotten. You will enjoy Tombstone.<BR/><BR/>Ray, I forget about 'Hour of the Gun' and maybe it's because of Garner but I'm not sure. It's more of a character study and maybe that's the reason. The always reliable Robert Ryan is another reason to watch. Maybe it's time for me to check it out again.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-28395531958033918242009-02-25T16:36:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:36:00.000-05:00And not fogetting Jason Robards in 'The Hour Of Th...And not fogetting Jason Robards in 'The Hour Of The Gun'.<BR/><BR/>Holliday is always shown as a secondary figure to Wyatt Earp - but when you get right down to the nitty gritty I get the feeling that he stood head and shoulders above.<BR/>When I think about that cool intellect - maybe he had more to do with the making of a legend.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154296143024548830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-75988463819044458352009-02-25T16:25:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:25:00.000-05:00Nice post, David. I'm trying to remember who playe...Nice post, David. I'm trying to remember who played him in the Costner movie. Was it Dennis Quaid?<BR/>Oh, yes, I see it is on your comment. I thought he did a good job with him but you prefer Kilmer. I'll have to rent it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-77923094949847121952009-02-25T13:45:00.000-05:002009-02-25T13:45:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tip.I'll do a search and destroy fo...Thanks for the tip.<BR/><BR/>I'll do a search and destroy for it this upcoming weekend.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-91739360409926304892009-02-25T09:51:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:51:00.000-05:00D.A., I know what you mean. Amazingly the "You're ...D.A., I know what you mean. Amazingly the "You're a daisy if you do'' line that Val Kilmer utters in Tombstone was accurate according to eyewitnesses.<BR/><BR/>Diane, My thoughts are Dennis Q. nailed the physical part but Val’s portrayal is closer to the essence of Holliday. <BR/><BR/>Scott, We are simpatico on this. That quote puts some blood back into a man that’s become a coughing cardboard cutout.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-90504512721346060762009-02-25T09:30:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:30:00.000-05:00As a historian, quotes like these always excite me...As a historian, quotes like these always excite me as they are primary sources. But of all the quotes, this one is the most enlightening: "that was awful — awful." Like Georgie B said, it makes him more human. Wonderful collection of quotes. Thanks.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-43050956138265474052009-02-25T09:09:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:09:00.000-05:00Physically, Dennis Quaid nailed that part in the K...Physically, Dennis Quaid nailed that part in the Kevin Costner movie.<BR/><BR/>DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-39976906567364609172009-02-25T08:44:00.000-05:002009-02-25T08:44:00.000-05:00Great write up. That last quote about the boots is...Great write up. That last quote about the boots is greatness. If I wrote that into one of my stories, someone would probably remark that it wasn't realistic.D.A. Riserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312649755644000259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-25457407398726831522009-02-25T08:21:00.000-05:002009-02-25T08:21:00.000-05:00Charles, So true and Wyatt's quote sums it up. In ...Charles, So true and Wyatt's quote sums it up. In another time and place he may have stood with Aristotle or Plato.<BR/><BR/>Archavist, Dennis Quaid and Val Kilmer did a lot to evaluate Holliday in their portrayals. I still have to order the bio of his you highlighted on The Tainted Archive.<BR/><BR/>Georgie B, If you ever want to read a no bs account of these men check out INVENTING WYATT EARP by Allen Barra. It tells the real story that's far more interesting than the myth.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-88485198426128644102009-02-25T06:22:00.000-05:002009-02-25T06:22:00.000-05:00Thanks for stripping away the Hollywood veneer on ...Thanks for stripping away the Hollywood veneer on a 19th century legend, and making him seem a little more human.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-53117056591324455112009-02-25T05:42:00.000-05:002009-02-25T05:42:00.000-05:00That newspaper clipping's cool - Doc's always play...That newspaper clipping's cool - Doc's always played second fiddle to Wyatt but in many ways his story is even more interesting.Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-5282300978106460972009-02-25T00:38:00.000-05:002009-02-25T00:38:00.000-05:00A complex man. I've always found old Doc more int...A complex man. I've always found old Doc more intersting than most of the western desperadoes.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com