tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post7068845716195757015..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: Something MissingDavid Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-8078327890690867112012-04-25T20:03:21.308-04:002012-04-25T20:03:21.308-04:00Anonymous, I may agree with you.
Sounded like a t...Anonymous, I may agree with you.<br /><br />Sounded like a top evening, Rich. Please tell Gina I said hello. Maybe one day we can all hang out.<br /><br />Patti, I would love to hear more of your lesbian bar experience. And I'm not so sure anyone really wants to hear about my so-so success with the books. Perhaps if I get up to a couple thousand a month.<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing some music from you, AC.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-77854575837589264892012-04-25T17:08:29.717-04:002012-04-25T17:08:29.717-04:00Guitar (rhythm.Guitar (rhythm.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399043356997344828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-3231169644209098822012-04-24T13:46:21.360-04:002012-04-24T13:46:21.360-04:00Oh, and that is amazing about the book, David. You...Oh, and that is amazing about the book, David. You need to give a seminar on using the new media correctly to sell books. Or how to write books that people want to read perhaps.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-65817804253257873652012-04-24T13:44:59.806-04:002012-04-24T13:44:59.806-04:00Saturday, huh. I am coming to this on Tuesday. I w...Saturday, huh. I am coming to this on Tuesday. I went to the opera and saw THE PEARLFISHERS. I am not the opera fan in the family. <br />Before that we had dinner (or a sandwich) at what turned out to be a lesbian bar. I don't think I was ever in one before and I was struck by how affectionate the women were with each other. Seemed like a nice group to be part of if it weren't for the sex thing. I wonder if they let outsiders in.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-38189249779738362312012-04-23T20:35:09.913-04:002012-04-23T20:35:09.913-04:00SKETCHES OF SPAIN. Am so there with you. But you k...SKETCHES OF SPAIN. Am so there with you. But you knew that. <br /><br />Around the time you wrote on Saturday, I was finishing off my one and only Doritos novelty food (?) thing from Taco Bell, dreaming about real Jalisco cooking, watching coal trains bust down from KC with Gina, telling her about the Stevie Ray Vaughan album I got from iTunes. Arroz con pollo for lunch today -real chow at last. Safe travels for D. and A. And you too, amigo.Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-4512388891212549532012-04-23T15:07:34.253-04:002012-04-23T15:07:34.253-04:00I like the sounds of THE SHOP, Randy. I'm work...I like the sounds of THE SHOP, Randy. I'm working on a thriller (with another writer) and this has the flair of what I'm looking for.<br /><br />AC, Band? What instrument do you play again? <br /><br />I've always enjoyed Bukowski's poems, Dave. Arguably, one of the greatest writers of the last fifty years.<br /><br />And I'm cool with the numbers, Charles. But once in awhile, I dream.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-44745466659964374662012-04-23T11:41:13.862-04:002012-04-23T11:41:13.862-04:001000 in 21 days is better than I've been doing...1000 in 21 days is better than I've been doing. I know what you mean about missing your loved ones.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-3847019358400830672012-04-23T04:47:52.702-04:002012-04-23T04:47:52.702-04:00My Gran used to say that prayer to me!
Just picke...My Gran used to say that prayer to me!<br /><br />Just picked up Bukowski's "Collected". I'd not known him before sporting our a book token on him.<br /><br />As for the day job, remember it will only take one moment of universal recognition for it to all take off! A creditable start.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-8189135459084575292012-04-23T01:34:53.157-04:002012-04-23T01:34:53.157-04:00Rehearsed with my evolving rock and roll band, the...Rehearsed with my evolving rock and roll band, then watched Mad Men, and now trying to get a freelance gig finished in a bar where a bunch of drunken hooligans are competing to see who can scream the loudest for no reason.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399043356997344828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-22059947064920211272012-04-22T10:44:10.216-04:002012-04-22T10:44:10.216-04:00THE SHOP by J. Carson Black, a thriller about a te...THE SHOP by J. Carson Black, a thriller about a team working for a secret government agency that kills people in the name of the government. The leader becomes suspicious when they kill a reality star and her entourage and begins an investigation. What he finds outrages him and sends him on a hunt for his bosses, which leads him across the country to a female cop in Florida looking inot the murder of a police chief.<br /><br />They end up teaming together against a second hit team.<br /><br />Wasn't bad.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-33378583723603054522012-04-22T06:28:18.599-04:002012-04-22T06:28:18.599-04:00G, I've been thinking of bike riding. I know A...G, I've been thinking of bike riding. I know Ava will want a bike in another couple of years and I was thinking that the whole family would enjoy riding together. And glad to hear your time by yourself was restful.<br /><br />Mathew, After ARCHER we will be watching GAME OF THRONES. But maybe then.<br /><br />Randy, That's still more productive than me. Which book, sir?<br /><br />Mike, Miles and Waylon are constants for me. That reminds me I'll start the new day with SKETCHES OF SPAIN.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-13938443347823349002012-04-22T01:35:33.678-04:002012-04-22T01:35:33.678-04:00Almost 2:00 ET. Rain's rolling in off the Gul...Almost 2:00 ET. Rain's rolling in off the Gulf. Thinking about...everything. I've listened to all of the music which keeps me sane- Art Blake, Amy Winehouse, Miles, Waylon.<br /><br />Rolling.Mike Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771502395254223219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-53922896679965834542012-04-21T22:45:52.295-04:002012-04-21T22:45:52.295-04:00Not much of a day for me. The Bruins on NBC and fi...Not much of a day for me. The Bruins on NBC and finishing a book I'm reviewing for Amazon.<br /><br />That's about it.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-5923527053760568762012-04-21T22:39:20.831-04:002012-04-21T22:39:20.831-04:00Lilyhammer: Just finished watching episodes 4 &...Lilyhammer: Just finished watching episodes 4 & 5. Holy smokes--it just gets better and better and quirkier and funnier. Give it a go and I bet you'll dig it. <br /><br />Have a grand evening.Matthew P. Mayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078400556536047544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-83493369724954872192012-04-21T22:30:56.103-04:002012-04-21T22:30:56.103-04:00Well, I had an incredibly busy day in which nothin...Well, I had an incredibly busy day in which nothing of worthwhile importance (writing) was accomplished beyond getting a sunburned head.<br /><br />But I did manage to dig out my bicycle which I proceeded to take on a lovely two mile walk so that I could fill up the four year old flats.<br /><br />And then spent a frustrating hour uploading a four minute video to my blog.<br /><br />But I rebounded by watching one of the few Edward Norton/Spike Lee films that I like: 25th Hour.<br /><br />Kind of refreshing being home alone for a change (family went camping...umm...R.V.'ing).G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-45767742380441850852012-04-21T21:16:51.620-04:002012-04-21T21:16:51.620-04:00Matthew, LILLYHAMMER has an intriguing premise. Fo...Matthew, LILLYHAMMER has an intriguing premise. Former gangster in New York and now an unemployed immigrant in Norway. I may have to give that one a try.<br /><br />Chris, We enjoyed the first couple seasons of Parks & Recreation and need to catch up on the most recent episodes. 2.5 years! Whew! I'm betting I'm in that ballpark or worse. Enjoy the bbq.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-88948793202198720792012-04-21T20:25:30.243-04:002012-04-21T20:25:30.243-04:00Also, returned this to prominent display. It has m...Also, returned this to prominent display. It has my dad's boyhood signature in it, though I've never known him to read a book as an adult.<br /><br />http://chrislatray.tumblr.com/post/21533473815/classic-taken-with-instagramChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-14260777154909802152012-04-21T20:22:52.282-04:002012-04-21T20:22:52.282-04:00We just finished season two of Archer the other ni...We just finished season two of Archer the other night. Will probably watch a couple more episodes of Parks & Recreation later. Funny show.<br /><br />Since you asked, here are some bits from my day:<br /><br />1. Helped with a bunch of spring cleaning. Tackled my stacks and stacks of books and magazines; did a bunch of reorganizing. Realized that at my typical rate of reading, I have about 2.5 years worth of books on hand, even if I don't buy a single one in that span. As if that will happen.<br /><br />2. Checked the results of the big game today and was disappointed to see Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1.<br /><br />3. Just got invited by the neighbors across the street to come over for some bbq. That's never happened before, though they did join us on our side of the street a couple years ago. Will be heading over there soon.<br /><br />4. Read a couple good stories earlier, and will probably get a few more pages read in my current "regular" book in before I crash.<br /><br /><br />That's about it, David. Hope you pull through 'til morning!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-88112196124902016942012-04-21T20:06:25.218-04:002012-04-21T20:06:25.218-04:00Hola, Chief,
You can't go far wrong with Arche...Hola, Chief,<br />You can't go far wrong with Archer--good stuff. As far as what I'm up to, it's an average day in Mattland: Painting walls and ceilings, working on a new Western, and will soon settle down to grub, wine, and an episode of Lillyhammer with Steven Van Zandt. Fine new series via Netflix.<br /><br />Hang tough--lonely's no fun but it beats ... having rabies ... or having the fleas of a thousand water buffalos nestled in your underwear!Matthew P. Mayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078400556536047544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-78971063003064666222012-04-21T20:04:12.559-04:002012-04-21T20:04:12.559-04:00I'm playing some chess now, Ron. Forgot that p...I'm playing some chess now, Ron. Forgot that pick-me-up.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-2142595718102264082012-04-21T19:56:33.682-04:002012-04-21T19:56:33.682-04:00My way of being alone is to keep busy, and since I...My way of being alone is to keep busy, and since I usually have enough projects going to qualify as a multi-tasker, I get by. Terrible, though, when nothing you normally enjoy lifts your spirits. Hang in there.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.com