tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post9105409576388016089..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: Zenda!David Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-948815055148520592013-10-14T05:15:47.656-04:002013-10-14T05:15:47.656-04:00A moving vignette, David. Thank you for sharing it...A moving vignette, David. Thank you for sharing it.Nik Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060923673065456386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-72115820780185768102013-10-05T11:00:15.124-04:002013-10-05T11:00:15.124-04:00Fourteen, Richard! You lucked out. I wouldn't ...Fourteen, Richard! You lucked out. I wouldn't have seen that again... ever. Ha.<br /><br />Yes they are, Sis. David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-5328682720064779842013-10-04T13:16:47.706-04:002013-10-04T13:16:47.706-04:00Kings and Queens and Zenda! Sweet Memories!Kings and Queens and Zenda! Sweet Memories!Sheila Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12800300071326194920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-28101247919965011722013-10-03T19:10:02.456-04:002013-10-03T19:10:02.456-04:00Neat post, David. You're right about parents a...Neat post, David. You're right about parents and grandparents and their book shelves. My grandpa had a paperback copy of "Playboy's Party Jokes" which he took away from me when I was six or seven. I can still see his stoic face telling me "Ask me for this again when you're fourteen."Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-88338836348973397762013-10-02T12:37:52.937-04:002013-10-02T12:37:52.937-04:00Ron, Those books on grandparents and mom & dad...Ron, Those books on grandparents and mom & dad's bookshelves become seared on the brain. I can see my mom's entire collection of books even now.<br /><br />On swashbuckling: even as a kid I wondered why Flynn never got tired. Ha! I'd go outside and bang some sticks together with friends and be exhausted after fifteen minutes. Flynn, Lancaster, etc never wore out!David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-77631018426282842872013-10-02T10:59:03.409-04:002013-10-02T10:59:03.409-04:00Too much to respond to briefly in your post. Swash...Too much to respond to briefly in your post. Swashbucklers always bothered me as a kid. In the sword fights, I'd be thinking, I could never learn how to do that... <br /><br />I just started reading a vintage copy of a 1906 novel I picked up a while ago. I remembered seeing it in my grandparents' attic. The image of a man on a horse stuck with me 60 years and I recognized it when I saw a copy online.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-42152577481348715912013-09-30T10:05:22.544-04:002013-09-30T10:05:22.544-04:00CAPTAIN BLOOD is another film (Flynn & Rathbon...CAPTAIN BLOOD is another film (Flynn & Rathbone) that I enjoyed with my mom. Geez, we could kill a day on the high seas with these heroes and villains. I haven't seen THE IRON MISTRESS, Tom. I must correct that today. *Reaching for the Kindle Fire*David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-62635405948911997882013-09-30T09:46:37.392-04:002013-09-30T09:46:37.392-04:00I got into these very late, but love them, obvious...I got into these very late, but love them, obviously. Blade of Dishonor is loosely inspired by Black Samurai, The Rat Bastards, the Destroyer. A few generations of pulp later. <br />I was a big fan of A. Merritt (Seven Footsteps to Satan) and such.<br />I have a copy of a Captain Blood book, and The Iron Mistress (the Bowie story) in the TBR pile now.Thomas Pluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008022962076648740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-74819984814193357072013-09-30T09:31:33.415-04:002013-09-30T09:31:33.415-04:00Charles, You slipped a comment in there on me. Yea...Charles, You slipped a comment in there on me. Yeah, I'm going to look up Fred Pfeiffer and see what other art he produced. I like the mixture of classical themes and pulp.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-27818115194460849872013-09-30T09:29:45.702-04:002013-09-30T09:29:45.702-04:00That's probably it, Patti! Regular Joe's n...That's probably it, Patti! Regular Joe's need not apply. My mom preferred the swashbucklers like Errol Flynn and Ronald Coleman. I remember watching THE SEA HAWK and ROBIN HOOD early on. Those were MOVIE STARS. Yes, escaping the dull reality of the depression could have played a pivotal role. Though A TALE OF TWO CITIES with RC was a favorite of hers too.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-14045949509914282162013-09-30T09:29:31.900-04:002013-09-30T09:29:31.900-04:00I loved that cover too. Just reeked of adventure.I loved that cover too. Just reeked of adventure.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-24069443666936352482013-09-30T09:19:39.352-04:002013-09-30T09:19:39.352-04:00My Mom was very into actors like Coleman too. She ...My Mom was very into actors like Coleman too. She preferred actors who played cowboys and swashbucklers to those who played ordinary men. Perhaps this took her out of her day to day life more. These were movies to her. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-82815360443248698512013-09-29T20:51:27.805-04:002013-09-29T20:51:27.805-04:00Chris, I was beyond stupid and left many boxes of ...Chris, I was beyond stupid and left many boxes of books (kinda forgot them)in a non-climate controlled storage unit. Much was ruined. David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-61585799265278138682013-09-29T20:34:30.632-04:002013-09-29T20:34:30.632-04:00Nothing like finding old treasures. My brother-in-...Nothing like finding old treasures. My brother-in-law and I rebuilt my folks's pump house a couple years ago, and cleaning out a couple decade's worth of stuff ruined by weather was a big part of it. There were a few boxes of my old stuff from my childhood, and I found several old paperbacks I'd treasured. Several found their way into my makeshift mass market bookshelf in my closet.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-49265984910240771642013-09-29T20:31:21.949-04:002013-09-29T20:31:21.949-04:00And I had an Aunt Patsy, Chudney! That would make ...And I had an Aunt Patsy, Chudney! That would make us... :)David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-39718815114536615012013-09-29T19:54:15.076-04:002013-09-29T19:54:15.076-04:00OMG My Aunt Patsy had the same book! I haven't...OMG My Aunt Patsy had the same book! I haven't seen it in years. :)Chudney Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707028552850529278noreply@blogger.com