Bill Crider's Blog
December 5, 2017
Update
Things could change, but I suspect this will be my final post on the blog. I met with some doctors at M. D. Anderson today, and they suggested that I enter hospice care. A few weeks, a few months is about all I have left. The blog has been a tremendous source of pleasure to me over the years, and I've made a lot of friends here. My only regret is that I have several unreviewed books, including Lawrence Block' fine new anthology, Alive in Shape and Color, and Max Allan Collins' latest collaboration with Mickey Spillane, The Last Stand, which is a collection of two novellas, "A Bullet for Satisfaction," an early Spillane manuscript with an interesting history, and "The Last Stand," the last thing that Spillane completed. It saddens me to think of all the great books by many writers that I'll never read. But I've had a great life, and my readers have been a big part of it. Much love to you all.
Published on December 05, 2017 14:04
December 4, 2017
Blog Hiatus
Don't know for how long. I just know I no longer have the energy or the will to carry it on. Thanks to all for support and encouragement. Love to all.
Published on December 04, 2017 06:00
December 3, 2017
Mitch Margo, R. I. P.
NY Daily News: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitch Margo, a member of the group behind the hit song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the early 1960s, has died at his California home. He was 70.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Published on December 03, 2017 12:34
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
Published on December 03, 2017 09:30
Today's Vintage Ad
Published on December 03, 2017 08:00
What's the Difference Between a Street, a Road, and an Avenue?
Published on December 03, 2017 07:30
PaperBack
Published on December 03, 2017 07:00
Women Were Pirates, Too
Published on December 03, 2017 06:30
Time Capsule Diner Hiding in a New Orleans Record Store
Published on December 03, 2017 06:00
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