tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post7881680002739632420..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 667: The Handle / Richard Stark (aka Donald Westlake) (Pocket Books 50220)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-91713171452841182262013-07-07T17:10:09.568-07:002013-07-07T17:10:09.568-07:00Each of them looks like they belong in a separate ...Each of them looks like they belong in a separate drawing to the next one.<br /><br />kicksywicksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671430375781122532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-58147358460571523322013-07-06T14:20:21.311-07:002013-07-06T14:20:21.311-07:00Yeah, I was thinking George Clooney, too.
And tha...Yeah, I was thinking George Clooney, too.<br /><br />And that's the port 'bow', not 'bough' -- though there might be a bough to port, you never know.NomadUKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-78722366180645542322013-07-06T03:07:02.541-07:002013-07-06T03:07:02.541-07:00James Garner? Not seeing it. That's Rock Hudso...James Garner? Not seeing it. That's Rock Hudson imitating George Clooney (must be time travel involved).<br /><br />Oh God, I miss Powell's so much. Before I moved to Germany in '99, I actually worked just a couple of blocks from the main store. For those who don't know, just consider that this is a store that hands out maps at the front door. And that's just the main store. There are specialty stores (travel, science, kids) all over Portland and a few other general stores. The Beaverton branch looks like the warehouse they put the Ark of the Covenant in at the end of <i>Raiders</i> (or at least it did 14 years ago).DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-41889886067017365972013-07-05T16:01:09.634-07:002013-07-05T16:01:09.634-07:00Hey I'm reading my way through Parker also in ...Hey I'm reading my way through Parker also in order on my Kindle. Just finished Butcher's Moon the last before the break. Really terrific books, but then so are the Dortmunder novels and the rest of Westlake's stuff.<br /><br />You'd think that Parker would get sick of almost all of his jobs going bad. Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237769422347289261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-60813931492250422712013-07-05T15:20:12.072-07:002013-07-05T15:20:12.072-07:00Puts me in the mind of Dr. Evil:
One MILLION doll...Puts me in the mind of Dr. Evil:<br /><br />One MILLION dollars!! That's the '60s for you!<br /><br />What I would give for a complete set 1st edition hardcovers!<br /><br />I do have a complete set of the University of Chicago softcovers -- 1st printings, too! Including the Grofields.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16293748990723577745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-35983332964022789672013-07-05T11:27:33.918-07:002013-07-05T11:27:33.918-07:00I love Westlake! Wish you were selling these :-)I love Westlake! Wish you were selling these :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-30359283898031067522013-07-05T10:14:25.154-07:002013-07-05T10:14:25.154-07:00"The Handle" isn't the best Parker, ..."The Handle" isn't the best Parker, but it's a solid enough read. After the robbery, the plot goes in a direction you might not expect.Tossernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-53765474782807016202013-07-05T09:41:57.557-07:002013-07-05T09:41:57.557-07:00Were purple zoot suits really still a thing in the...Were purple zoot suits really still a thing in the 60s?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400083252644887210noreply@blogger.com