tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post5289739701321152590..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 782: Hearse Class Male / Frank Kane (Dell 3528)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-74950277309581387562014-05-31T18:17:33.706-07:002014-05-31T18:17:33.706-07:00Considering how ubiquitous he is on these old pape...Considering how ubiquitous he is on these old paperbacks, I'd suggest adding "Steve Holland sighting!" to your list of recurring motifs like "fear hand" and "side boob".<br /><br />Pretty nice cover, this one. One of Lesser's best in his faux-McGinnis mode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-79249965806711841122014-05-31T14:23:35.723-07:002014-05-31T14:23:35.723-07:00The torero is actually not that hard to explain. B...The torero is actually not that hard to explain. Bullfighting kitsch was sort of in in the early 60s. Probably through the last swan song of Tijuana respectability and border TV broadcasts. Think Herb Alpert and black velvet paintings.<br /><br />I'm bothered by the lighting on her hair. It's much too strong.<br /><br />@Karl<br />I think the pun does fit your point 1. First class mail was still a thing when this was published. Your point 2 stands, though.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-53597222508276553022014-05-31T10:26:15.605-07:002014-05-31T10:26:15.605-07:00I think she meant to say "You know -- the per...I think she meant to say "You know -- the personal touch," since "You know -- the intimate touch" is not a thing that any human being anywhere on this planet has ever said, ever. (And a google search proves it!)<br /><br />Also, isn't it a rule with puns that they sound like some common phrase, and also make some kind of sense in their own right? I'm afraid "Hearse Class Male" kind of fails clause #1, and totally fails clause #2Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05827682993126698431noreply@blogger.com