tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post2214050297353971713..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Disbelief, On A Meat HookRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-90513337150812319192012-03-12T10:10:16.429-04:002012-03-12T10:10:16.429-04:00For some reason the (U.S.) Ford Fairlane crops up ...For some reason the (U.S.) Ford Fairlane crops up as a new car 10 or more years after it was discontinued. The most recent place I've run into it is one of the Bob Lee Stagger books.Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167315201563562644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40416649662850620112012-03-11T23:25:22.508-04:002012-03-11T23:25:22.508-04:00Frank W. James: if you used that man as a characte...Frank W. James: if you used that man as a character in a book, nobody would believe he could possibly be real. :) <br /><br /> My Dad used one of the older-style Polaroids (actually second-gen tech!) for years; he didn't update 'til the SX-70 came out.<br /><br /> I was still using B&W Polaroid/Tektronix 'scope cameras as recently as a decade ago. The replacement was a Sony computer-disc camera and a "custom" cardboard box to eliminated unwanted glare.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54585068948273505152012-03-11T23:10:23.629-04:002012-03-11T23:10:23.629-04:00Dang Frank,
I'd of sworn I was a little YOUN...Dang Frank, <br /><br />I'd of sworn I was a little YOUNGER than you. When I was a young teenager I HAD a Polaroid land Camera, first person, no recollections of any older relatives owning one. Oh, and I still have some of the photos I took with the thing. Those areas of yellow streaks from missed solution eventually fade into nothingness over time and if you failed to stick any to the backing cards, they are so tightly curled after 45 years or so that you can hardly unroll them.Montiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926708261895308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36780229994169219632012-03-11T22:41:40.093-04:002012-03-11T22:41:40.093-04:00You might want to try Max Allan Collin's Nate ...You might want to try Max Allan Collin's Nate Heller books. Good historical noir of the "what if" variety.kahr40https://www.blogger.com/profile/09754171029424212677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-33535891483956406922012-03-11T13:14:55.599-04:002012-03-11T13:14:55.599-04:00I was a big James "Call me Dog" Ellroy f...I was a big James "Call me Dog" Ellroy fan but American Tabloid was really the end for me.Cincinnatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424218376882403880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57263306068399076122012-03-11T13:05:50.366-04:002012-03-11T13:05:50.366-04:00I need to write more.
Yes. Yes, you do.<i>I need to write more.</i> <br />Yes. Yes, you do.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76415782320758526282012-03-11T11:57:19.986-04:002012-03-11T11:57:19.986-04:00Ah, the SX-70, the home-porn-maker.Ah, the SX-70, the home-porn-maker.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54645531460662741692012-03-11T08:08:47.839-04:002012-03-11T08:08:47.839-04:00It's funny what kinds of things will break the...It's funny what kinds of things will break the suspension of disbelief, isn't it?<br /><br />As a friend of mine once commented, "I'm willing to suspend my disbelief, but not hang it by the neck until dead."wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-7152872221785670642012-03-11T03:36:55.451-04:002012-03-11T03:36:55.451-04:00My Grandfather had a Polaroid Land Camera and I ca...My Grandfather had a Polaroid Land Camera and I can remember that stuff you had to coat the picture with. If you didn't do it right, you get yellow steaks on the image, but at the time it was considered pretty 'high-speed, low drag' technology...<br /><br />All The Best,<br />Frank W. JamesFrank W. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589579734134153159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-82689306236970341892012-03-11T03:14:10.981-04:002012-03-11T03:14:10.981-04:00The Wife was watching some movie on Netflix via th...The Wife was watching some movie on Netflix via the Roku (had it over a year, you should SEE all the Dead Sci-Fi Series that are available!), and the kids in one scene were talking about the upcoming Election between Kennedy and Nixon. Too bad Booker T. and the MG's "Green Onions" was playing in the background. One of the biggest hits of 1962, as I recall. <br /><br />Oh, and half the males had hair longer than the Beatles.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76263013300023686732012-03-11T00:34:19.172-05:002012-03-11T00:34:19.172-05:00I have your book and if you do "pulp fiction&...I have your book and if you do "pulp fiction" I am so there.Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30558442123804614952012-03-10T23:49:36.774-05:002012-03-10T23:49:36.774-05:00I got called West for work, but am back now. I ha...I got called West for work, but am back now. I have a paperback for you from one of our IND blog meet friends :-) who asked that I give it to you. "The Complete Vunus Equilateral" by George O. Smith. It's older, a complete edition though in good condition with an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. It's old and delicate, an original print, but in looking through it I can see why they sent it. LOTS of references to old radio technology. I think you will like it.<br /><br />Next weekend I'm out of town,= at a wedding with a friend, but after that, I will get it to you.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.com