My Scrapbook Dan Tanna's T-Bird... in Matchbox Scale By Stefan Halushka Falling the breadcrumbs from Jim Rockford's Trailer... in Matchbox Scale, I discovered another great diorama recreating an another iconic scene from a private eye show by master modeler Stefan Halushka--this one featuring Las Vegas private eye Dan Tanna's classic cherry red 1957 Ford … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Dan Tanna’s T-Bird… in Matchbox Scale
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My Scrapbook: Jim Rockford’s Trailer… in Matchbox Scale
My Scrapbook Jim Rockford's Trailer... in Matchbox Scale By Stefan Halushka Saw this on Facebook, and just had to share this amazing Matchbox-scale diorama of Jim Rockford's trailer and Firebird, lovingly crafted by Stefan Halushka. One of Stefan's hobbies is recreating Hot Wheels/Matchbox-scale scenes featuring vehicles from film and television scenes. "I had been … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Jim Rockford’s Trailer… in Matchbox Scale
“Oh, Mama, I got the post-modern metafictional blues again…”
Who reads this stuff? Meta-fiction: ... fiction in which the author self-consciously alludes to the artificiality or literariness of a work by parodying or departing from novelistic conventions (especially naturalism) and traditional narrative techniques. Post-modernism: ... a literary style; a term used to refer to a variety of artistic, cultural, and philosophical movements that claim … Continue reading “Oh, Mama, I got the post-modern metafictional blues again…”
It’s Only Words: “The Unknown Stuntman”
1981 Performed by Lee Majors (later Blake Shelton) Words and Music by Glen A. Larson, Dave Somerville, and Gail Jensen What could be cheesier (or more singalong fun) than a TV theme song? How about one that sets up (week after week) the premise of the show? Think of such classics as the themes … Continue reading It’s Only Words: “The Unknown Stuntman”
An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down
Eyes of the Northwest OREGON Cal Claxon by Warren C. Easley (Portland) Lennox Cooper by Lily Gardner (Portland) Conan Flagg by M.K. Wren (Oregon) Garrison Gage by Jack Nolte (Barnacle Bluffs) Dex Parios by Greg Rucka (Portland, aka "Stumptown") Myron Vale by Scott William Carter (Portland) WASHINGTON Thomas Black by Earl Emerson (Seattle) Frank Corso … Continue reading An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down
Not Brilliant AND Cancelled
Mercy Killings? Private Eye Shows That Woulda Never Been Contenders Okay, not every P.I. show that gets canned deserves tears. And Lord knows, there have been plenty of shows built around private eyes that were less than stellar. But these were so bad you have to wonder how they got on air at all. What … Continue reading Not Brilliant AND Cancelled
Their Kind of Town
Chicago Eyes Nick Acropolis by Jack Clark Casper Barnett by John Weagly Mark Brandon by Vernon Warren Barr Breed by Bill S. Ballinger Barney Burgess by Ellery Queen Bill Crane by Jonathan Latimer Ray Dudgeon by Sean Chercover Rusty Forbes by Milton K. Ozaki Carl Good by Robert O. Saber Carl Guard by Milton Ozaki … Continue reading Their Kind of Town
Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand!
The Eyes of the Keystone State Pittsburgh Casey Carmichael by John Nicholas Datesh Yuri Nevsky by Dimitri Gat All in All, I'd Rather Be in Philadlphia Mike Dime by Barry Fantoni Dave Garrett by Neil Albert Lou Klein by Keith Gilman Mike Olshansky by David Koepp (Hack) Carney Wilde by Bart Spicer Respectfully compiled by … Continue reading Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand!
My Scrapbook: “The Game is Afoot” by Tom Richmond
My Scrapbook "The Game is Afoot" by Tom Richmond This rogues gallery round-up of various cinematic Sherlocks displays definite MAD-like tendencies--but that's understandable, given that it was done by Tom Richmond, a proud member of the Usual Gang of Idiots. According to Tom, "Sherlock Holmes is one of literature’s greatest characters, and holds the … Continue reading My Scrapbook: “The Game is Afoot” by Tom Richmond
“A Family Affair”
By Peter A. Parmantie Featuring Joseph Angello He thrust open my office door as though he expected it would stick, and stood aside. In paraded two women, one a teen. The three had dressed carefully, in studied artificiality. Atop the man, perched a garishly unobtrusive hairpiece. Fingernails manicured. Tanned and fit with the tiniest hint … Continue reading “A Family Affair”