Monthly Archives: October 2010
B-Con Follies, Part 4
Sunday is always my favorite day at B-Con. Lazy, low-key, more intimate. Time to catch up with friends and trade war stories. The highlight of my Sunday this year was getting a chance to hang with my pulp hero Bill… Read More
B-Con Follies, Part 3
Those zillion things I neglected to mention in the first post seem to be breeding. I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I can’t possibly remember everything, but there are one or two leftover memories from Friday night that deserve… Read More
B-Con Follies, Part 2
Reading over yesterday’s post, I realize I’ve missed a zillion little things. Like finally meeting Val McDermid (was that Wednesday night?) and getting a peek under supervillain Ali Karim’s sinister white glove at his irradiated Godzilla hand (Thursday?) But if… Read More
B-Con Follies, Part 1
On Wednesday Russel and I roadtripped up to San Francisco. We had a few dicey moments with a tailgaiting drunk in a Jag-You-Are, but thanks to the offensive driving skills of Leadfoot Faust, we escaped unscathed. Well, mostly unscathed. I… Read More
McLean in LA, Day 3
After dashing off to Arizona for a signing, Scottish crime writer Russel McLean returned to LA the next day, ready for round 3. We started off with a walking tour of Downtown LA that included various Chandler-related locations, the hotel… Read More
McLean in LA, Day 2
Day 2 I took the visiting Scotsman out of Porn Valley and into Hollywood. First we hit some of my favorite SciFi/Cult movie locations like Bronson Cave and the Invasion of the Body Snatchers bridge. Then it was all Film… Read More
McLean in LA, Day 1
Picked Russel McLean up at the Burbank airport yesterday. We ran the luggage out to CDV & Adam’s place in Porn Valley (where Russel’s crashing, since there’s barely enough room for me and my dog in my miserable little ghetto… Read More
The Sunburned Scotsman
Heads up, Angelenos. Scottish crime writer Russel D. McLean is gonna hit L.A. like a broken coke machine and yours truly will be his getaway driver. Don’t miss your chance to score a signed copy of The Good Son this… Read More
Think Before You Pink
October is “Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” but is buying that product with the pink ribbon on the label really helping sick women? Or is it helping make more women sick? Pink ribbons are everywhere right now, on everything from toilet… Read More