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SwissTony

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18. So was I. I lived in Adelaide (South Australia) and used to frequent an Adelaide record store
Fri Jul 12, 2013, 11:34 AM
Jul 2013

in the 70s (Richmond Records in Richmond Arcade - long since gone). Adelaide was a bit of a bye-water in those days (long before Amazon) but I was a bit of a regular and the people there were excellent, knew my tastes and made suggestions to me. I knew about Sandy, didn't know about Ian (or even about the Fairport connection) until they introduced me. But Richard's tracks always stood out. Importing LPs was very expensive in those days. But I did buy one and loved it. Can't remember the name and like a number of other albums and books, it suddenly left home without saying goodbye. Don'tcha just love friends and family??

And Mimi was an exceptional talent in her own right. A voice to die for. And she was a great activist. She left us way too soon as well.

Joan Baez performed in Adelaide many years ago. One of my mates handed her a note inviting her to an after-show party at his place (NOT that kind of party, HD!!!). She didn't turn up, but we forgave her.

And that other guy...did you say Steven Seagal? Doesn't look like him...Nah, just kidding. It was great to see Pete on Colbert a few months ago, still going strong.

on a tangent... cyberswede Jul 2013 #1
Ernest Thompson Seton kurtzapril4 Jul 2013 #2
Lovecraft AmyStrange Jul 2013 #3
Along a similar theme Byronic Jul 2013 #53
Thank you Byronic AmyStrange Jul 2013 #56
Lovecraft is forgotten? cemaphonic Jul 2013 #57
Definitely better known now... AmyStrange Jul 2013 #58
Well, a lot of English teachers and other students of "Real Literature" are often dismissive... cemaphonic Jul 2013 #59
Some of the best fiction was written by writers writing out of their own genre... AmyStrange Jul 2013 #60
'Different Seasons' is quite good. One of his best for sure. nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #61
and Erle Stanley Gardner... AmyStrange Jul 2013 #4
Richard Farina, may he RIP HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #5
I also liked his music. SwissTony Jul 2013 #16
I was into his music before I read the book HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #17
So was I. I lived in Adelaide (South Australia) and used to frequent an Adelaide record store SwissTony Jul 2013 #18
Stephen King isn't forgotten Nevernose Jul 2013 #6
Stephen King will never be forgotten by me. n/t RebelOne Jul 2013 #9
Kids these days don't read the same stuff I did Nevernose Jul 2013 #7
Barbara Pym. Deserves much more attention than she's had. Flaxbee Jul 2013 #8
P.G. Wodehouse Ron Obvious Jul 2013 #10
Okay, gimme a title to start with. nt Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #14
Try *The Code of the Woosters*... First Speaker Jul 2013 #15
I'd start with the older short story collections Ron Obvious Jul 2013 #20
Cool! nt Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #29
The Master! Byronic Jul 2013 #54
What ho! Ron Obvious Jul 2013 #55
Jack London ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #11
Oliver Closeoff Callmecrazy Jul 2013 #12
I. P. Daily KamaAina Jul 2013 #21
Puddles on the Moon... Callmecrazy Jul 2013 #22
Art Majors mysuzuki2 Jul 2013 #23
LOL! Callmecrazy Jul 2013 #24
Claude Balls Ron Obvious Jul 2013 #26
Lloyd Alexander (Prydain Chronicles), Fredrick Pohl (Gateway, etc), Susan Cooper (Dark is Rising) Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #13
John D. MacDonald Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #19
Bill Boyd owned the franchise pscot Jul 2013 #28
True, but the original Hopalong Cassidy was hard-drinking, rough-living badass that righted wrongs Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #31
Watch it! pscot Jul 2013 #32
I wouldn't call MacDonald forgotten. malthaussen Jul 2013 #36
I read the entire Travis McGee series decades ago. I want, I need a new title Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #39
At least he got to wrap it up before he died. malthaussen Jul 2013 #40
Kinda sorta, but there was still enough meat on the bone for one last meal Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #42
Excellent choice...Fraser, that is... First Speaker Jul 2013 #43
I got to exchange a couple of letters with GMF in the 90's. malthaussen Jul 2013 #47
Ross MacDonald (which was a pseudonym). Writer of noir crime fiction, rather good. Seemingly ignored nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #63
I've read Ross MacDonald and it never quite clicked Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #67
Ruth Moore. A good Maine writer. If you don't read anything else of hers, you raccoon Jul 2013 #25
L. Frank Baum, MiddleFingerMomMom grew up on the Oz books in the 1920's... as did I in the 60's. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #27
Studs Turkel GentryDixon Jul 2013 #30
I haven't heard james michener's name mentioned in a long time. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2013 #33
Ross Thomas aka Oliver Bleek TeamPooka Jul 2013 #34
George Alec Effinger baldguy Jul 2013 #35
Some great choices... First Speaker Jul 2013 #45
This!- "What Entopy Means To Me", the Budayeen cycle... friendly_iconoclast Jul 2013 #51
Arthur Uphill Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #37
Bukowski KG Jul 2013 #38
How is he "forgotten"? I see/hear him mentioned all the time. nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #64
Franklin W.Dixon... WCGreen Jul 2013 #41
The politically incorrect originals, I trust... First Speaker Jul 2013 #44
I fell in love with reading when I stumbled onto the series WCGreen Jul 2013 #48
Ring Lardner mulsh Jul 2013 #46
Lucretius nt rrneck Jul 2013 #49
Rex Stout AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #50
Definitely a good choice! boilerbabe Jul 2013 #52
Joseph Conrad pscot Jul 2013 #62
Anna Kavan. She had fleeting success right after her death (late 60's) but not much else. nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #65
Harold Robbins jmowreader Jul 2013 #66
Robertson Davies annabanana Jul 2013 #68
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