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July 23, 2013

“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room.”

Happy Birthday, Raymond Chandler
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Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 23, 2013 11:51 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Thanks for introducing me to many new blogs,art, articles, history etc. You are a renaissance man.

My son finds your site new or contemporary.
His age group has learned so little of even the last 50 years.

Like his contemporaries, history began the day they were born (or became teenagers).

Posted by: elr at July 23, 2013 4:15 PM

I read that - got it. An old paperback, Ballantine Books, 1958.

"And what is she, Mr. Cumberland?"
"A murderess that killed my son and was let off by an idiot of a judge - that's what she is!"
Captain Alessandro stood up, all six feet three inches of him. "Take off, buster," he said coldly. "You annoy me. I've met all kinds of punks in my time. Most of them have been poor stupid backwards kids. This is the first time I've come across a great big important man who was just as stupid and vicious as a fifteen-year-old delinquent. Maybe you own Westfield, North Carolina, or think you do. You don't own a cigar butt in my town. Get out before I put an arm on you for interfering with an officer in the performance of his duties."

My Favorite, though, is "Red Wind." Why that isn't made into a movie again is beyond my understanding.

Posted by: Mikey NTH at July 23, 2013 7:59 PM

I don't give a damn about anybody who hasn't got a good pair of knockers or a loaded gun.

"There are only two things more beautiful than a good gun: a Swiss watch or a woman from anywhere." - From Red River

Posted by: chasmatic at July 24, 2013 7:34 AM

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