Final Bouchercon thought: So, where's the depravity? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T19:55:17Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/final-bouchercon-thought-so?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A217174&feed=yes&xn_auth=noPerhaps you just didn't pack…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-24:537324:Comment:2174412009-10-24T02:53:40.651ZBenjamin Sobieckhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
Perhaps you just didn't pack correctly. The late Hunter Thompson describes the contents of his traveling trunk this way:<br />
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<i>We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls.</i><br />
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Of course, Thompson was a journalist, but in the…
Perhaps you just didn't pack correctly. The late Hunter Thompson describes the contents of his traveling trunk this way:<br />
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<i>We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls.</i><br />
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Of course, Thompson was a journalist, but in the loosest sense of the word. Apparently it's open to all,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-23:537324:Comment:2173602009-10-23T00:26:49.905ZGraham Powellhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/grahampowell
Apparently it's open to all, but I had never heard of it until Jack Bludis asked if I was going. Show your nametag, get in free, free drinks, etc. It was crowded but not 1500 people crowded, so I guess a lot of people didn't go.
Apparently it's open to all, but I had never heard of it until Jack Bludis asked if I was going. Show your nametag, get in free, free drinks, etc. It was crowded but not 1500 people crowded, so I guess a lot of people didn't go. Was I invited to the all-you-…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-22:537324:Comment:2173012009-10-22T15:22:47.260ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
Was I invited to the all-you-can-drink-for-freepalooza at the Slippery Noodle? No, I was not. And you're talking to someone who frequently drinks and talks at the same time.
Was I invited to the all-you-can-drink-for-freepalooza at the Slippery Noodle? No, I was not. And you're talking to someone who frequently drinks and talks at the same time. See, that's the problem. Once…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-22:537324:Comment:2173002009-10-22T15:22:01.094ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
See, that's the problem. Once word gets out that there's no depravity, only the un-depraved arrive in any numbers.
See, that's the problem. Once word gets out that there's no depravity, only the un-depraved arrive in any numbers. So, where's the depravity?
I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-22:537324:Comment:2172982009-10-22T13:57:42.414ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
<i>So, where's the depravity?</i><br />
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I heard there wasn't going to be any. That's why I didn't come.
<i>So, where's the depravity?</i><br />
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I heard there wasn't going to be any. That's why I didn't come. I ended up off-site two of th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-22:537324:Comment:2172712009-10-22T09:21:24.416ZGraham Powellhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/grahampowell
I ended up off-site two of the three evenings I was in town. On Saturday night I went to Lee Child's all-you-can-drink-for-freepalooza at the Slippery Noodle. But I don't think I saw anyone out and out drunk the whole time. I usually had a beer in my hand but I was a lot more interested in talking than drinking.
I ended up off-site two of the three evenings I was in town. On Saturday night I went to Lee Child's all-you-can-drink-for-freepalooza at the Slippery Noodle. But I don't think I saw anyone out and out drunk the whole time. I usually had a beer in my hand but I was a lot more interested in talking than drinking. I know, right? I have small k…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-21:537324:Comment:2171742009-10-21T14:38:54.031ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
I know, right? I have small kids--I'm completely programmed according to their internal clocks.
I know, right? I have small kids--I'm completely programmed according to their internal clocks. Jon, how do you stay up until…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-21:537324:Comment:2171702009-10-21T14:24:42.052ZAlbert Tucherhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AlbertTucher
Jon, how do you stay up until 10:00?
Jon, how do you stay up until 10:00? This may explain how we misse…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-19:537324:Comment:2169412009-10-19T20:58:07.369ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
This may explain how we missed each other. I learned last year that things don't really get going until 10 or later, so I chilled in my room for a while Saturday, napping, watching baseball, then I came down.<br />
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Next time we'll work it out better.
This may explain how we missed each other. I learned last year that things don't really get going until 10 or later, so I chilled in my room for a while Saturday, napping, watching baseball, then I came down.<br />
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Next time we'll work it out better. One does appreciate this abou…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-19:537324:Comment:2169362009-10-19T20:19:57.267ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
One does appreciate this about poets, yes. They like <i>la vida loca</i>, but it's more about half-hearted suicide attempts involving Grey Goose and Xanax. It's the lit-fic writers who do the coke/hookers thing in a memorable way, in my experience.
One does appreciate this about poets, yes. They like <i>la vida loca</i>, but it's more about half-hearted suicide attempts involving Grey Goose and Xanax. It's the lit-fic writers who do the coke/hookers thing in a memorable way, in my experience.