tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post8833652756113305500..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: The Long November in Late AugustBrian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-77057425951778210712014-09-15T08:36:07.631-04:002014-09-15T08:36:07.631-04:00I believe most came from Amsterdam, though my gran...I believe most came from Amsterdam, though my grandfather - a healthy 95-year-old, living not far from Ottawa - was born in Batavia (now Jakarta). He went to school in the Netherlands and was raised just across the border in Belgium.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-91412501560971910842014-09-09T02:47:27.006-04:002014-09-09T02:47:27.006-04:00Just curious.....where in The Netherlands do your ...Just curious.....where in The Netherlands do your ancestors hail from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-58486572727734183162014-09-08T20:47:46.460-04:002014-09-08T20:47:46.460-04:00I cover Drive a Crooked Road and China Doll in the...I cover <i>Drive a Crooked Road</i> and <i>China Doll</i> in the Intro, along with <i>Raw Edge</i> and <a href="http://brianbusby.blogspot.ca/2014/05/edward-g-robinson-gets-his-man.html" rel="nofollow"><i>A Bullet for Joey</i></a> (my favourite). I think you'll find the last amusing, John.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-67152906914329184392014-09-08T15:36:29.865-04:002014-09-08T15:36:29.865-04:00Curious I looked for and found a few Nablo screen ...Curious I looked for and found a few Nablo screen credits:<br /><br />1946 was signed to RKO to work on the screenplay of A Woman With Spurs<br /><br />1954 Drive a Crooked Road with Mickey Rooney - screenplay by Blake Edwards based on a story by James benson Nablo<br /><br />1958 Frank Borzage's China Doll starring Victor Mature based on a story by James Benson Nablo and Thomas F. Kelly <br /><br />john adcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601087030921802835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-77252374180762336932014-09-01T20:48:26.005-04:002014-09-01T20:48:26.005-04:00Cataract City has long been the nickname for Niaga...Cataract City has long been the nickname for Niagara Falls, ipsofactodotme, though I didn't know until I read <i>The Long November</i>. I'm pleased to learn that at least one copy will be read in the country of my grandfather.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-62326944593525594672014-09-01T20:41:03.463-04:002014-09-01T20:41:03.463-04:00All part of the sales pitch, neer.All part of the sales pitch, neer.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-21874574251163270972014-09-01T20:40:30.250-04:002014-09-01T20:40:30.250-04:00Ribald, too!Ribald, too!Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-68332802461628678442014-09-01T03:17:44.282-04:002014-09-01T03:17:44.282-04:00I just read Zola's "La Terre" ...I ...I just read Zola's "La Terre" ...I think I can handle Nablo's 'vigorous and lusty! Loved the name 'Cataract City' and your expression 'eggs and skirts'. Wonderful writing in this review!. I just ordered the book. It is available on the 29th September here in The Netherlands. Looking forward to reading it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-60083289285517166632014-08-30T11:12:08.850-04:002014-08-30T11:12:08.850-04:00Your post makes it all the more mysterious.Your post makes it all the more mysterious.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-57090275671148041502014-08-28T07:32:41.021-04:002014-08-28T07:32:41.021-04:00Vigorous AND lusty.
It's sure to be a hit wit...Vigorous AND lusty.<br /><br />It's sure to be a hit with this reader.Knuckles Girlyskirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113945990776276595noreply@blogger.com