tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post6780376805059736402..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: The Annotated Index to Gunsmoke MagazineJohn Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-71248420358394966112011-04-23T23:40:49.749-07:002011-04-23T23:40:49.749-07:00Great article, very interesting! Greetings from Ge...Great article, very interesting! Greetings from Germany.altebauernhaeuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742344628052004225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-23441089873323344372011-04-22T14:33:49.646-07:002011-04-22T14:33:49.646-07:00I agree Robert Turner's book, SOME OF MY BEST ...I agree Robert Turner's book, SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE WRITERS BUT I WOULDN'T WANT MY DAUGHTER TO MARRY ONE, is an interesting memoir about the pulp and digest days. Abebooks.com has 10 copies for sale starting at $18.95.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-36533764275016560182011-04-22T14:09:08.283-07:002011-04-22T14:09:08.283-07:00Don't overlook Robert Turner's memoir/how-...Don't overlook Robert Turner's memoir/how-to book, "Some of My Best Friends are Writers But I Wouldn't Want my Daughter to Marry One" (Los Angeles, Sherbourne: 1970). Up there with "The Pulp Jungle," though Turner is more likable than Frank Gruber. Book seems hard to find nowadays, so I wish I'd bought 2 or 3 extra when it was remaindered by Publishers Central Bureau in the late 70s.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917293757776993132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-7222212645636772772011-04-22T06:43:02.504-07:002011-04-22T06:43:02.504-07:00Walker!
Thanks for the kind words. I completely ag...Walker!<br />Thanks for the kind words. I completely agree about the series stories. I can't take much more than a few pages of those. It's like reading a vampire novel, isn't it? Not much in the way of surprises. When you re-read that Gunsmoke, make sure to send us your thoughts.Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-77686221760840754602011-04-21T22:32:36.399-07:002011-04-21T22:32:36.399-07:00Peter, this is one of your most interesting articl...Peter, this is one of your most interesting articles yet. Despite only lasting two issues, GUNSMOKE has to be considered one of the great failed experiments in the digest magazine format. <br /><br />I think Robert Turner was right about the typical western fan not liking off-trail stories. I've noticed the western pulps like WESTERN STORY were full of series characters that kept repeating the same formula and plot. The same thing with the western B-movie and the TV shows. There are not too many western fans left now but they used to love the shoot-em-ups and hard riding.<br /><br />I have the two issues of GUNSMOKE but I see that I've managed to bury them so well that I can't find them. However, I did discover my GIANT GUNSMOKE and I'll reread the stories while comparing my ratings with your comments.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com