Mitch
@mitchellpowers.bsky.social
Posting about Johnny Carson, Charles Willeford, Jack Vance, Chester Himes and the NPR Tiny Desk blurring out Juvie Juice scandal.
Damn he was going on tour next year. Pour one out.
September 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Damn he was going on tour next year. Pour one out.
I did not pick them up, I am not living that life any more. They were free for the taking and still…
September 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I did not pick them up, I am not living that life any more. They were free for the taking and still…
This looks amazing. I love the mini-genre of the kid rebellion against the adults. Skinny Malinky novels, the Butterfly Rebellion.
September 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This looks amazing. I love the mini-genre of the kid rebellion against the adults. Skinny Malinky novels, the Butterfly Rebellion.
Oooooh what time is trivia?
September 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Oooooh what time is trivia?
Hey SA, I met you on the mall in Cville a while back. I do doc work. Been thinking about a d your intersection with Black car culture in the south. Interested in pitching an idea if you’re into it.
September 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Hey SA, I met you on the mall in Cville a while back. I do doc work. Been thinking about a d your intersection with Black car culture in the south. Interested in pitching an idea if you’re into it.
I ordered one of those carpet dashboard covers, we called it the Ehrmantraut.
September 1, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I ordered one of those carpet dashboard covers, we called it the Ehrmantraut.
This comes too late for many sadly.
August 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This comes too late for many sadly.
STUN GUNS • Revolution Sound
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August 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Prudhomme/Deluise confusion is real, I grew up thinking they were the same guy.
August 20, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Prudhomme/Deluise confusion is real, I grew up thinking they were the same guy.
One of those dyads that percolate in the subconscious. Henry and Greg Ginn. Eddie and Diamond Dave.
August 19, 2026 at 10:38 PM
One of those dyads that percolate in the subconscious. Henry and Greg Ginn. Eddie and Diamond Dave.
They don’t know about that Seger these days…
August 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
They don’t know about that Seger these days…
Her comments about the movie being a character study of various L.A. types was insidious and delightful. A public intellectual of an old school.
July 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Her comments about the movie being a character study of various L.A. types was insidious and delightful. A public intellectual of an old school.
I read all the early books at a gallop during a hot Arkansas summer 30 years ago. I remember thinking how perfect Swag was. The heat and the beer were working on me but I think I was right.
July 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I read all the early books at a gallop during a hot Arkansas summer 30 years ago. I remember thinking how perfect Swag was. The heat and the beer were working on me but I think I was right.
T2’s habitual resort:
July 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
T2’s habitual resort:
Thanksgiving Day maybe 2003, or around there anyway, people walked into that Walgreen’s and found Stevie Wonder walking the aisles. Stevie took pictures with the other customers then went on his way.
July 22, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Thanksgiving Day maybe 2003, or around there anyway, people walked into that Walgreen’s and found Stevie Wonder walking the aisles. Stevie took pictures with the other customers then went on his way.
This is Elizabeth Bennett figuring out George Wickham.
July 21, 2026 at 9:25 PM
This is Elizabeth Bennett figuring out George Wickham.
Rogue Justice is the sequel but it lacks that pagan element that was a big part of what made RM so interesting to me.
The wonderfully titled Courtesy of Death has it. I liked Red Anger, one of his more straightforward Espionage/Suspense novels.
The wonderfully titled Courtesy of Death has it. I liked Red Anger, one of his more straightforward Espionage/Suspense novels.
July 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Rogue Justice is the sequel but it lacks that pagan element that was a big part of what made RM so interesting to me.
The wonderfully titled Courtesy of Death has it. I liked Red Anger, one of his more straightforward Espionage/Suspense novels.
The wonderfully titled Courtesy of Death has it. I liked Red Anger, one of his more straightforward Espionage/Suspense novels.
I also will yammer about Trollope and Household.
The books:
SERENADE
James Cain
THE FABULOUS CLIPJOINT
Fredric Brown
SECRETS OF THE SURETE
Jean Belin
WAIT UNTIL SPRING, BANDINI
John Fante
AND THE DAWN CAME UP LIKE THUNDER
Leo Rawlings
MEMOIRS OF VIDOCQ
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENVENUTO CELLINI
The books:
SERENADE
James Cain
THE FABULOUS CLIPJOINT
Fredric Brown
SECRETS OF THE SURETE
Jean Belin
WAIT UNTIL SPRING, BANDINI
John Fante
AND THE DAWN CAME UP LIKE THUNDER
Leo Rawlings
MEMOIRS OF VIDOCQ
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENVENUTO CELLINI
July 21, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I also will yammer about Trollope and Household.
The books:
SERENADE
James Cain
THE FABULOUS CLIPJOINT
Fredric Brown
SECRETS OF THE SURETE
Jean Belin
WAIT UNTIL SPRING, BANDINI
John Fante
AND THE DAWN CAME UP LIKE THUNDER
Leo Rawlings
MEMOIRS OF VIDOCQ
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENVENUTO CELLINI
The books:
SERENADE
James Cain
THE FABULOUS CLIPJOINT
Fredric Brown
SECRETS OF THE SURETE
Jean Belin
WAIT UNTIL SPRING, BANDINI
John Fante
AND THE DAWN CAME UP LIKE THUNDER
Leo Rawlings
MEMOIRS OF VIDOCQ
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENVENUTO CELLINI
I like almost all of G Household they are hard to find, in the US at least.
When I saw Skyfall I thought it was really Householdesque, especially the ending. I might think about him too much.
When I saw Skyfall I thought it was really Householdesque, especially the ending. I might think about him too much.
July 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I like almost all of G Household they are hard to find, in the US at least.
When I saw Skyfall I thought it was really Householdesque, especially the ending. I might think about him too much.
When I saw Skyfall I thought it was really Householdesque, especially the ending. I might think about him too much.
Good thing I was finishing up season 9 of Shetland.
July 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Good thing I was finishing up season 9 of Shetland.