tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post7146874580167425212..comments2024-02-20T11:29:02.535-05:00Comments on The Dark Time: FFB: Three-ten to Yuma by Elmore LeonardElgin Bleeckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-89777743380118008142017-03-04T14:57:46.956-05:002017-03-04T14:57:46.956-05:00He really knew his craft. He really knew his craft. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-55613350288079178802017-03-04T12:21:00.005-05:002017-03-04T12:21:00.005-05:00I have never read a Western. But this story seems ...I have never read a Western. But this story seems interesting. Is it available online?neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-84022268331882116202017-03-04T02:06:42.274-05:002017-03-04T02:06:42.274-05:00Thank you very much, Elgin — very kind of you. I&#...Thank you very much, Elgin — very kind of you. I'm looking forward to watching the original soon and also reading Elmore Leonard's short story. I haven't read any of his Westerns though I liked his other writing immensely. He was the master of dialogue in noir and crime fiction.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-35466332271553914232017-03-03T22:45:56.624-05:002017-03-03T22:45:56.624-05:00Thanks, Todd, for guest hosting FFB, and for provi...Thanks, Todd, for guest hosting FFB, and for providing the magazine’s contents. Along with Leonard, I see DeRosso was in that issue. I recently caught up with some of his short stories. Good stuff. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-12514619348165604362017-03-03T17:22:23.656-05:002017-03-03T17:22:23.656-05:00Mathew – It is a good one. So are the other storie...Mathew – It is a good one. So are the other stories in THE TONTO WOMAN. My next Leonard book will be VALDEZ IS COMING, based on Col’s recommendation. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-19748711111695324452017-03-03T17:19:10.612-05:002017-03-03T17:19:10.612-05:00I'm hosting FFB this week.
A solid issue of D...I'm hosting FFB this week.<br /><br />A solid issue of DIME WESTERN:<br />Dime Western Magazine [v63 #2, March 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) <br />Details supplied by Tom Daniels.<br />6 · In the Saddle · [The Editor] · cl<br />8 · Custer’s First Stand · Frederic James · ar<br />10 · Montana Man! · George C. Appell · nv<br />26 · Eight’s a Crowd · M. Kane · ms<br />27 · Three-Ten to Yuma · Elmore Leonard · ss<br />37 · Tailor-Made Cows · Allan K. Echols · ar<br />38 · Gunsmoke Market · William E. Cook · nv<br />50 · The Hunter and the Hunted · Van Cort · ss<br />60 · Somebody Dies Tonight! · Dane Gregory · ss<br />70 · Killers Wait in Gunlock! · H. A. DeRosso · nv<br /><br />And not too long before his death, Leonard saw published a complete collection of his sort western fiction...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-26852773368203266152017-03-03T13:14:01.276-05:002017-03-03T13:14:01.276-05:00Saw both flicks--well done, I thought. Missed Leon...Saw both flicks--well done, I thought. Missed Leonard's story. Shame on me! Better late than never, I'm hoping. Thanks for the reminder!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-62748105244813361952017-03-03T08:52:02.863-05:002017-03-03T08:52:02.863-05:00Col – I have a lot of catching up to do with Leona...Col – I have a lot of catching up to do with Leonard’s Westerns. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-14343552687377168062017-03-03T06:48:52.284-05:002017-03-03T06:48:52.284-05:00I've read this one years ago and think I'v...I've read this one years ago and think I've seen both film versions. I'm a bit of a completist when it comes to Elmore. Valdez is Coming - is probably the Western I remember the most by him.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com