tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post2430518746100209507..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Robert B. Parker, R.I.P.James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-83706002993477904722010-01-19T19:06:29.556-06:002010-01-19T19:06:29.556-06:00Very sad. As a reader, I came to Parker's work...Very sad. As a reader, I came to Parker's work through the "Chandler connection" and the Spenser books. Coincidentally, I used some ill-founded comment on the movie of <b><i>Appaloosa</i></b> and, by extension, the western genre, as the peg for an article that will be appearing in the Black Horse Extra next month.Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-66430046972330054992010-01-19T15:38:51.491-06:002010-01-19T15:38:51.491-06:00His westerns were great. Sad news. Rest in peace, ...His westerns were great. Sad news. Rest in peace, sir.Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-75860036883220117212010-01-19T15:10:53.247-06:002010-01-19T15:10:53.247-06:00Parker's death was unexpected news--he's b...Parker's death was unexpected news--he's been one of those writers I've thought of as always there, typing away and sending out solid books year after year. I'll miss him.<br /><br />-MattMatthew P. Mayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078400556536047544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-17418760891716407532010-01-19T15:10:48.697-06:002010-01-19T15:10:48.697-06:00Aged 77, probably a heart attack. That's a goo...Aged 77, probably a heart attack. That's a good life, though we've become used to people living so much longer. II hadn't realized how much he revitalized the genre with "The Godwulf Manuscript" I just thought it was damned good. In later years I got a little tired super-man Hawk but he was good.bebnoreply@blogger.com