tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post4943554026686322343..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Branded Outlaw/Cattle King for a Day - L. Ron HubbardJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-58714677634867432011-03-02T09:54:56.616-06:002011-03-02T09:54:56.616-06:00Lots like that. Plenty of brits (JT Edson / Terry ...Lots like that. Plenty of brits (JT Edson / Terry Harknett aka George Gilman etc) <br /><br />Come to think of it, Zane Gray was a new york dentist.Suresh Ramasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115337255064583852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-25598412846836137662011-02-28T08:19:28.314-06:002011-02-28T08:19:28.314-06:00Concerning the last comment about Hubbard not know...Concerning the last comment about Hubbard not knowing the west, a long time friend of mine and a big admirer of Max Brand, used to say that Max Brand was one of the biggest fantasy writers of all time. Despite all the millions of words about the west that Brand/Faust wrote, he really was not a westerner. He lived in the East and had a villa in Italy.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-33540556176569105842011-02-28T05:01:30.812-06:002011-02-28T05:01:30.812-06:00His sea stories weren't all that authentic tho...His sea stories weren't all that authentic though.<br /><br />There was one such (forgot the title) I saw in a local bookstore .. the blurb said "50 gun sloop" or something of the sort. A pirate yarn I guess, or something from the napoleonic wars.<br /><br />Any warship from the days of sail with 50 guns was a rather antiquated two decker ship of the line rather than a sloop (lightly armed with maybe a dozen far lighter cannon) - and commanded by a full captain (or a 'post captain' in the royal navy) rather than the much more junior commander who'd get a sloop.<br /><br />By the same token, not sure just how authentic his western yarns were, never read them. [Lou Cameron's early longarms had lots of fairly caustic stuff about dime novelists who'd never been west of, say, chicago, good fun to read]Suresh Ramasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115337255064583852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-18136362172440270062011-02-26T03:24:54.040-06:002011-02-26T03:24:54.040-06:00Actually, Wilson, I think the average Scientologis...Actually, Wilson, I think the average Scientologist is a dupe. It's the organization itself which is evil, as was Hubbard. <br /><br />Thanks for the vote of confidence, James.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-5698226021075285042011-02-24T22:18:58.370-06:002011-02-24T22:18:58.370-06:00Well, my intention was just to let any controversy...Well, my intention was just to let any controversy play out on its own, because my only real interest is in the stories themselves, but . . .<br /><br />I debated whether or not to even post about them, because I knew they might generate some strong comments. I tend to avoid controversial subjects (some of you may have noticed that there are never any political posts on this blog) simply because I'm more interested in other things. But when it comes to reading, I pretty much read what I want and comment about it if I feel like it. I plan to continue doing that. So it's highly likely there'll be more L. Ron Hubbard posts in the future. I have a number of the reprints on hand, some of which are review copies sent to me by Galaxy Press and some of which were given to me by a friend who knows I like pulp stuff.<br /><br />To address the comment by Wilson, who I don't know: I'm glad you saw that I was just trying to talk about the stories themselves. However, I do know Bob Napier and don't believe for a second that he's the least bit evil. In fact he's one of the best people I know. He has his opinions (and I strongly suspected he would comment if I posted anything about Hubbard), but as I said, I read what I read, and people are free to comment about it any way they want to. I've never closed comments on a post, and I've only enabled comment moderation once for a short time. I don't intend to do either of those things now.<br /><br />That's my say. I'm going back into the books now.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-37060061261334858362011-02-24T19:23:51.604-06:002011-02-24T19:23:51.604-06:00Thank you Mr Reasoner for an objective review with...Thank you Mr Reasoner for an objective review without bringing religion into it. As for ex-Scientologist Robert S. Napier’s comments, the Scientology organization’s negative reputation is not only deserved but well documented. However, that doesn’t mean the average Scientologist is evil which is what Napier wants you to believe. The Catholic Church has a problem with priests abusing people but does that mean all Catholics are evil? Napier has, in fact, belittled innocent people because of their religious beliefs and that’s evil in its purest form.Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992572349054491521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-59723027124277719822011-02-24T01:26:56.964-06:002011-02-24T01:26:56.964-06:00Check out Operation Clambake for the lowdown on th...Check out Operation Clambake for the lowdown on that lowdown cult. <br /><br />I'm not commenting on the quality of the stories, just warning people that their money will go into the Scientology coffers.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-63414063585631947252011-02-23T23:31:21.794-06:002011-02-23T23:31:21.794-06:00Can you imagine what would happen if Norvell Page ...Can you imagine what would happen if Norvell Page had tried to start a religion?Blogorillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245605191095796470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-41607484692794803172011-02-23T19:52:31.606-06:002011-02-23T19:52:31.606-06:00That's a soundtrack to the novel, no less, wit...That's a soundtrack to the novel, no less, with Chick Corea and other famous COS musicians on it briefly.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-19623791220945200702011-02-23T19:50:22.261-06:002011-02-23T19:50:22.261-06:00One can, however, buy 'em secondhand...as I...One can, however, buy 'em secondhand...as I've usually done with the WRITERS OF THE FUTURE volumes (Budrys, Card et al. putting the cult money to a good use). I have a copy of FEAR kicking around, too, also purchased on the used market...and the hilarious BATTLEFIELD EARTH soundtrack album, likewise purchased very inexpensively from a used record store decades back.<br /><br />While John W. Campbell was enabling Dianetics (and other similar fringe matters) in ASTOUNDING, Ray Palmer was pushing flying saucers (and other similar fringe matters) in AMAZING and OTHER WORLDS (and they not alone, hello FANTASTIC UNIVERSE)...Sam Merwin and Sam Mines and (perhaps particularly) Howard Browne had their flaws, but they didn't Do That.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-11430807138207021912011-02-23T14:58:31.394-06:002011-02-23T14:58:31.394-06:00Hubbard was a very good pulp writer despite the fa...Hubbard was a very good pulp writer despite the fact that he decided to cash in on his Dianetics fantasy.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-72155221948650162652011-02-23T13:12:48.112-06:002011-02-23T13:12:48.112-06:00Back in his pulp writing days, Hubbard once said i...Back in his pulp writing days, Hubbard once said if you want to become rich, invent a religion. Looks like he followed his own advice even though some say Scientology is not a religion, etc.<br /><br />He was capable of writing good pulp fiction, for instance some of his work for ASTOUNDING, UNKNOWN, and ARGOSY, is quite well done. But I can certainly understand Cap'n Bob and Blogorilla not wanting to support Hubbard's brain child.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-20910426214708942942011-02-23T11:01:26.085-06:002011-02-23T11:01:26.085-06:00The recent New Yorker investigative story about th...The recent New Yorker investigative story about the church is worth reading. We can be grateful, I guess, that few if any other pulp writers decided to found a new religion.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-47609734105360977922011-02-23T10:06:37.869-06:002011-02-23T10:06:37.869-06:00Cap'n Bob is right. I read some of Hubbard...Cap'n Bob is right. I read some of Hubbard's sf a few years ago (in paperback editions from the 60s & 70s I found in used book stores) and liked them a lot. But I refused to buy any of the current crop of reprints because of the very reason Cap'n Bob mentioned. A shame.Blogorillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245605191095796470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-47442733376844938522011-02-23T09:51:36.105-06:002011-02-23T09:51:36.105-06:00You should know that all the money you spend on bo...You should know that all the money you spend on books by this monster go into the coffers of the Scientology Organized Crime Family, as evil an organization you could find.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-43148520646988017192011-02-23T06:13:13.272-06:002011-02-23T06:13:13.272-06:00I enjoyed BRANDED OUTLAW as well.I enjoyed BRANDED OUTLAW as well.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com