I'm a bit surprised, and maybe amused, by the deadly serious
replies to my comment about Sherlock shooting up (and the
Hammer's fondness for symphonic music). I probably should
have used smiley faces, though I hate 'em and the one thing
I'm sure of, hardboiled-wise, is that they aren't. So let me
clarify my feelings on the matter. In a ranking of serious
controversies, I'd put Sherlock: Hardboiled or Not? somewhere
just south of: Who's the better movie President, Martin Sheen
in West Wing or Harrison Ford in Air Force One? (a question
humorously posed in the new Ed McBain). I'd assumed,
incorrectly it seems, that the original comment was made in a
playful mood, much the same as Rex Stout's tongue in cheek
presentation to the Baker Street Irregulars that "proved"
Watson was a woman.
Somebody asked about Lankford's book store. It's Mysteries,
Movies and Mayhem, 14925 Magnolia in Sherman Oaks. I think
it's a little more hardboiled than The Mystery Bookstore, but
the point is arguable, I guess.
Dick Lochte
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