Juri Nummelin (jurnum@utu.fi)
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 10:55:10 +0200 (EET)
On Thu, 9 Dec 1999 Mbdlevin@aol.com
wrote:
> On the other hand, I was so amused by the title "The
Leather Albatross" that
> I repeated it to several people. Bill Crider tells
us it refers to a
> holster, which makes perfect sense. I wonder too if
there is a little tip to
> that stone falcon from Malta (which perhaps hangs
like an albatross around
> the necks of belated writers).
I didn't think it from that point of view. Maybe it brought
bad memories of Richard Bach.. albatrosses hovering over the
ocean, wisely, oh so wisely.. and then somebody shoots
them!
Anyway, it was the best title I'd seen until
> you mentioned, "Dandy in Aspic." Now that's
excellent. --Doug
What does it mean? Haven't read the book and haven't seen the
film (with Laurence Harvey).
Juri jurnum@utu.fi
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