Kevin (KS, heh heh) wrote:
>
> The same way George Pelecanos gets his time right.
The brand-name
> dropping, as Tim so rightly pointed out, is very
much a part of
> Pelecanos' (and Tim's, and my) g-g-generation.
Whether our
> logo-driven culture is admirable or not, I'll leave
to you older and
> wiser farts, but rest assured--this is how we
are.
>
It occurs to me, after reading Kevin's comment, that there
may not have been many national brand names when Chandle,
Hammet et al where writing. Maybe Coca Cola, maybe some
autos. I suspect many of the tobacco, booze, and clothing
products were pretty local.
I'm going to lend my copy of The Big Blowdown to my parents.
It will be interesting to find out if Pelecanos got the
depression/WWII generation period details correct.
Tim Oliver
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