John,
We actually used this passage in BLUE NEON NIGHT: Michael
Connelly's Los Angeles, among many others. If there's any
doubt that Connelly has picked up Chandler's baton an run
with it, a quick viewing of that DVD should put it to rest.
Michael's love/hate affair with the city of angels (and
bones) comes through in every passage. And when the passages
are read by William Petersen, the poetry really shines.
TL
On Jun 26, 2004, at 2:52 PM,
BaxDeal@aol.com wrote:
> Hollywood was always best viewed at night. It could
only hold its
> mystique
> in darkness. In sunlight the curtain comes up and
the intrigue is
> gone,
> replaced by a sense of hidden danger. It was a place
of takers and
> users, of broken
> sidewalks and dreams. You build a city in the
desert, water it with
> false
> hopes and false idols, and eventually this is what
happens. The
> desert reclaims
> it, turns it arid, leaves it barren. Human
tumbleweeds drift across
> its
> streets, predators hide in the rocks.
>
> I took the Mulholland exit and crossed over the
freeway...
>
> the above contains both clues and red herrings. this
is an educated,
> well-read list, so I thought I'd throw in a
meaningless contest as a
> means to make a
> point. once somebody posts the correct answer, both
author and title,
> I'll
> comment further.
>
> meaningless bonus points to whomever guesses my
ultimate theme here.
>
> John Lau
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