Any other Damon Runyon fans? - Democratic Underground

mac56

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Sun Sep-04-05 10:48 PM
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Any other Damon Runyon fans?

I re-read many of his stories the other night. Had forgotten how much I'd enjoyed them.

If all you ever knew about him was "Guys And Dolls" or "Little Miss Marker", you have a great and wonderful voyage ahead of you.

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mulsh

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Sun Sep-04-05 11:56 PM
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1. I am

I've got a first edition of his short story anthology published by scribners in the 30's. contains guys and dolls and little miss marker

I've also got a paperback anthology of his trial reporting. both are in storage right now since the house is being overtaken by our library. when I'm in used bookstores I always look for stuff by runyon and ring lardner, two somewhat forgotten great writers.

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yorgatron

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Mon Sep-05-05 12:15 AM
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2. great stuff,i've read'em many times.

jimmy breslin did a good biography of him,too.

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Aristus

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Mon Sep-05-05 12:18 AM
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3. I ain't got the spread on dat at dis time.

I will leave you know. ;-)

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mac56

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Mon Sep-05-05 10:25 AM
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6. Nothin' will do but for me to have this information.

Edited on Mon Sep-05-05 10:25 AM by mac56

As long as a story goes with it.

;)

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Hugin

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Mon Sep-05-05 07:35 AM
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4. I'm a big fan...

Won't go into exactly *why* in a post...

;)

Try out this link. Some good Runyon here.

http://www.informalmusic.com/Runyon/

I read somewhere he gave Lucy Ball her big break.

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Hugin

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Mon Sep-05-05 08:01 AM
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5. Some quotes...

Currently, I'm thinking "Trust, but verify." is the quote
I like best.

http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/damon_runyon/

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mac56

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Mon Sep-05-05 10:28 AM
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7. Love it.

"One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to come up to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken, and this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the Jack of Spades jump out of the deck and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not bet this man. For as sure as you are standing there, you are going to end up with an earful of cider."

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