tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post4422051385019034247..comments2024-03-06T04:04:24.597-08:00Comments on The Trap of Solid Gold: Deadly WelcomeSteve Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-65339420099979756952017-06-07T07:16:48.623-07:002017-06-07T07:16:48.623-07:00Just finished "Deadly Welcome," and then...Just finished "Deadly Welcome," and then turned to your blog post, as I usually do following completion of the stand-alones. First thing I noticed was the McGinniss illustration of the beat-up Alex Doyle in the Dell first edition. Well, he looks remarkably like John McDermott's long-standing image that graced many a cover of the Travis McGee series. And, it does match pretty closely the description of McGee as provided in your May 2, 2016 post, "The Look of Travis McGee." Overall, I'm approximately in the middle between Boucher and Shurin as to where this novel stands in the JDM canon, but enjoyed it, as always!Steve Wellmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494750550653572290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-2578585069893428012016-06-16T01:39:21.449-07:002016-06-16T01:39:21.449-07:00Anyone interested in viewing that second Al Buell ...Anyone interested in viewing that second Al Buell illustration for "Ultimate Surprise" can do so by visiting my Flickr page here:<br /><br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/61444069@N02/27603766892/in/dateposted-public/Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-25238800522555749582016-06-05T07:33:56.869-07:002016-06-05T07:33:56.869-07:00Glad to see lots of fresh content since my last vi...Glad to see lots of fresh content since my last visit. Gotta catch up! I just wanted to let you know that there is a short article on JDM / McGee in the latest Esquire ( I believe it's the July 2016 issue - Viggo Mortensen cover ). Nothing new or interesting really (natch), but I thought I'd let you know. Oh, the writer mentions the Thorstein Veblen, but not its predecessor. Struck me as wrong somehow. Glad to see you're still at it. You are most definitely a gentleman and scholar, Steve.<br />Clark Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299749655489988778noreply@blogger.com