DON REESE @ WILEY'S - FREE TIX @ BONNETT'S

It came from Iowa! Frighteningly funny.
The monstrous comedy of DON REESE
"Friendly Ghoulishness..." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

July 31 - Aug 3, 2008

Limited number of
FREE TICKETS available for a limited time
at BONNETT'S BOOK STORE (Thu - Sat, Noon-8pm)
937-228-1222
and other area locations.

... otherwise, prices are as follows ...
Thursday - 8:30pm - $5
Friday - 9:00pm - $10
Saturday - 8:00pm and 10:30pm - $12
Sunday - 8:30pm - $5

WILEY'S COMEDY NITECLUB
Dayton's First and Ohio's Oldest Comedy Club
In the Oregon District, near Downtown Dayton
see Wiley's web site or call
937-224-JOKE for more info.

wileyscomedyclub.com
donreese.com
jibjab.com/view/110735
bonnetts.com
bonnettsbookstore.blogspot.com
myspace.com/bonnetts_books
Bonnett's facebook in progress

PulpCon 37, July 31 - August 3, 2008

The Dayton Convention Center will once again host PulpCon from 7/31 - 8/3 of 2008.

Pulp magazines primarily span the decades from the 1920's through the 1940's and include classic tales from renowned writers like H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Isaac Asimov, and many more, including our favorite, Hal Murray Bonnett.

Well known heroic characters like, The Shadow and The Spider were the precursors of Batman and The Spirit. Today's Hellboy and The X-Files owe their existence to the horror tales of Lovecraft and others, as well as the realms of science fiction. The movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still" has just been remade starring Keanu Reeves (I'll take the classic 1950's version any time) but it was originally a story called "Farewell to the Master" in a 1940's science fiction pulp.

"LOST" owes it's existence to some science fiction and fantasy titles but also to pulps like "Adventure"... and speaking of adventure, Indiana Jones, George Lucas says, was inspired by the old movie serials, but those serials were inspired by pulp stories and comics.

And last, but not least, is "Doc Savage", aka "The Man of Bronze", the hero's hero! Just yesterday at the San Diego Comic Con, a man connected with all the Batman movies since the Tim Burton days through today's "Dark Knight" announced on G4TV that a Doc Savage movie has been greenlighted for production. They'd better not screw this up. For those who don't know Doc Savage, I've always thought that our nearest modern day comparison is probably John MacLain (sp?) from the "Die Hard" movies. Doc is rough and tumble like our Die Hard hero, but Doc's adventures have a much more grandiose and fantastical element to them, and Doc has a team, but the do-or-die attitude is the same.

Anyway, everyone should check out PulpCon, if only to understand where today's heroes come from, but you'll also see a lot of great art and stories by great authors you already know who began their careers writing pulp stories. It's just... cool! Check it out! :-)

FROM: Darrin R. Ballman Photography: Huge wedding blog and the "Thunderstorm Street Session"!

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"So we went on our merry way down the street...I had to hit the good ol' Bonnett's Books and their cool little doorway...."

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I must say I'm very impressed with Darrin's photography and I hope he won't mind me sharing his talent with you by re-posting the above photo here along with links to his blog and Web site.

Also, thanks to Misty and Jeremy for hiring and inspiring their photographer. Best wishes to you both.

See: DarrinBallman.com for more information on his photographic services.

AbeBooks: Found in Books

There is far more to be found in books than the words printed on the page and the ideas formed by those words. ;-)

AbeBooks: Found in Books: "Found in Books"

BOOKSAGA: Adventures in the Book Trade: Unusual Book Find

Beware: The following link contains an image of graphic nude Polaroids found inside hollowed out books.

I couldn't resist sharing this story.

BOOKSAGA: Adventures in the Book Trade: Unusual Book Find:
"Saturday, June 7, 2008 Unusual Book Find"