tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post1887171415243115714..comments2024-02-20T10:12:20.623+00:00Comments on The Blog That Time Forgot: What Lupoff Said (Updated)Taranaichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-65849866884737388732010-11-25T16:42:42.341+00:002010-11-25T16:42:42.341+00:00Awesome.Awesome.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-46784502924569428532010-11-25T11:22:21.349+00:002010-11-25T11:22:21.349+00:00Right, You need the books. They are great. The ann...Right, You need the books. They are great. The annotations and such are fantastic, and the stories themselves have been restored to as close to their original formats as possible. By no means let this one bit of foolishness keep you from getting them. I've really enjoyed the series.Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-59541284033204627392010-11-25T09:49:58.872+00:002010-11-25T09:49:58.872+00:00I certainly don't think this is a deal-breaker...I certainly don't think this is a deal-breaker for me. I've held off on getting the CAS collections since I have most of the stories in various books, but I always wanted to have them anyway. I still will: I'll just skip a few pages.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-43649149957677206582010-11-24T11:51:33.547+00:002010-11-24T11:51:33.547+00:00I'm not sure why they even got Lupoff to do an...I'm not sure why they even got Lupoff to do an introduction for a CAS book when there are so many Weird Tales experts around. I've always thought of him as the ERB guy. My copy of the book awaits me at my local comic shop, and while I'm glad to have the set completed, I'll probably just skip the intro with its slap dash research and its 'unsubstantiated claims.'Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-32941656464455990742010-11-24T09:52:17.957+00:002010-11-24T09:52:17.957+00:00It could well be a Faring Town reference, Cromsblo...It could well be a Faring Town reference, Cromsblood - but then, they're horror stories as much as they are "sea stories." Quite a conundrum.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-52304527422837261842010-11-24T08:05:58.837+00:002010-11-24T08:05:58.837+00:00It was better than what I was fearing. I was expe...It was better than what I was fearing. I was expecting no positives from him.<br /><br />What concerns me, though, is that this is apparently the "edited" version: I can only wonder what Scott had to alter/snip to get it printed.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-68460160194012217132010-11-24T08:05:15.613+00:002010-11-24T08:05:15.613+00:00Sea stories...those in which Faring town was the s...Sea stories...those in which Faring town was the setting perhaps.Cromsbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613381965390653549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-54015327025126650902010-11-23T23:13:01.669+00:002010-11-23T23:13:01.669+00:00Hmmm. Lupoff slams Howard, then praises him.
So ...Hmmm. Lupoff slams Howard, then praises him.<br /><br />So what he's saying, in essence, is that for a fat girl she sure don't sweat much.<br /><br />Smells like deCamp Spirit to me. In other words, it stinks.<br /><br />Think I'll wait for a library sale to get this book for what the intro makes it worth--50¢.<br /><br />Tex<br />(who doesn't reward publishers who should know better)Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514613848519711342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-24814287264479498882010-11-23T21:15:40.178+00:002010-11-23T21:15:40.178+00:00Who knows, Two-Gun: maybe that's exactly what ...Who knows, Two-Gun: maybe that's exactly what Lupoff wants! I can't recall any specific mention of REH's bragging, come to think of it.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-66771247295541907332010-11-23T20:29:58.883+00:002010-11-23T20:29:58.883+00:00I am at a loss as to how Lupoff wants to have REH&...I am at a loss as to how Lupoff wants to have REH's sexual encounters substantiated. Did he want Clyde Smith to hide in the closet to get a few snapshots as proof? Besides, REH did not have the market cornered on exaggerating his prowess.Damon Sasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280196011382030149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-21171813041612729392010-11-23T09:36:05.253+00:002010-11-23T09:36:05.253+00:00I don't either, James: I'm just going by w...I don't either, James: I'm just going by what Mikey said. I'm guessing it's just in reference to his Weird Tales brethren.<br /><br />Now I'm wondering how Lovecraft comes off...Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-89945500227384294362010-11-23T02:23:59.916+00:002010-11-23T02:23:59.916+00:00I don't yet have my copy of Volume 5 of the CA...I don't yet have my copy of Volume 5 of the CAS stories, so maybe someone can fill me in: why is Howard even mentioned at all in the intro, let alone mentioned in this fashion? I don't really see how it's germane.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-65970729641938065462010-11-23T01:41:28.622+00:002010-11-23T01:41:28.622+00:00You're right, I should've clarified that t...You're right, I should've clarified that the *mental* stress was what was affecting Howard, not that he or the family were living hand-to-mouth. In addition, the fact that Hester's medical cost was mountain would've been unpleasant just for the sheer fact that it's increasing.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-67448240608150770312010-11-23T01:34:05.652+00:002010-11-23T01:34:05.652+00:00Well, he was not flat broke. He had around $2,000...Well, he was not flat broke. He had around $2,000 in the bank. Doc Howard had money as well. While Hester's medical costs did put a strain on their finances, they were far from destitute. I think the Weird Tales situation was more of mental stress than financial. He did the work, but wasn't paid. In his book and just about anyone else’s, that is just wrong.Damon Sasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280196011382030149noreply@blogger.com