tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post1270906834801703103..comments2024-02-24T08:17:41.032-08:00Comments on One Bite at a Time: TugboatDana Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-50994332584668298772011-10-18T17:53:19.450-07:002011-10-18T17:53:19.450-07:00Thanks, Sandra. I admit to getting the idea from B...Thanks, Sandra. I admit to getting the idea from BILLY BATHGATE. I didn't want to rip off Doctorow too literally and tried include enough of my own touches to avoid that, but I'm also glad I painted the picture well enough for you to recognize it.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-47243194688591007912011-10-18T17:51:52.327-07:002011-10-18T17:51:52.327-07:00Thanks, Rob. Yep, Stinky sleeps with the fishes.Thanks, Rob. Yep, Stinky sleeps with the fishes.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-73580729226290379542011-10-18T14:26:59.664-07:002011-10-18T14:26:59.664-07:00You've captured the era perfectly, Dana. Love...You've captured the era perfectly, Dana. Loved the story. I kept seeing Bruce Willis in the Billy Bathgate movie. :)sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-49900190184313088632011-10-18T12:30:53.930-07:002011-10-18T12:30:53.930-07:00Stinky gets a wash! Enjoyed that. I assume he wa...Stinky gets a wash! Enjoyed that. I assume he was rolled off the side.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-6532511019300823972011-10-18T07:14:05.752-07:002011-10-18T07:14:05.752-07:00Thanks, Patti,
This wasn't one of those storie...Thanks, Patti,<br />This wasn't one of those stories we talked about on your blog last week, where the whole thing jumped into my head at once, leaving me only to transcribe it. This one was more like making sausage, though it did remind me it's past time for me to start reading more non-fiction for general research. I never would have known Dutch Schultz paid straight salaries had I not looked up a few other peripheral things. That nugget made the whole story fall together for me.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-55721403276116319422011-10-18T07:11:55.043-07:002011-10-18T07:11:55.043-07:00Mike,
Wow, I'd forgotten all about PORTRAIT OF...Mike,<br />Wow, I'd forgotten all about PORTRAIT OF A MOBSTER. Thanks for reminding me. That was a good one.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-82227410613509034432011-10-18T06:34:59.375-07:002011-10-18T06:34:59.375-07:00Great ambiance and dialog, Dana. This kind of thin...Great ambiance and dialog, Dana. This kind of thing went on in Detroit during Prohibition all the time. Canada is a stone's throw from here. Thanks so much for the great story.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-48391409360353395972011-10-17T13:22:11.684-07:002011-10-17T13:22:11.684-07:00Ah yes. Legs and Julie. Good story, Dana. I can se...Ah yes. Legs and Julie. Good story, Dana. I can see Vic Morrow now in PORTRAIT OF A MOBSTER.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.com