tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26065897.post8982981045165852558..comments2023-05-16T05:18:57.564-04:00Comments on Live at the Heartbreak Lounge: A conversation with Donald E. Westlake July 1986 – Part Three: The outtakesWallace Strobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106537140783513253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26065897.post-39928856411138938362016-06-02T16:22:48.575-04:002016-06-02T16:22:48.575-04:00I thought the gimmick in BLACK ICE of having Parke...I thought the gimmick in BLACK ICE of having Parker talk and talk and talk did not work, though I respect Westlake for trying it. My favorite Parkers are probably The Hunter, The Outfit, Butcher's Moon, and The Score.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26065897.post-28067840333686794402016-06-01T23:11:00.106-04:002016-06-01T23:11:00.106-04:00I met him in person only once, about four years la...I met him in person only once, about four years later, at the Mysterious Press booth at the ABA in Las Vegas, and he pretended to remember me. Ellroy was at the booth as well, pushing BLACK DAHLIA.<br />I like BLACK ICE. It's a lot better than GREEN EAGLE, which has a lengthy subplot that never really pays off. The two best, I always say, are (after THE HUNTER), THE SOUR LEMON SCORE and THE RARE COIN SCORE, with THE HANDLE up there as well.<br />Wallace Strobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106537140783513253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26065897.post-77480958614168299882016-06-01T22:55:49.983-04:002016-06-01T22:55:49.983-04:00Interesting speculation about The Hot Rock and The...Interesting speculation about <i>The Hot Rock</i> and <i>The Black Ice Score</i>. I'd never have made the4 connection, despite the similarity of subject matter, if only because <i>The Hot Rock</i> is so much fun, and <i>The Black Ice Score</i> would probablt be my candidate for the worst Parker novel.<br /><br />But I envy you for having interviewed him, not just because I like so much of his work, but because he was such a thoughtful commenter on any number of subjects.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com