New Tales of the City Book

[lashbear]

Oh, that one ! Yes, I own the boxed set of all those series. I didn't know they were British !


Gn2Dlnd... where do you appear? I'll do a screen grab !

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Oh, that one ! Yes, I own the boxed set of all those series. I didn't know they were British !


Gn2Dlnd... where do you appear? I'll do a screen grab !

Which cast did you like better? I think the first cast was far superior.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Gn2Dlnd... where do you appear? I'll do a screen grab !

IIRC, an underwear contest. NOT as a contestant. I'm wearing short denim shorts, a "love" t-shirt, and my hair is really long. It was shot at the closed Ambassador Hotel in L.A., the same hotel where Bobby Kennedy was assassinated.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

IIRC

I'll look for you as soon as I figure what IIRC means...


I assume it's at the Jockey dance contest that Mouse enters - where he's sprung by Jon

[MickeyLumbo]

a long time ago, (in a far away land), i visited a girlfriend that i had met when she worked Magic Shop and I worked at Tobacco...

she lived in SF and had a new job... she suggested i read "this book", (Tales of the City) while she was at work and we would go out sightseeing when she got home.

I read that book cover to cover!

that night i bought all of the titles.

i really enjoyed how Maupin intertwined real-life current events and landmarks with the characters and storyline.

So, how do these read in book format - weren't they serialized in a newspaper?

yes, they were serialized in the San Fransisco Chronicle.

the books have fast-paced short chapters.

[lashbear]

Didn't care for the second Mouse. He wasn't as warm as the first. More bitchy/trashy & I don;t remember his character changing that much through the books.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Didn't care for the second Mouse. He wasn't as warm as the first. More bitchy/trashy & I don;t remember his character changing that much through the books.

Agreed. Although the 2nd Michael looked more like how he was described in the books - curly hair and mustache.

[lashbear]

Sings: "Send in the clones... there ought to be clones..."

[€uroMeinke]

Ok, I loved the PBS series of the first set of books, but never have read any of these. So, how do these read in book format - weren't they serialized in a newspaper?

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Ok, I loved the PBS series of the first set of books, but never have read any of these. So, how do these read in book format - weren't they serialized in a newspaper?

Each chapter is one of the serialized installments. The books are easy reads – light, frothy, satisfying. A serious reader can plow through all 6 in no time at all.