Has anyone else noticed the amount of work Gerard Brennan is getting through over at Crime Scene Northern Ireland? The guy must have eight arms, or else he’s repatriated all the elves who abandoned Crime Always Pays for the flesh pots of Santa Ponsa during the summer and never came back. Sob, etc.Anyhoos, in the last fortnight alone, Gerard has posted interviews with uber-babe Arlene Hunt (right), Ken Bruen and Neville Thompson; reviewed Brian McGilloway’s BORDERLANDS and Paul Charles’ THE DUST OF DEATH; and posted sundry other Irish crime fic-related bits ‘n’ bobs. And not only that, but he’s gone and half-inched the only regular contributor Crime Always Pays ever had, aka Adrian McKinty, who’s written a very funny review of Julian Barnes’ ARTHUR AND GEORGE. And if that wasn’t bad enough, he gets tons more comments than Crime Always Pays does. Boo.
What’s to be done? Well, it’s obvious, innit – we’re taking a hit out on the boy Brennan and putting a CAP in his ass. Gerard? It’s pistols at ten paces in a murky Russian dawn. Well, it’s either that or slow down, squire. You’re making us all look bad …
glad you said 'uberbabe' first, i didn't want to be sexist.
ReplyDeleteIt's sexist to call a woman a babe now? Man, I gotta cancel my Playperson subscription ... Cheers, Dec
ReplyDeleteGerard, don't make me go to court to get McKinty back ... it'll be Kramer vs Kramer all over again, and McKinty will be the one who'll get hurt in the long run. FOR GOD'S SAKE, THINK OF THE PUPPY-EYED KIDS, MAN!
ReplyDeleteyou can have the kids.
ReplyDeleteI think we all can agree that we celebrate Arlene for her art first and her bodaciousness second...right?
Dec, just linked to Ger's page. Congrats man. I have a feeling there's gonna be a major bender in Philly. Just dont run up those Art Museum steps, a la Stallone.
Adrian, squire, the only reason I'm going to Philly is to lurch up four steps at the Art Museum and then collapse nursing a renegade lung. As for Arlene - she's married, I'm married, so I'm celebrating her bodaciousness until it hurts. Cheers, Dec
ReplyDeleteDec - We can work something out. No need to get the law involved. I've been a thoughtless fool. How could I disregard the puppy-eyed kids?
ReplyDeleteRight, you take him to Philly. I fancy going off on a bender anyway.
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I cant believe I said "bodaciousness" in a sentence. Dude.
ReplyDeleteYou're, like, totally made of awesome, hombre. But don't bogart that blunt, man.
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Hah, at my age all compliments gratefully accepted.
ReplyDeleteCracking Philly piece, Big D, absolutely cracking. Well done. I believe I whooped.
Arlene
Dec, I won't lie and say that I don't date other blogs but I always come back to Crime Always Pays.
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You do know, of course, that the uber-babe has referred to me on her blog as "terifically bearded," don't you? I think she fell in love with me when I told her I bounced down a staircase at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona on my ass because I was scared of heights.
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