With apologies for the multi-list posting. This one goes everywhere! == Rogue Panel Program: A-Kon 20, S. John Ross Okay, folks, the time is nigh for A-Kon in...
I know that I'm years late to the party, but I figured this was a great way to start my annual post. Last August, I finally started reading the Hard Case Crime...
Christmas was good for me this year. Namely the arrival of The Black Lizard Big Book Of Pulps, edited by Otto Penzler. 1141 pages of pulpy goodness. And it's...
Just for the record: This afternoon (in about a half an hour) I'm kicking off my first FFE campaign since moving to Denver (and moving into a gen-u-wine 1940s...
S. John, I hope you are including some material on the 1939 San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition. They built Treasure Island and the Bay Bridge...
I just finished reading Michael Connelly's The Black Ice and have moved on to Dorothy B. Hughes' In A Lonely Place. While I found myself in an LA noir mood, I...
There was one of those "post yourself in your favorite system" thingies on RPGnet. FFE's my favorite system, so I posted. Figured I'd paste it here, too, to...
I contributed some material to the upcoming (GenCon release, I think) "Pulp Hero" sourcebook for Hero Games, including some stuff on evoking the 1930s in...
I haven't rabbleroused in the group for awhile since we know about at the plates your spinning at once, especially since your recent message on the CGnD group....
Hi. Recently discovered your site, and found much of interest. I'm now eagerly anticipating the release of Fly From Evil. I was just wondering one thing....
I could swear it wasn't that long ago that I has doing this, but I can't let you off the hook for a quarter. So here we go... 1. I absolutely loved Caravel....
Can't let May get by us without a word from young Master Ross. We had an update in early April, and now it's late May... So what's the good (here's hoping)...
It's April, so you know what that means. No? Really, no? Guess I don't make much of an impression. Anyway, make with the quarterly update, SJR, and I won't bug...
Somebody on RPGnet asked about RPGs where non-lethal attacks are as effective as lethal attacks, and of course that put me in mind of Fly From Evil, so I...
A correspondent wrote this morning asking me what boiled down to: "The FAQ says FFE won't be much for doing the Shadow, but what about the early Batman?" I...
Considering all of the projects you have going on, I understand that you are a busy man. However, those of us eagerly awaiting Fly From Evil (ok, maybe it's...
Hi, I just wondered if it was possible to add an appendix that is a hand-out to introduce players to the genre. I think I've succeeded in making my players...
I was just working my way through Sue Grafton's Q is for Quarry (just came out in paperback) when I remembered a question that I had for you. The PI business...
If anyone's hovering near a keyboard, I'm in the #BlueRoom channel on magicstar.net -- you can get there with any IRC client. I'll be there for the next hour...
Not from me, mind you. I don't have anything to add, except that I did finally read Poodle Springs on your recommendation (S. John) and quite enjoyed it. So...
Greetings everyone. I recently joined this list and wanted say hello. I've been a fan of hard-boiled detective stories for sometime now (I'd say Chandler in my...
Just joined the list and thought I'd put a few questions forward: 1. As I'm a huge fan of Raymond Chandler, how much material are you devoting to other major...
One of the local playtesters pointed this out today; its good news! http://www.svgames.com/downloads-wotc-gangbusters.html Gangbusters and the three adventures...
Just saw this mentioned over on the Daily Illuminator... http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historic_us_cities.html And thought I'd pass it along to here....
Key Largo starts on TCM in a few minutes, and it's been a good day since the break of dawn (both Angels with Dirty Faces and The Petrified Forest have aired). ...
This week, I've had a lot of Fly From Evil correspondence, including one _really_ long exchange that ended up reading like a half-written Fly From Evil FAQ ......
GRAB A BLANK TAPE ... Turner Classic Movies is showing some fun stuff tonight. After the Thin man is in the home stretch, now (an obvious favorite, with both a...
I was just doing some mailing list maintenance, and realized that I posted the URL for my Mean Streets review to my general Cumberland Games mailing list...
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