tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post3544164398214870831..comments2024-03-28T00:27:14.676-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Well, yeah, why WOULD a lot of guys threaten their futureFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-36986058769279049092012-11-28T20:00:50.693-08:002012-11-28T20:00:50.693-08:00I remember Martin as Helm; I was rather fond of th...I remember Martin as <i>Helm</i>; I was rather fond of them for the barely-dressed broads. Oh yes.<br /><br />I remember the Flint movies, too; not bad at all.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-23117535100313266122012-11-27T15:41:01.266-08:002012-11-27T15:41:01.266-08:00Our Man Flint with James Coburn. I believe an imm...Our Man Flint with James Coburn. I believe an immediate American challenge to Mr Bond.dehakalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304597986579257143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-49878112350684238282012-11-26T11:01:20.133-08:002012-11-26T11:01:20.133-08:00Sorry, they did several "Helms" back in ...Sorry, they did several "Helms" back in the 70's. Daen Martin as Helm. Played mostly for laughs, chases, and barely dressed broads. Hmmmmmm, maybe they weren's so bad after...yeah they were.<br />StorytellerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-24399883705129532452012-11-26T08:54:54.843-08:002012-11-26T08:54:54.843-08:00A: Dammit, you have any idea how backed-up on read...A: Dammit, you have any idea how backed-up on reading I am? And you tell me about THIS?<br /><br />B: You...you..<br />there ought to be punishment for that, you bastard.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-42631974316215988392012-11-26T00:19:10.275-08:002012-11-26T00:19:10.275-08:00Ah, Firehand?
There is one particular character, ...Ah, Firehand?<br /><br />There is one particular character, in literary fiction, who is every bit as good as Mr. Bond, if not better.<br />He's the main protagonist of a series of action\counter-terrorism novels written by author Vince Flynn.<br />His name is Mitch Rapp. <br />I recently loaned one of Flynn's books, "American Assassin," to one of my buddies. Three days later, he came back to return the book, and buddy practically begged to borrow ALL THE REST of my novels that feature Mitch Rapp. I think buddy proceeded to lose a good deal of sleep.<br /><br />His verdict? "This Rapp guy is the closest thing to a precision guided weapon on two legs, that you NEVER want to meet - especially if you're a bad guy."<br />A while ago, I made the observation (I think over on Tam's weblog comments) that if the two of them ever faced off, Mitch would almost surely leave Bond unconcious, bleeding in an alley, and probably tagged with a booby-trapped land mine.<br /><br />Hit your local library (or a good used bookstore) and just look for the name, 'Vince Flynn". Worth your time and effort.<br /><br />Cheers, Firehand, and keep hammering!<br /><br />P.S.:<br />Have you, by chance, heard or read the joke about the blonde lady who tried to fellate a Scotsman with a 15 inch erection?<br />I haven't been able to find it, but I'm certain that there's a good gag in there, somewhere.....<br />Graysonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-57153900457013219092012-11-25T16:50:02.189-08:002012-11-25T16:50:02.189-08:00"Heroic fantasy? Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser...."Heroic fantasy? Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Just sayin'."<br /><br />Huh, why hasn't anyone picked up on that? Are Lieber's executors asking for an arm and a leg for the rights?<br /><br />It's got buddy movie written all over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-67387435138131793032012-11-25T11:22:28.901-08:002012-11-25T11:22:28.901-08:00We DO have an American James Bond. The problem is...We DO have an American James Bond. The problem is, he's American. He doesn't need a Queen to tell him to go someplace and do the right thing -- he just does it. He doesn't have a dashing accent. He doesn't get a bunch of gadgets. He makes do with what everyone else has and what he can get off the bad guys. He's just the guy that runs towards the gunfire instead of away.<br /><br />John McClane is the American James Bond.Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.com