Author Archives: Ron
Mr. Peabody’s Corner of Research and Revelation: Doc Holliday’s Wild West
Today’s topic of interest is a steampunk novel of the Wild West by Michael D. Resnick titled The Doctor and the Kid: a Weird West Tale. In Resnick’s steampunk universe, first described in The Buntline Special, the United States ends … Continue reading
Filed under Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Memoir & Biography, Mr. Peabody, Nonfiction
Zombies: New and Improved, with 20% Less Brains
One of the things I always enjoyed about vampire movies is that the vampires had to follow a (somewhat flexible) set of rules. It’s comforting to know that if you haven’t invited a vampire into your house then he cannot … Continue reading
Filed under Book Lists, Fiction, Horror
Mr. Peabody’s Corner of Research and Revelation: Art
In An Object of Beauty, author Steve Martin introduces readers to the rarified world of art dealers and art collectors. As a person who is more likely to collect fez-wearing chimps than fine art, I am not overly conversant with … Continue reading
Filed under Art & Architecture, Fiction, Mr. Peabody, Nonfiction
A Wild and Renaissancey Guy
It was May of 1978 as I sat on the Princess Marguerite with a bunch of older teenagers, trying to be impressively hilarious by (so I thought) imitating Steve Martin’s Wild and Crazy Guy. I’m pretty sure the other kids … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Books, Fiction, Humor, Movies & Television, Music
First Line’s the Charm
With a full understanding of how geeky this sounds, I must make a confession: Each and every day while walking through the hallowed aisles of the library, excitement grips me as I ponder the many worlds surrounding me on the … Continue reading
Filed under Fiction, General Fiction
Mr. Peabody’s Corner of Research and Revelation: Marilyn
A good book always makes me want to learn more about its contents, yet I seldom make the effort. But that will change with the advent of Mr. Peabody’s Corner of Research and Revelation. Here I will explore items related to … Continue reading
Filed under Book Lists, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Mr. Peabody, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction
How We Hear Music
One of my favorite anecdotes tells of Abraham Lincoln taking a Native American leader to an orchestral concert in Washington D.C. Three pieces were played, each by different composers such as Beethoven, Bach and Mozart. At the end of the … Continue reading
Filed under Everett Reads, Music
Let There Be Post-Punk
Recently, boys and girls, we learned all about the early punk rock movement and how it revolutionized rock music in the mid seventies. Another important genre from this time period is known as post-punk, post from the Latin for “after” … Continue reading
Filed under Music
Steampunk in the Wild West
As crazy and unlikely as this may sound, there was a time when I believed that books free of vampires existed. Ah the naiveté of youth! Of course now I realize that authors are required by writ of habeas corpus to include … Continue reading
Filed under Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Let There be Punk!
I’d like to think that one day two or three blokes, one named Harold, were sitting in Harold’s bedroom, bored beyond belief. Nigel (a friend of Harold’s) said, “Right, let’s start a band.” Harold pointed out that they did not … Continue reading
Filed under Music
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