Saturday, June 11, 2011

Hardboiled Spring

Literary types love to pontificate on just why sunny, flower-filled Southern California inspired the uniquely dark stories of James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler, ultimately leading to the cinematic movement of film noir.

I say it's because June Gloom makes everything feel a little sinister.


11 comments:

Mister Earl said...

Must be Dixie Jane's unbirthday.

TheChieftess said...

Ahhhh...there's some logic in your thinking Ms Laurie!!!

TheChieftess said...

BTW....fabulous photo!!!

wv: forgive me for my lated comment!!!

Anonymous said...

This is gorgeous. That's an incredible site you linked to about Chandler.

Judy Williams said...

Lean to the left
Lean to the right
Come on, June gloom
Move out of sight

HA HA HA HA I don't know what came over me

Loved the vignette. Great mood.

-K- said...

Really nice. It could be the cover art for next Chandler re-issue.

Shanna said...

Come over to my blog...to watch...as June Gloom descends.

TheChieftess said...

Uh...Judy? Love the chant (I did routines to that one in High School) but kinda ruins the film noir mood...don'cha think???

Mister Earl said...

The chant would work well in a David Lynch movie.

Petrea Burchard said...

You've got it right, Laurie. Although down in the dumps is more like it. I'm all for Judy's cheering. Too much of this gets to me and I've been complaining.

Anonymous said...

I've been complaining, too.