Monthly Archives: November 2009

Tacky or not, here come the ads!

Posted on November 11, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell A friend told me that I shouldn’t promote my books on JOTR. Using this space for commercial purposes would be kind of, well, tacky. I’ve been thinking about it. First, we removed the amazon ads more than … Continue reading →

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Who scotched the tale?

Posted on November 9, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell [paypal-donation] You never know who scotched the tale, Only that it didn’t run. No space! No space! You know that’s bull. You never know why the yarn got spiked, Only that it didn’t run. No space! No … Continue reading →

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Class party

Posted on November 5, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell [paypal-donation] I’m still amazed at The New York Times thinking they can charge me to reprint a story I wrote for their newspaper 30 years ago. It stinks. They paid me seventy-five bucks in 1979, worth $211 … Continue reading →

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Big Ed’s ghost

Posted on November 4, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell [paypal-donation] We at JOTR are firm DISBELIEVERS in any kind of occult happenings, yet the appearance of an e-mail purportedly from the Other World piqued our curiosity. Its claim to have come from the late Wayne County … Continue reading →

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‘Up the Rouge!’ talk and photo exhibit

Posted on November 3, 2009 by hro50ta1

Redford District Library   A collection of Patricia Beck’s photos from our book, Up the Rouge!, Paddling Detroit’s Hidden River, is on display at the Redford Township District Library now through November 14. The book, written by Joel Thurtell, was … Continue reading →

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Varnishing Detroit’s ‘Free’ Press

Posted on November 3, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell [paypal-donation] There was a time back in the 1980s when The Detroit Free Press killed not one, not two, but THREE editorial cartoons lampooning then U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese. Bosses were afraid those unvarnished drawings might … Continue reading →

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