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essentialsaltes Cthulhu Unbound 3 is an anthology of 4 novella-length Cthulhu Mythos pieces. These are mostly a bit too gonzo/two-fisted for my tastes, but I did really enjoy the mysterious mood of MirrorrorriM by DL Snell.
Of Minnie the Moocher and Me, by Cab Calloway is a re-read. I'm sure my first introduction would have been the Blues Brothers, where he steals the show for a few minutes, but I didn't really get into him and his music until I became more of a Lovecraft fan diving into the culture of the 1920s and 1930s. Chicago Jazz, the Cotton Club in Harlem, and his appearance in a few Betty Boop cartoons.
The book is largely a breezy delight, hearing him recount his days, and there's lots of excellent pictures of different eras and venues. There are a few more somber notes, when discussing playing in the segregated South, or him talking frankly about womanizing and losing money on horses or business deals gone bad. I mean, he isn't likely to come off as a monster in his own autobiography, but he comes off as a sympathetic and warm person, who was largely an introvert at home, but put him on stage and.... fireworks!
Of Minnie the Moocher and Me, by Cab Calloway is a re-read. I'm sure my first introduction would have been the Blues Brothers, where he steals the show for a few minutes, but I didn't really get into him and his music until I became more of a Lovecraft fan diving into the culture of the 1920s and 1930s. Chicago Jazz, the Cotton Club in Harlem, and his appearance in a few Betty Boop cartoons.
The book is largely a breezy delight, hearing him recount his days, and there's lots of excellent pictures of different eras and venues. There are a few more somber notes, when discussing playing in the segregated South, or him talking frankly about womanizing and losing money on horses or business deals gone bad. I mean, he isn't likely to come off as a monster in his own autobiography, but he comes off as a sympathetic and warm person, who was largely an introvert at home, but put him on stage and.... fireworks!
