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    Image of jburnaway jburnaway
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Foster, your mock/serious excitement almost makes me want to bid... unfortunately, I am only about 8 drinks into the night..... give me 4 more beers and I will SO win this thing
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/27/09

    @jburnaway: Not at all mock! I am totes serious. You need to get more drunk and bid the fuck out of this thing. #TAXDEDUCTIBLE.
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    Image of jburnaway jburnaway
    11/27/09

    @Foster Kamer: #TAXDEDUCTIBLE =best hashtag EVER... and i just sobered up enough to realize sloane crosley signed it... ugh... cruel world!
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    Image of bitch_pleaze bitch_pleaze
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    The Shining, Misery, Carrie, Shawshank Redemption, and Stand by Me were all good film adaptations of mediocre King fare. But yes, the movie will suck due to the need to incorporate 'splosions and happy meal marketing synergy.
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    Image of BoKnowsMagic BoKnowsMagic
    11/25/09

    @bitch_pleaze: A The Shining II Happy Meal box? Please make that happen.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/26/09

    @BoKnowsMagic: I would eat at McDonalds EVERY DAMN DAY if they had a The Shining Happy Meal.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    Can we seal all the Stephen King fans under a dome? Please? That's all what I want for Thanksgiving.
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    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    I read The Shining right before the movie came out and it taught me to avoid all adaptations of his books.

    The only film adaptation of his book that was any good was "Salem's Lot" back in the 70's. It was made for TV, but Danny Glick hovering outside the window fucked me up forever.
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    Image of Go Like Hell Machine Go Like Hell Machine
    11/25/09

    @TheUptightMidwesterner: You really didn't like the movie adaptation? Not the horrible, terrible one with Steven Weber, but the Kubrick?

    And the TV miniseries of The Stand could have been worse. Better, of course, but it could have been a lot worse (see: Rose Red, The Langoliers, every other script King has ever gotten his hands on).
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    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    11/25/09

    @Go Like Hell Machine: No- I hated it because I thought Jack Nicholson was very hammy. I think the Jack Torrence in the book was a bit more subdued and sinister.
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    I'm a big, bright, shining star.
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/25/09

    @Steverino Begins: Talk to the finger.
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    Image of Sir Winston Thriller Sir Winston Thriller
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    Well, it isn't guaranteed to suck. Unless they cast Christian Slater as Danny and he does his creepy Jack Nicholson impersonation.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    For some strange reason I always found the 70s version of Shelley Duvall attractive.

    I really need to lay off the vodka tonics for a while.
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/25/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: Oddly enough, Jack Torrance thought the same two things.
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    From the Very Secret Diaries of Danny Torrance:

    Monday: Called mom. She's sloppy drunk again. They still haven't been able to take away that knife.

    Tuesday: Practiced walking backwards into my own footprints. You never know.

    Wednesday: Didn't get the job. I think "No elevator travel" on the resume might be off-putting.

    Thursday: Put another 1,000 miles on the Volkswagon as of this week. Those suckers really do last forever...and ever...and ever OH GOD DAMN IT.

    Friday: woke up to find DECNUOB KCEHC YNOMILA ROUY written on my door with lipstick. Eerie.
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    Image of tommix3 tommix3
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    Oh come on, his writing is still top notch. I have read, and will continue to read, everyone of his works. Plus his EW article on losing weight while watching TV was hilarious. As to this story he isn't committed to completing the sequel. (let the hate posts begin)
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    Image of Dr. Nick Dr. Nick
    11/25/09

    @tommix3: I still read most of his books, but Lisey's Story was quite possibly the worst thing I've ever read. And that includes Dreamcatcher.
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    RollsRoyceRevenge promoted this comment Edited by Dr. Nick at 11/25/09 1:56 PM Dr. Nick was starred Dr. Nick was unstarred
    Image of tommix3 tommix3
    11/25/09

    @Dr. Nick: I agree with Dreamcatcher but, I liked Lisey's Story. (editors note: Tommix is gay) ;)
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    RollsRoyceRevenge promoted this comment tommix3 was starred tommix3 was unstarred
    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/25/09

    @Dr. Nick: Go smuck yourself.
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    Image of Dr. Nick Dr. Nick
    11/25/09

    @RollsRoyceRevenge: Bool!
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/25/09

    @tommix3: Re: Dreamcatcher--if you want to pee yourself to death for any reason, pop the film version of this poopclod into your VCR.

    Put plenty of newspaper on the floor first.
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    Image of Dr. Nick Dr. Nick
    11/25/09

    @RollsRoyceRevenge: oh man, the movie is hilarious!
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    RollsRoyceRevenge promoted this comment Dr. Nick was starred Dr. Nick was unstarred
    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/25/09

    @Dr. Nick: Only film I'm aware of where someone actually shits out the villain.

    #tips
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    Image of Dr. Nick Dr. Nick
    11/25/09

    @RollsRoyceRevenge: any movie that can be summed up by the phrase "intergalactic butt weasels" is okay in my book.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/25/09

    @Dr. Nick: Didn't he write a book about a cell phone that kills you and was lambasted in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall?" There's no way I could read that one.
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    Image of Dr. Nick Dr. Nick
    11/25/09

    @badhatharry: I read that one and it was decent. Forgot they mentioned it in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    11/25/09

    @Dr. Nick: I thought "The Cell" was good as well. I actually liked "Lisey's Story", though.
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    King's just giving us some hair of the dog that bit us.
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    Edited by Bobby Big Wheel at 11/25/09 1:40 PM Bobby Big Wheel was starred Bobby Big Wheel was unstarred
    Image of seyswho seyswho
    11/25/09

    @Bobby Big Wheel: Cujo?
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    Image of scroll_lock scroll_lock
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    He used to be good ages ago and then got to be a sloppy hack.

    Steve, if you are dying for a little publicity from recycling some of your finest work, toss yourself in front of a van again.
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    Image of Go Like Hell Machine Go Like Hell Machine
    11/25/09

    @scroll_lock: Eh, a lot of his short stories are still pretty good, as are his non-horror works (other than the atrocious EW column).

    However, yes, I agree, this will almost certainly be terrible.
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    Image of scroll_lock scroll_lock
    11/25/09

    @Go Like Hell Machine: Yes, I did like a lot of his short stories too but as far as I know they were a long time ago. Too long.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/25/09

    @scroll_lock: I haven't read her work, but "sloppy hack" is one of the many descriptive pejoratives I've heard bandied about regarding Steffoneigh Meyer, and she's only at the very beginning of her career.

    What do you think this says about the future of reading?
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    Image of scroll_lock scroll_lock
    11/25/09

    @Lysergic Asset: I think it says it's time to go back to the classics. I'm whipping out Green Eggs and Ham.

    *ps great to see you back!
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    11/25/09

    @scroll_lock: Pennywise?
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    Image of scroll_lock scroll_lock
    11/25/09

    @belltolls: heh. That book scared me to death- especially when the photo in the album winked at the kid. The movie, of course, was terrible. Any vehicle with John Boy in it just doesn't deliver. Ask Mary Ellen.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/25/09

    @scroll_lock: My favorite "classic" which describes the mad world we live in well is Inside, Outside, Upside Down. Sometimes I wonder wtf is really going on.

    Also: thanks - glad you're still here!

    #tips
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    11/25/09

    @scroll_lock: I know. If he ever did a "best" thing that would be IT.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    11/25/09

    @scroll_lock: The worst is when he has anything to do with the film or tv production process. His cinematic instincts are astonishingly pedestrian for a guy that once wrote pretty scary tales. Despite once writing in an essay that a story or movie are more frightening if you never show the monster, he can't help doing exactly that. But what do you expect from the guy who cast his preferred version of the shinging with Rebecca DeMornay and the guy from Wings?
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    Image of Bunnee Bunnee
    11/25/09

    @belltolls: "It" is one of my Top 3 scariest books ever, after "The Exorcist" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes". God, I hate clowns.
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    belltolls promoted this comment Bunnee was starred Bunnee was unstarred
    Image of belltolls belltolls
    11/25/09

    @Bunnee: Right up there with mimes.
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    Image of muppet_baby muppet_baby
    11/25/09

    In reply to Meaning of 'Redrum' to Be Revealed At Last
    Stephen King, as I once heard somebody put it, is a good author who has written many crappy novels.
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    seyswho promoted this comment muppet_baby was starred muppet_baby was unstarred
    Image of seyswho seyswho
    11/25/09

    @muppet_baby: It's true that a lot of his work has become repetitive, silly, etc. On the other hand, some of the best novels I've ever read have come from him. Tommyknockers still creeps the hell out of me!
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    Image of muppet_baby muppet_baby
    11/25/09

    @seyswho:

    Oh, agreed. And there's a reason so many movies are made from his stories; they're so imaginative and are ripe for reinterpretation.

    He had a really good column for Entertainment Weekly, but I haven't been a subscriber for years so I don't know if it still runs.
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    Image of Jamie Peck Jamie Peck
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Sorry to bust yr ballz again Foster, but I didn't write that ish about wolves. Anyone who knows me will tell you that my writing isn't half as legible as that.
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    Foster Kamer promoted this comment Jamie Peck was starred Jamie Peck was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/25/09

    @Hunter_Suicide: Surprises! Well then. You signed, didn't you? Mysteries!
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    Image of Jamie Peck Jamie Peck
    11/25/09

    @Foster Kamer: no, didn't think I was fancy enough. Note the wistful look on my face as I watch Bercovici go to town.
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    Edited by Jamie Peck at 11/25/09 4:34 AM Jamie Peck was starred Jamie Peck was unstarred
    Image of misslinda misslinda
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Yikes! Bidding is over a thousand bucks and nine days to go! You're over the limit for what I can get away with without my husband saying "what the hell did you buy???? You're NEVER even gonna to wear those shoes! I bet you can't even walk in them. Walk. Yes, now, WALK! You look like a moron and you're gonna kill yourself in those, enjoy the five hundred dollar blisters, idiot. And change your emergency contact info for when they cart you off to the emergency room in the wahmbulance, cause if it's a shoe-related injury, I ain't comin to get you."
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/24/09

    @misslinda: It is back down to $700ish.... what happened?

    My husband would say something similar about shoes.....
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    11/24/09

    @momof3wildkids: Oh really...hmm...another couple of days and it'll be down into my price range! And if I got another copy of her book (bargain bin, natch), I could strap them to my feet and wear them as shoes (just anticipating the "what the hell are you going to do with that? You're not even going to read it, and if you are, it's just going to make you angry. At least you can wear a pair of expensive shoes. Idiot." rant).
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    You are charging $4 for shipping? Really? Couldn't Denton spring for the four bucks?
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/24/09

    @momof3wildkids: I just filled it in because the page wasn't saving. WHATEVER. I'll pay the $4.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/24/09

    @Foster Kamer: Just giving you shit Foster. Great idea! Save the Children does wonderful work.

    Still no 'full-frontal' head shot of you? I'd throw in some change for that.
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    Edited by momof3wildkids at 11/24/09 4:22 PM momof3wildkids was starred momof3wildkids was unstarred
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