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    America's Shadiest Book Publisher Passes Away

    Blago's Publisher Almost as Sketchy as Blago
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    Image of mladen mladen
    08/10/09

    In reply to America's Shadiest Book Publisher Passes Away
    The Michael Viner who just died was indeed the Michael Viner who (along with several session musos) gave us the ever-sampled Incredible Bongo Band.
    On tap for next year at Phoenix (if it survives Viner's death) is a memoir of Norman Mailer by his mistress, Carole Mallory, who would have been in Gawker every day if Gawker existed thirty years ago.
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    Image of Homage Homage
    08/10/09

    In reply to America's Shadiest Book Publisher Passes Away
    As long as this does not refer to the Michael Viner of Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band.
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    Mr. Praline promoted this comment Homage was starred Homage was unstarred
    Image of Mr. Praline Mr. Praline
    08/10/09

    @Homage: Absolutely, they're the samples that launched a thousand hip-hop songs.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    08/10/09

    In reply to America's Shadiest Book Publisher Passes Away
    Unfortunately we need guys like this in a free speech society. I don't want to be him or buy his crap, but I think someone has to publish the garbage if it has an audience.
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    08/10/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue: I seriously doubt his death will create a vacuum in the "garbage" sector of the publishing world. Gene Simmons also has a tv show. Never underestimate the number of people willing to supply us with all the garbage we want to read and watch.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/10/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue: That's why the entire Simon Spotlight Entertainment imprint exists. Who else is going to bring you Hot Chicks With Douchebags?
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    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    08/10/09

    In reply to America's Shadiest Book Publisher Passes Away
    Hamilton, you missed the 'best' one: You'll Never Make Love in This Town Again.

    (Also, why won't my HTML tags work?)
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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    08/10/09

    In reply to America's Shadiest Book Publisher Passes Away
    When's the spectacularly amoral Judith Regan kicking the goddam bucket?
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    Image of Weegee's bored Weegee's bored
    03/06/09

    In reply to Blago's Publisher Almost as Sketchy as Blago
    Reminds me of the editor who paid me good coin to write a novel about a woman primate researcher who got knocked up by her gorilla. Damn. I thought tht the days of sleazo publishers who'd throw cash at yu for despicable manuscripts were over. What's this guy's number?
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    Image of Mymoustache Mymoustache
    03/06/09

    @Weegee's bored: Can I get that on Amazon?
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    Image of saythatscool saythatscool
    03/06/09

    @Mymoustache: Well-done!
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