One of These Things is Not Like the Other

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This week, <a href=”http://www.npr.org “_blank”>NPR’s Morning Edition</a> has launched a series called Crime in the City. So far, they’ve done pieces on Donna Leon’s Venice and John Burdett’s Bangkok. Still to come – Michael Connelly’s Los Angeles . . . and Laura Lippman’s Baltimore. Hence, the reference to the old <a href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZIvgQ9ik48 “_blank”> “Sesame Street segment.</a> I’m always a little reluctant to give advance notice of a media thingie, as there are no guarantees; a huge news story can derail anything, even a series that has already launched. But, with that caveat, tune in Aug. 23 to hear me nattering inanely.

I just hope Noah Adams (lovely man) kept the part about how much I love Dogfish Head, which isn’t even local. But it’s a lot more local than National Bohemian these days.

We now return you to your regular programming, and I return to ANOTHER THING TO FALL. The end is near. In a good way.

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18 thoughts on “One of These Things is Not Like the Other”

  3. Very cool, and you do indeed belong. For my part, you’re the only author in that set whom I’ve thoroughly read and would continue to read.

    As for National Bohemian, I still have delayed stress flashbacks to nights at Hopkins and coolers of the stuff. I didn’t attend, but had a close friend who went, and his shorthand for it was “Battery Acid.”

    Unfortunately, I’m out of Dogfish at the moment. But I’ve still got literate beer. Woody Creek Belgian Style Wit, by Flying Dog, Hunter S. Thompson’s brewery. Tastes as close to a true Hoegaarden as an American beer’s come yet, as far as I can tell.

  4. Laura, of course you do belong. But I understand your reaction. For years I worked to reach the top of my profession and, once I got there, I thought, “Is this all there is to this?” I thought maybe I wasn’t doing it right or didn’t belong because it was so easy for me. I finally realized it was easy because I had worked hard and learned much to get there!

  6. Thanks for all the votes of confidence, folks! But it was my beloved Baltimore, among the glittering jewels of Venice, Bangkok and LA, that seemed especially jarring to me.

    Then again, not a one of them has the Bromo Seltzer tower!

  8. Oh, we hope the Bromo Seltzer Tower is on the official B’con 08 tour itinerary! http://tinyurl.com/2olen2
    Would have loved to have seen it back in the ’30s when “a 51-foot replica of the famed blue bottle revolved on top of the building, illuminated by 596 lights… ” Awesome :)

    Great title, LL, and we’ll be tuned in Thursday a.m.

    Annie

  9. The Donna Leon piece made the NPR story of the day podcast, so maybe more people will be turning in. I’m looking foward to hearing them all as I have a special interest in how mystery and crime writers portray cities.

  12. Laura, I checked for our station here and it says 5am… I usually don’t “do” 5am… but you are so worth. And I’ll take Baltimore any day. This year John Waters was at the Fest … could he be more awesome? I think not! BWI is 2nd best to … well you know where.

  16. Thanks, David.

    And he was really kind about my appearance, I have to say. I had about 20 minutes between the gym and his arrival, so I was clean, but that was about it.

    The ball of string is awe-worthy. The Antique Man told us that he wants it to be in a downtown hotel, in a glass case, and I think that’s proper.

  18. David,

    As it happens, we field-tested G&M, another highly rated crabcake joint, just this past weekend, and I still have to give the edge to Faidley’s. G&M is very, very good, but Faidley’s is the champ.

    And for those coming to Baltimore in 2008, I’m happy to say that Lexington Market is walking distance from the hotel, only a few blocks north.

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