View Full Version : Hey Posthole, I don't know if you know this
but Jim Harrison grew up in Michigan, not far from here.
He wrote "Legends of the Fall" while holed up in a cabin in Leeland, a small town just a few miles west of us. (took Bucky there)
Sort of followed Hemingway as a writer from here.
BarryBobPosthole
03-28-2016, 10:27 AM
I figured he was from Michigan, but assumed that he was a Yooper since many of his stories (his best ones I think) happen there. He also writes a lot about the Grand Marais, MN area which is another absoultely beautiful part of the country.
I'm sad we lost him. Great writer.
BKb
Thumper
03-28-2016, 11:15 AM
As for Hemingway, Lynn and I spent almost a full day roaming around his house in Key West. Interesting place if you ever get down that way. I also spent quite some time drinking at his old watering hole, Sloppy Joe's. In fact, I gots the t-shirt to prove it ... although it doesn't fit anymore! :(
BTW, he was a huge cat lover and his original cat, "Snow White", was given to Hemingway by some sea captain back in the day. Snow White was polydactyl (had 6 toes) and most of the 50-60 descendants roaming the house and grounds nowadays still carry the trait.
Hemingway and his sons ... and him with some of his cats. (just sayin') ;)
https://www.smartlivingnetwork.com/uploads/20140603110155hemingway-house-in-florida.jpg http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Hemingway.jpg
https://loiseaufait.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hemingwaycat.jpg http://divitainc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83456187a69e2017ee9c4ed52970d-800wi
http://www.jannaludlow.co.uk/Assets_6/Cats_Hemingway2.png
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1433987/thumbs/h-HEMINGWAY-CAT-768x768.jpg?6
http://www.jfklibrary.org/~/media/assets/Audiovisual/Still%20Photographs/Ernest%20Hemingway%20Photograph%20Collection/EH08504P.jpg
BarryBobPosthole
03-28-2016, 11:17 AM
Harrison is twice the writer Hemingway ever was. They shared some mutual loves of outdoors things, eating, and drinking, but their writing is as different as night and day.
BKB
Chicken Dinner
03-28-2016, 11:27 AM
All those cats is prolly why he blew his brains out. Just sayin'...
Thumper
03-28-2016, 11:41 AM
Haters ... all o'youse!
DeputyDog
03-28-2016, 04:09 PM
I never would have pictures him as a cat person.
Thumper
03-28-2016, 05:12 PM
See how educational this joint can be? ;)
DeputyDog
03-28-2016, 05:47 PM
See how educational this joint can be? ;)
Yep. I've learned that there are dufes spread all over this country and Canada as well. :)
And THIS coming from a Yankee! ;)
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