tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2525309392024147007..comments2024-03-19T05:28:00.356-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Iron RiverLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31385121310854829062018-02-14T20:45:22.173-05:002018-02-14T20:45:22.173-05:00I was thinking how little I know beyond the vague ...I was thinking how little I know beyond the vague north-south nitty-gritty.<br /><br />Elizabeth is right about Get the Gringo is an enjoyable education and that Eve wrote one hell of a comment.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33941351704745124862018-02-14T14:08:21.153-05:002018-02-14T14:08:21.153-05:00David, have you seen Get the Gringo starring Mel G...David, have you seen <i>Get the Gringo</i> starring Mel Gibson ... it's streaming on Netflix.<br /><br />Eve, that's a good point about the Jehovah's Witnesses! They used to come knocking on our door until we put up a sign that says, "Do not knock" if you are uninvited & we will not participate in religious discussions, etc.<br /><br />I've known some crackheads, too. One of them had extremely bad eyesight & lost his glasses. My husband, who also has lenses as thick as candy dishes, had an old pair & loaned them to the guy against his better judgment. But after a couple of weeks the man went to the eye doctor, got a new Rx & gave the old glasses back as he had promised. He did a lot of terrible things too.<br /><br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77591025991594651562018-02-14T10:45:41.131-05:002018-02-14T10:45:41.131-05:00David, great post. I always remember the Chris Ro...David, great post. I always remember the Chris Rock rap on drugs: <br /><br />Drug dealers don’t really sell drugs. Drug dealers offer drugs. I’m 30 years old. Ain’t nobody ever sold me drugs. Ain’t nobody ever sold nobody in this room some drugs. Was you ever in your life not thinking about getting high and somebody sold you some f***ing drugs? Hell, no! Drug dealers offer, “Hey man, You want some smoke? You want some smoke?” If you say “no,” that’s it. Now Jehovah’s Witnesses on the other hand... Yo man, drug dealers don’t sell drugs. Drugs sell themselves. It’s crack. It’s not an encyclopedia. It’s not a f***ing vacuum cleaner. You don’t really gotta try to sell crack, OK? I’ve never heard a crack dealer go, “Man, how am I going to get rid of all this crack? It’s just piled up in my house.”<br /><br />And that's the truth. He also said, "Ain't no money in the cure, the money's in the medicine...that's how a drug dealer makes his money, on the comeback." Which is 100% true - which is why the first hit is almost always free.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82039696161375206372018-02-14T10:03:19.483-05:002018-02-14T10:03:19.483-05:00David, you neglected to mention that the latest (...David, you neglected to mention that the latest (Jan Feb) issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine features your story "A MUltitude of Sins," which is all about law enforcement at the Mexican border and features some of the characters you mentioned. And a good story it is.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15705071042634933322018-02-14T08:59:00.368-05:002018-02-14T08:59:00.368-05:00OK, the previous comment is mine, and I'm havi...OK, the previous comment is mine, and I'm having trouble signing in.<br />Not sure what happened, but I think I'm there now. Steve Liskowhttp://www.steveliskow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60176472243953507182018-02-14T08:56:55.373-05:002018-02-14T08:56:55.373-05:00Great stuff, David.
I've read both Winslow...Great stuff, David.<br /><br />I've read both Winslow's books, and he points out the part the US plays in the drug problem: <br />"Mexico doesn't have a drug problem. The United States has a buying problem." That's not exact, but none of his characters or issues is black and white. That's one reason I love reading him.<br /><br />One of Michael Connelly's early books is set in Mexico, too. Black Ice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10204088047781597082018-02-14T08:13:43.172-05:002018-02-14T08:13:43.172-05:00I am glad you mention that this evil traffic is no...I am glad you mention that this evil traffic is not strictly south to north. We have yet to come to grips with our part in the equation.janice lawnoreply@blogger.com