tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post4323243748493394243..comments2023-12-28T04:41:50.326-05:00Comments on Judge a Book by its Cover: Flaming Flamingos, Batman!Miss Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075664250796458409noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-57261697954477784762009-05-19T10:05:00.001-04:002009-05-19T10:05:00.001-04:00The painting on the cover is by George Tooker, who...The painting on the cover is by George Tooker, whose work appears on every anthology Manguel's name has appeared on. Black Water was a big deal to me when I first discovered it, until I came upon Borges and Casares own anthology and realized how much he had cribbed from that.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-19837562120811210562007-05-26T19:54:00.000-04:002007-05-26T19:54:00.000-04:00It reminds me more of the Friends opening as re-im...It reminds me more of the <I>Friends</I> opening as re-imagined by Ayn Rand's little gay brother (I.M. Randy?) (I'm sorry)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-62759667932113653412007-05-01T23:19:00.000-04:002007-05-01T23:19:00.000-04:00Well, okay then, you design a dignified cover for ...Well, okay then, <I>you</I> design a dignified cover for "The Flamingo Anthology of Gay Literature". Go on, I double-dog dare ya!<BR/><BR/>(Much respect to Alberto Manguel, though. "Black Water" is still my favorite fiction anthology of all time.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-52618474042662073232007-05-01T19:33:00.000-04:002007-05-01T19:33:00.000-04:00So...obviously this cover was not designed by some...So...obviously this cover was not designed by someone actually gay. Or with any amount of taste and dignity.Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827068130541898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-15443582401862741612007-04-27T23:26:00.000-04:002007-04-27T23:26:00.000-04:00Hee! I also thought it said "Flaming Anthology" w...Hee! I also thought it said "Flaming Anthology" which had me giggling like a schoolgirl. I want to know just what a "Flamingo Anthology" is. Are they all pink with backward knees?Mooselethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874418427786990740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-3597450859493704792007-04-27T14:16:00.000-04:002007-04-27T14:16:00.000-04:00Absolutely right, DocTurtle. Just look: http://p...Absolutely right, DocTurtle. Just look: http://pandagon.net/2007/04/21/arkansas-dad-claims-his-sons-disturbed-by-lesbian-book-in-library/Miss Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075664250796458409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-40621997594121028302007-04-27T14:12:00.000-04:002007-04-27T14:12:00.000-04:00Is this the look of theSMUT our children have acce...Is <I>this</I> the look of the<B>SMUT</B> our children have access to in the public libraries?!?? Hideous air-brushed art deco?!!? They deserve to see <I>far</I> better-presented gay erotica than this!! I'm writing my <B>Senator</B>!!!DocTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154912977859107986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-5536082919776160052007-04-27T12:04:00.000-04:002007-04-27T12:04:00.000-04:00Except they all look like Dauber on Coach. God I'm...Except they all look like <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Coach.jpg" REL="nofollow">Dauber </A>on Coach. God I'm old. Nowadays that guy is Patrick on SpongeBob.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372347723680794611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-4129489734099719412007-04-27T11:40:00.000-04:002007-04-27T11:40:00.000-04:00Ha! I totally thought it said the "Flaming Anthol...Ha! I totally thought it said the "Flaming Anthology" at first.<BR/><BR/>This reminds me a little bit of the "freak gasoline fight accident" in Zoolander...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-30331787671135029732007-04-27T11:14:00.000-04:002007-04-27T11:14:00.000-04:00Cue the Violent Femmes:"You're a flamingo, baby, y...Cue the Violent Femmes:<BR/><BR/>"You're a flamingo, baby, you stand on one leg..."Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039997156492900954noreply@blogger.com