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An award-winning playwright, a while back I posted a link to download my first novel Killing Rain, Killing Fire (dedicated to Mr. Spillane). I had a number of responses and a few kind notes back. The offer still stands -- download it free http://www.answerpub.com/joseph.hullett but I'd sure like to hear comments at hullett@answerpub.com Thanks Joseph Hullett <hullett@answerpub.com> San Juan Capistrano, CA USA - Sunday, August 05, 2001 at 13:57:03 (EDT) never even reead it i was looking for another site and found this one phil mike hunt <noooooooooooo> yemon, africa australi - Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at 00:27:35 (EDT) It's hard to believe that most of these books were written during the depression. When AMERICA had its high minded morals and beliefs. The character of Mike Hammer cuts through that double-standard like a an sharp axe cutting through hot melted butter. Moses Ray-Gardley III <moses@aol.com> San Antonio, TX USA - Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 19:22:46 (EDT) I made a mistake"Mike Hammer" not Mickey Spillane. It's all the same because he is the author of his work,the artist! MRG III <moses@aol.com> San Antonio, TX USA - Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 19:21:34 (EDT) I made a mistake"Mike Hammer" not Mickey Spillane. It's all the same because he is the author of his work,the artist! MRG III <moses@aol.com> San Antonio, TX USA - Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 19:21:20 (EDT) It's hard to believe that most of these books were written during the depression. When AMERICA had its high minded morals and beliefs. The character of Mickey Spillane cuts through that double-standard like a an sharp axe cutting through hot melted butter. Moses Ray-Gardley III <moses@aol.com> San Antonio, TX USA - Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 19:16:59 (EDT) My dad God rest his soul introduced me to Mickey Spillane so long ago I can't remember. i'm 59 so thats a long time. My dad read him until his passing at 90 years old.i was going through some of my old books and am missing a few (You know you read them every few years)so i was hoping i'd find a site to help me find the ones I need.Thanks for the memories!! Russ Funk <rfun1067@aol.com> Elgin, Il USA - Monday, July 02, 2001 at 22:08:14 (EDT) You've got an ace site here. Real knock-out stuff! I could probably carry on laying down a line of hyperbolic praise; but, let it suffice, for the time being, to just say: Keep up the good work, pally, you've done a bang-up job! Chris Casey <hanada_goro@yahoo.com> Stillville, OK USA - Monday, July 02, 2001 at 00:26:32 (EDT) Cool site - great to see so many people into these books in one place! Prana <prana@hotmail.com> NYC, NY USA - Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at 11:34:20 (EDT) At last I've found a Spillaine site! Any Spilliane photos anyone? Need some for my page (which should be added to my site pretty soon) Andrew Andrew Liverod <andrew.liverod@futuretv.com> Redruth, UK - Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at 04:55:04 (EDT) I heard that Spillane was a good read so decided to find out more. Thanks for such a great site! i'm definitely going to get a copy (any copy) of mike hammer now! Keep up the excellent work- great layout, great content! fiosal <fiosal@hotmail.com> London, United Kingdom - Sunday, June 17, 2001 at 11:41:04 (EDT) what a great site, I have been a Mike Hammer fan my whole life, others think its strange,but I am glad to find others in this world. steve salkeld <stevesalk@quest.net> denver, co USA - Saturday, June 16, 2001 at 14:32:49 (EDT) I am an author working on a mystery novella and appreciate the tremendous assistance from your site. Alberta Alberta <bvrsdrf@akos.net> Port Richey, FL USA - Saturday, May 19, 2001 at 10:27:49 (EDT) Very good site! I like it very much! I must say that many official sites in my country are´nt so good. Is anybody who wants now anything about Czech Republic (Prague etc.)? Write me - I´ll answer. Josef Kloboucnik <kloboucnik@volny.cz> Hradec Králové, Czech Republic - Friday, April 06, 2001 at 04:12:16 (EDT) I have always enjoyed the Mike Hammer books, but my favorite has to The Delta Factor don't know why just is. Liked your site and will be back again. Thanks David Smith <david035@ns.sympatico.ca> Dartmouth, NS Canada - Monday, March 26, 2001 at 10:17:57 (EST) My compliments for the graphics: one of the best ones I've ever saw! But is the Mike Hammer jazzy record is missing from the media section (by the way, has it been republished on cd?) or did I miss it? Armando <topatopatopa@hotmail.com> roma, italia - Saturday, March 24, 2001 at 00:46:49 (EST) Hi Mickey.... Happy Birthday. Glad to hear your still with us. Did you ever track down your old girlfriend from WWII that was the model for my character. If you do, tell her I said hi.. Let me know if you ever get back to Hays Ks for Octoberfest. Velda J. Ziegler-Acevedo <veldaj1@juno.com> el paso, TX USA - Monday, March 12, 2001 at 22:54:11 (EST) I particularly liked the portrail of Mike Hammer by Darin McGavin and Stacey Keach. Gregory Christiano <falon@optonline.net> Hopatcong, NJ USA - Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 18:42:43 (EST) Happy Birthday, Mr. Spillane. Hope you got my card. Thank you for all you've given us hero-worshippers. Joe Joseph Hullett <JoeHullett@aol.com> Southern Cal, USA - Friday, March 09, 2001 at 12:05:14 (EST) I like Mickey Spillane books on Mike Hammer. They are just great reading. Jim Young <jim.eddie@home.com> Calgary, Ab Canada - Thursday, March 08, 2001 at 00:08:08 (EST) Great Site about a fantastic writer !!! Spillane is the best...I'm 46 and only started reading him 3 years ago...Since then I've read all his books(all the Mike Hammer books at least 3 times).I'd say he's one of the most underrated writers ever...Wish there were more Hammer stories coming...I can't get enough...Thanks,Rocco and especially Thank You Mickey! Daniel Piccolo <picc69dl@aol.com> Port St Lucie, Fl USA - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 at 04:13:41 (EST) Great site!!!! I search Hammer-Fans, they write with me in German!!!! Martin <Martin.Boisen@t-online.de> Hamburg, Germany - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 14:13:53 (EST) Really enjoyed the site; I'll be back for news about Spillane's upcoming works, updates, etc. Chandler, Hammett -- I've read them all. But One Lonely Night's the best. My birthday card to 'the mick' is in the mail! Mitch Mitchell <thedrgnfly@aol.com> Indianapolis, IN USA - Monday, February 26, 2001 at 10:48:20 (EST) In an Interview in German TV Spillane says, that he is an Jehova Witnesses? Is ist right? JW's don't make birthday partys and preaching about God kills the moust people in Harmargedon - a war of God... an he sentenced "sex & violance" Books and TV/Cinema... What you knows? Phillip Rosenbader <phillip-rosenbader@gvdraetz.de> Duesseldorf, NRW Germany - Monday, February 26, 2001 at 05:54:12 (EST) Mickey Spillane is, in great part, responsible for my developing a love of reading. I was 15-years-old when I found my first Spillane paperbacks (I'm almost 56 now). Terrific site! Frank Jenkins <xradioguy_99336@yahoo.com> Kennewick, WA USA - Monday, February 19, 2001 at 23:25:33 (EST) A big "hello" from Mike Hammer and me. Great site!! Mickey Spillane <MsHPI@aol.com> Murrells Inlet, SC USA - Monday, February 19, 2001 at 14:06:41 (EST) dat's mike hammuh? excellent pics you chose to show. i'd really like to meet the man behind the site sometime. i'll buy you a beer, big guy. hugs and kisses. icky <lruelling@odyssey.on.ca> bayfield, on canada - Saturday, February 17, 2001 at 15:01:40 (EST) it cool to type in your own name and find a web site. i'm not the real michael spillane but i am a michael spillane. just visiting nice site. michael Spillane (not the real one but thats my name) <b0ne415@aol.com> san francisco, CA USA - Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 00:51:00 (EST) Great site, I really enjoyed the quiz. Even getting the answers wrong was fun! I am glad to know the old man is still alive and (no doubt) kicking! KC USA - Monday, February 12, 2001 at 21:03:27 (EST) On March 9th, Mickey will be 83-yrs old. I think all of his fans should send him a birthday card! If you send it to the Post Office in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina 29576, they will forward it to him. 83-years is quite a milestone for anyone! Pass the word and let's get those cards and letters coming in! Vickie <muggzy@sccoast.net> SC USA - Monday, February 12, 2001 at 20:06:48 (EST) I found most of his books at: http://www.paperbackshop.co.uk/ Juergen Austria - Monday, February 12, 2001 at 05:26:02 (EST) i thought that i was the only fan of micky spillanes over here it is impossible to get his books, i have read every thing he has ever wrote and now i would like to read them again, can anyone tell me wher i can get them from.many thanks dennis sharp <dgsharp@excite.co.uk> london, great britain - Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 16:37:56 (EST) Really a great site! I like it very much! Compliments! Isi <isoldeebner@aon.at> USA - Saturday, February 03, 2001 at 04:37:17 (EST) The many compliments you've recieved on your site are well deserved. Findin' this site was a good end to a bad day. Thanx, I owe ya one! the Razz <singapore51@hotmail.com> Boston, MA USA - Saturday, February 03, 2001 at 01:57:20 (EST) Very nice site. I had an opportunity to meet Mickey Spillane about a year ago. He is very nice man and extremely cordial. I may have surprised him though as I am only 29 and have read every book he has written (except for the children ones). Kiss Me, Deadly was my first book and I never looked back. I was 13 at the time and I am sure a lot of it had as much to do with the sex and violence, as with the tremendous story telling. Darren Hines <darren_hines@msn.com> Charleston, SC USA - Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 16:23:54 (EST) I dig your site, man! very informative and entertaining, visually and intellectually...but one thing: you could add the year of publication with your review to give the reader a sense of the time frame in which Spillane was writing. For instance, Hammett wrote many of his greatest stories in the twenties, Chandler in forties and Spillane in the fifties...this gives us and idea of continuity as well how each built upon the legasy of the others. Over all, cool, dude! Keep it up! Johnny Noir <Johnnynoir2000@yahoo.com> Montclair, NJ USA - Monday, January 29, 2001 at 06:00:02 (EST) I love the Mike Hammer books. Think I have read them all. Everyday at 6PM I watch the re-runs of the great PI. I live right up the road from Micky. Always looked for him at restaurants or on the beach. Keep up the great work. Kathryn <kbennett53@excite.com> Myrtle Beach, SC USA - Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 08:18:47 (EST) Mike Hammer: greatest PI who never lived! Mike Slisher <mikeslisher@gateway.net> Mishawaka, IN USA - Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 17:50:38 (EST) Great site about an underappreciated author. Even Hy Gardner himself (and his teevee show) couldn't get the recognition Spillane deserved. I am glad to see he got a Poe just short of fifty years after he should have. You don't think the pukes were jealous of his sales when paperbacks were the price of a pack of Lucky's? Yeah and beer really was a nickle. Tom <tobaytom@yahoo.com> Long Island, NY USA - Friday, January 12, 2001 at 11:09:52 (EST) Hello Rocco! Just thought this is a great site. I would like for you to change the spelling of my mother's maiden name from Pierce to Pearce. Thanks, Caroline Caroline <grizzly@ls.net> Va USA - Monday, January 08, 2001 at 21:43:35 (EST) someone asked, "Does anyone know if Mickey Spillane is still one of Jehovah's Witnesses? Cedar USA - Monday, December 25, 2000 at 20:12:25 (EST) The Answer is Yes, he is still an active Jehovah Witness. Vickie <muggzy@sccoast.net> USA - Monday, January 08, 2001 at 21:24:53 (EST) i like this site alot. but WHO WAS MIKE HAMMER?! Ari Demis Warminster, pa USA - Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 10:26:57 (EST) This is a great board. I look forward to keeping up with it and hopefully contributing some stuff. Mike <strayduck13@hotmail.com> Phoenix, AZ USA - Wednesday, December 27, 2000 at 18:12:41 (EST) Does anyone know if Mickey Spillane is still one of Jehovah's Witnesses? Cedar USA - Monday, December 25, 2000 at 20:12:25 (EST) Magnificent job. I'm an award-winning playwright and Mickey and Mike are my heroes. My new book Killing Rain, Killing Fire is dedicated to both. It's available as a pre-publication, no-charge download from my publisher www.answerpub.com/joseph.hullett. I'd appreciate any comments. Joseph Hullett <hullett@answerpub.com> Southern Cal, USA - Saturday, December 16, 2000 at 14:22:18 (EST) Really a GREAT site! I've never thought I'd find one like this. I'm a fan of Mike. Maybe that's because of the CBS-series starring Stacy Keach, the only man that fits Hammer origin, to my mind. Everybody needs heroes. Mike is simply amazing. Sergej Romanov <nordman@aport2000.ru> Dubna, Moscow region Russia - Saturday, December 09, 2000 at 13:47:02 (EST) Awesome site! Thanks from all of us who truly appreciate Mickey and all he's done. All the best,John John Leporati <jlep@mindspring.com> Brooklyn, NY USA - Saturday, November 18, 2000 at 23:17:09 (EST) I did a search on my name on napster and came up with a Mike Hammer radio show, The Laura Fenton Case. I really got a kick out of it. Thanks for the website. Laura Fenton <sunnyday@greatlakes.net> Croswell, MI USA - Tuesday, November 07, 2000 at 15:21:32 (EST) Mickey Spillane is one of my favourite writers. It is funny how his work has been dismissed as trivial when they are quite unique and entertaining. This is a wonderful site. Dave Merchant <mr_merchant27@hotmail.com> Thornhill, Ontario Canada - Thursday, October 26, 2000 at 11:54:26 (EDT) Great Wed stie keep up the good work I really enjoyed it Dennis Hobbs <fishnet@neumedia.net> Buckhannon, W.Va USA - Wednesday, October 25, 2000 at 16:36:41 (EDT) hey rocco, very nice informations about mike hammer. I´ve seen the tv-serie with stacy keach as mike hammer. I´m a real fan. good luckolli Olli <bredow@phix.de> Munich, Germany - Wednesday, October 18, 2000 at 03:53:41 (EDT) i have read..my gun is quick, i the jury, one lonely night, i love them all......so it came as a surprise to me that THE KILLING MAN is a disappointment. the plot is full of loopholes teops <teops@singnet.com.sg> singapore, singapore singapore - Tuesday, October 10, 2000 at 12:05:27 (EDT) Mike Hammer rules!!!! Larry USA - Tuesday, October 10, 2000 at 08:01:27 (EDT) I began reading Mike Hammer novels when still a teenager. Mike Hammer and Ellery Queen:the muscle and the brain. Probably my favorite is "The Twisted Thing",a truly novel twist on the 'boy genius"plot. I also love Hammer on Film and the Stacy Keach TV show. JOHN LONGO <JLONGO.COM> CLEVELAND, OH USA - Wednesday, October 04, 2000 at 17:11:04 (EDT) great site!!! yakov shachak <sh-shi@zahav.net.il> givataim, israel - Tuesday, October 03, 2000 at 21:36:40 (EDT) Rocco,GREAT website.I keep looking for another of the Hammer Series,but looks like it really wont happen.The tv versions are good,but nothing like sweating thru the books.***** Stars to you for the site! Muzzle <muzzle@apol.net> USA - Monday, September 25, 2000 at 20:57:11 (EDT) Ahhhh, Mickey Spillane. Now there's a great mystery writer for you. No actor has ever done justice to Mr. Spillane's creation. No writer has ever had so much influence on American tv police/detective dramas.Mr. Spillane is a master craftsman; he writes for the reader: YOU. No reader has ever put down a Mike Hammer novel without saying "Boring". If you like mystery/detective fiction, your life is unfulfilled without an introduction to Mr. Spillane and Mr. Chandler. Rich Sherman <richtxn@yahoo.com> Ft Worth, TX USA - Monday, September 18, 2000 at 17:21:03 (EDT) Wow! First I found Guy Williams, then Gene Colan, and now Mickey Spillane! 3 of my favorites, all on the Internet! And you've created a fabulous website! Thank you! And now... The Perfect Actors to Play Mike Hammer: All time 1. Guy Williams!!! Look at the old paperbacks! Guy Williams is Mike Hammer! And if you don't think Guy was mean enough, see him in "The Anti-Matter Man as the evil John Robinson. ("Who are you?" "Why everybody knows Professor John Robinson!" ) 2. Stacy Keach (And that surprises even me!) I didn't like Stacy Keach at first, but he grew on me. He's a great narrator, and I liked his build and style. I thought he was too small for the role at first, but eventually I was very sorry when he got busted.) Today: 1. And there's only one...Dale Midkiff!!! Ideally, Mike Hammer should be tall and have dark hair, and he's got to be a good actor. Dale looks the part, and he's a great actor! Keep up the good work with the website! Chari Tango2200@Hotmail.Com Chari Krishnan <Tango2200@Hotmail.Com> Savannah, Ga USA - Saturday, September 09, 2000 at 14:31:47 (EDT) Looking for out of print titles? check out www.abebooks.com I completed my Spillane set through this used book service (world wide, hard cover and paperback) Jim Oscoda, MI USA - Wednesday, August 23, 2000 at 21:06:23 (EDT) I loved Darren McGavin as the series from the 50's. He acted in a few things after--The Outsider and some TV movies. Where is Darren McGavin now? Does he still dable in the business? JoAnn Winter <jwinter@workcare.com> Orange, CA USA - Thursday, August 10, 2000 at 11:29:52 (EDT) "I laughed as the search engine blinked, her random chips cacheing my way, drawing me deep into her sites, her keys stroking my fingertips, my eyeballs riveted on her prompts. There was a twinkle in her eye and a .45 in my gut, and I knew that the sweet black darkness of a crash would be coming for me soon. And it was worth every moment!" (Excerpt from "The URL Hunters by Webby Domain")......Finally! A website on Mickey Spillane! I almost started doing one myself but your site is so beyond anything I could have done that I'd be honored to be allowed to add a link to it from my own little website (www.bookbeetlebugaboo) I made for friends and book lovers to enjoy. I started reading Spillane in High School (and a favorite non-Spillane called "Kiss My Fist" by James Hadley Chase) but started to seriously read his works and collect the original PB's & HB's about 3 years ago, finding many on Ebay at fair prices. That seeded the bulk of my collection until I began to find better bookstores here in Manhattan (NYC), eventually getting doubles and even quadruples of some titles. I never seem to have enough. What saddens me though is that so few of his titles are currently in print. For those who want to read him, it would seem difficult to stroll into their local Bards and Notables and get a copy of "Vengeance Is Mine" - they'd have to go to a specialty shop. And try finding a bookseller on the street who has anything by Mickey Spillane! Impossible! Well, I'll wrap this up by saying "Thank you" for such a fine website and for your "tip of the hat" to a fine, fine author. Now if there were one for Charles Willeford, I'd be in heaven..... Bill Lynch <blynch5000@aol.com> New York, NY USA - Sunday, July 30, 2000 at 00:18:44 (EDT) I enjoyed your site. I am currently rereading "The Snake". I found four of Mickey's old books at a flea market, to my immense delight. I grew up on Mike Hammer, the Deep, and Morgan the Raider. John Buchanan <gun_slinger53@hotmail.com> Houston, TX USA - Monday, July 10, 2000 at 23:33:13 (EDT) wow graet site I didnt think I knew as much as I did about Mike Hammer thanks for a happy hour albert albert.sumner <albert.sumner@talk21.com> portstewart, n.i uk - Sunday, July 09, 2000 at 18:25:07 (EDT) Man, Mickey is the best. This may be blasphemy, but I say he kicks MacDonald, Chandler, and Hammet in the ass for sure. I remember reading the first few pages of THE TWISTED THING to my advanced writing class in college and it had everyone all busted up. He's one of the most underrated writers of all time and he's my favourite. My PI creation, Lawrence Ace, looks up to you, Mr. Hammer Steve Warburton <electricangel@sympatico.ca> Brighton, Ont Canada - Saturday, July 08, 2000 at 00:15:53 (EDT) It`s a very cool site, there`s not too much sites about Mike Hammer, this one is great. I`m a great fan of it, my problem is that i have only seen the tv-series not read the book, because they are very difficult to find, if not impossible to get in Norway. Thomas Klaebo <klaebo@hotmail.com> Stavanger, Norway - Thursday, July 06, 2000 at 16:32:47 (EDT) Re "chin music": HA! The very next site in the search results was: http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html steve ford <sford at geeky-boy.com> chicago area, il USA - Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 15:10:48 (EDT) Thought you might find this funny. There's a satirical newspaper in the chicago area called the Onion. A book by the same people ("Our Dumb Century") has ficticious articles from throughout the 1900's. May 7, 1950: "Micky Spillane Treats Wise Guy to a Little Chin Music / Vows to Gut-Shoot the Rat Who Aced His Best Pal / Many Half-Dressed Skirts Expiring in Tough-Guy Author's Arms" This promted me to try to find out what "Chin Music" is. ;-) I still haven't found out, but I like your site. steve <sford at geeky-boy.com> chicago area, il USA - Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 15:06:59 (EDT) It was the fall of 1957, in a barricks in Erding Germany, that i first got caught up reading my first Spillane novel... there was no television, but books and a vivid imagination always kept idle time from being wasted... I read all the books, and when the series with Darin McGavin came out years later, i watched with equal enthusiasm... For me Spillane was always the real image of Mike Hammer, with McGavin the next best... The years have overtaken all of us, Mickey is in his 80's and I'm now in my 60's and I've just discovered and started reading "Black Alley"... I think I'll try to grab a short piece of my youth and re-read the Mike Hammer sagas.... again. Al LaMarche <Albx@bigfoot.com> USA - Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 18:20:16 (EDT) Good site. I especially like the music section. It is nearly impossible to get the Mike Hammer theme. Most of the "PI" cds don't include it or the one that is there is a crappy version. J.C. New York, NY USA - Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 16:58:15 (EDT) In 1960, at the age of 8, I found "I, the Jury" in my uncle's bookcase and shortly after, I said goodbye to the Hardy Boys and others of that type of mysteries, and I stepped into the real world of Mystery novels. Although I got into trouble with my Mom for reading such a "naughty book", I was soon reading more. Mickey, if you read this, thank you so very much for all of the hours of pure pleasure and excitement I have gotten from what you have written. If it wasn't for you, I do not think I would be the reader that I am now...and that is a 3-5 book a week reader. The best thing in my whole life is the fun of reading and I have always said that I owe it all to you, and "I, the Jury"!!!! And Rocco...this is an excellent website!!! You are to be commended for the time you have spent on it, the research you have most obviously done, and for paying an apt tribute to not only a classic character from America's early days in crime fiction, but also a wonderful tribute to an author who is, by any standards, the best in the business!!! Keep up the exemplary work!!! Oh...and Mike....we need another one!!! :) Mike Morris Mike Morris <Author212@home.com> Muskegon, MI USA - Saturday, June 24, 2000 at 04:57:01 (EDT) It's Edgar Allan Poe, not Edgar Allen Poe. Jake Wimmer <jakewimmer@hotmail.com> USA - Thursday, June 22, 2000 at 15:46:54 (EDT) Appreciate this Web Site! Wouldn't it be the ultimate if Mike Hammer and Nate Heller met somewhere along the way? Or perhaps colaborated on a case? The intersecting of the two best minds in the noir business would blow us fans away!! There must be a "memoir" here somewhere.... Jim Oscoda, MI USA - Thursday, June 15, 2000 at 16:37:01 (EDT) |
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