I have heard of various attempts to turn The Monkey Wrench Gang into a movie for years now. Each time it seems to quietly fade away. I think somebody, maybe...
A few years back I ran into David Petersen at the City Market in Durango and he was pretty confident that the movie was finally going to happen. He mentioned...
"At the concert last night, listening to the orchestra open the affair with the British anthem ("God Save the Bloody Fucking King") but wordless see, no ...
Hello,<br><br>I am trying to track down a bit of writing by Edward Abbey. I believe it is titled "The Best Advice". It begins "Do not burn yourselves out. Be...
"One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am-a reluctant enthusiast... a part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other ...
Hi folks. New to the club, thought I'd share something. You probably know, but a guy was refused boarding on an airplane because he had a copy of "Hayduke ...
The recent publication of two new bios re Abbey & my own time spent in Tucson got me thinking about his death. Though I understand it's a little (and ...
All the details of Abbey's death that we know of are in "Adventures with Ed" and "Ed Abbey - A Life." Jack described the nature of his medical problem and ...
hey I have read desert solitaire and I loved his way of storytelling, I read some of down the river, I liked it but it seemed a bit random. I tried out one of...
... Apples". ... Well, I'd suggest one of novels. Monkey Wrench Gang is quite well known, and is a good read for the most part. I particularly like Fool's...
I appreciate the suggestions. I sort of stumbled across his books in the visitors center at Death Valley. Then, in a used book place in LA, I found his poetry...
I was going through the posted messages and thought Iwould add my 2 cents worth.Growing up in Tucson I witnessed first hand the destruction of the Sonoran...
I'm beginning to think this club is becoming obsolete (as well it should.We should have better things to do with our time).I will keep checking in but ii is...
I'm beginning to think this club is becoming obsolete (as well it should.We should have better things to do with our time).I will keep checking in but ii is...
I like "Abbey's Road" quite a bit. A lot of that book has to do with a trip he made to Australia. But I like "Desert Solitaire" the best. Particularly the...
I understand your consternation over the issue over western fires. I applauded the decision that allowed the fire in Yellowstone to burn. But is that...
I understand the wildland-urban interface issues that are facing nearly all of our wilderness areas today.People are wanting to get out of the madness of city...
As if the huge Rodeo-Chediski fires weren't enough to obliterate the Arizona ponderosa pine forest,along comes an even more insidious threat.The pine bark...
Natures way is to strive to reach a successional climax. Most pine type forests maintain their climax state through fire. This fire is needed if there is to be...
Well,the snow has come to the Arizona high country.You could practically hear it sizzle as it hit the ground after our Rodeo- Chediski inferno of this...
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The Arizona Republic( The Phoenix newspaper) has been doing a spread about the drought that is gripping the west at this point in time.I found out that the...
If I could have one wish..it would be to have that entire corridor from Tucson up to Vegas( I may blow up Vegas all by my self)to blow up (throw in the Glen...
Let me start off by saying that I really don't want to step on any dusty, sandal clad toes.I feel that,when appropriate,our natural wilderness areas DO need to...
Hey folks, just saw this movie last night, and I have a few questions for the Academy. Why was this film only nominated for Best Documentary? It is a shoe-in...
