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January – February 2010: Too
close for comfort? The
U.S. Air Force produced documentary films in the early 1960s to dispel
movie-induced fears "The
Air Force versus Hollywood" is online at The
Literary Traveler website recently published
an article on the life and legacy of TS, in a road-tripping history
that takes you from East Texas to Paris, and to Hollywood and
beyond. "The
Life and Times of Terry Southern: French
Quality-Lit crowd lights up over recently translated edition of: More
reviews at An
excerpt from Trippin' with Terry Southern is online at Smoke
Signals magazine ... ___________________________________________________________________________________________ The
Terry Southern Summer Film Festival wrapped up on Lee
Hill, biographer of Terry Southern, writes about END OF THE
ROAD ... Eight
films, and strong turnouts for them all ... Details
... RED ALERT: New
York magazine's notice ... More
on "Heavy Put-Away" — the story, and the film ... The
introduction to the Gallmeister edition of Red-Dirt
Marijuana An essay
about Terry Southern by Christy Rodgers
that appeared in Paris
in the '50s ... Beat writers flock to the City of Light ... Olympia
Press publishes CANDY, by Issue
14 of the British countercultural arts magazine and website NUDE
investigates the story of Visit
the Official Site for Rare
essay on Early Settlers' bizarre sexual practices — written
by Cody
McCallister
— if indeed, that really was
his name... Also:
The unproduced Click
here for a tasty sample! Students in Dr.
Howard Good's
journalism class
at the State University of New York at New Paltz undertook
a study this fall of Terry Southern's
1963 Esquire article, "Twirling
at Ole Miss". "Twirling",
which was later anthologized in Southern's collection
of short stories, essays, and interviews, William
Claxton, photographer of jazz musicians, writers, and other artists,
died October 13 in Los Angeles. Among
his memorable photos is Terry with dove, published in a Claxton's
official website: 2008
marks the 40th anniversary of Terry's first novel, Flash
and Filigree, first published in London by Andre
Deutsch in 1958. Among
the book's earliest fans was the English novelist Henry
Green, who awarded it 'Book of the Year' for the
London Observer. Below
are a selection of different printings, including the Grove
Press edition currently in print and available through The
Grand Guy Shoppe. "A
coolly mad book in dancing prose, Flash and Filigree is startlingly
original." —
Detroit Sunday Times "In
1959, the novelist Terry Southern published
"The Magic Christian," a darkly
comic tale based on the premise that people will do anything for money.
The choice of [Sarah] Palin proves that people will also do anything
for political power — including rising early on a holiday weekend
to make fools of themselves." —
from "Republicans
Rush In", by Richard Cohen, The Washington Post,
Sept. 2, 2008 the
1964 anti-war classic is serving another tour of duty... *
* * Report
recent sightings of
Terry
Southern on Mickey Spillane: "I Am Mike Hammer."
(Esquire, 1963). (Mickey
Spillane, writer of hard-hitting detective fiction, died July
17, 2006)
"Written
By Terry Southern"
—
a presentation of films featuring some of Terry's greatest screenwriting,
was held November
18-20, 2005
at The International House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Details... *** The
American Film Institute cites a memorable line from 'Dr. Strangelove'
(left) as one of the greatest movie lines. An
NBC special on 'Saturday Night Live' during the 1980s notes
Terry's unique contributions to the show (right). (Both
clips Quicktime format, 1.2 MB) The
announcement was made by the Colorado
Endowment for the Humanities
on October 6, 2005 at the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver
Center for the Performing Arts. In September, a presentation about the
book was included in Colorado
Authors—Live!,
a showcase featuring award finalists, at the Denver Public Library's
Central Branch.
For
more details visit The
Candy Men
website...
(with
selections by dope-fiend writers including Jim Carroll, Henry
Miller, Kathy Acker, William Burroughs, Lou Reed, Philip K. Dick,
Nelson Algren, Ken Kesey, Terry Southern, Timothy Leary, Paul
Krassner, Carlos Castenada, and numerous other literary hell-raisers)
"The
adventures of ''Candy'' have been related before, but never
as fully and sympathetically as here, with letters, contracts,
legal minutiae, multifaceted biography and, now and then, a
wistful personal detail, all conspiring to take the story forward..."
—
The
New York Times
... "
'The Candy Men' offers the pleasure of a generous selection
of Southern and Hoffenberg's correspondence. We are in the realm
of the hipster here, in the company of men who push a joke as
far as it can go for the sheer pleasure of seeing what they
can get away with. " Publishers
Weekly "In
the spirit of VH1's 'Behind the Music' comes this revealing
behind-the-scenes look at the making, breaking, remaking, pirating,
filming and legal wrangling of the '60s cult phenomenon Candy.
... thanks to [...] a slew of publishing pirates, it leapt to
bestsellerdom and was eventually crowned 'the world's most talked
about book'." Order
a copy from THE GRAND GUY SHOP Visit
the home page for Events,
reviews, discussions, weblogs, New
York Public Library Now
Dig This: The Unspeakable Writings A
Grand Guy: On
the Alert! Esquire,
October 2003, * ACHTUNG!
New
satirical sites
and commentaries each month! Southernistas
are on the move! Guy Grand is alive and well! April
1, 2003 "The
Mystery of Terry Southern," Gadfly by
Victor Bockris "Lost"
film treasure rediscovered! Written, co-produced by
Terry Southern. Read about
the history of this underground classic from 1970. Red-Dirt
Marijuana and Other Tastes (1967) New
edition recently by
Robert Wilonsky: A
Grand Guy: How Steven Soderbergh Kept the Terry
Southern Tale From Turning Tragic AND:
Discover
more at TerrySouthern.com:
The
TS and William S. Burroughs postcard: photo by *
* *
that a General commanding a SAC base might go "as mad as a bloody
March hare" and
send a wing of B-52s to attack the Soviet Union ... a scenario developed
by screenwriters
Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter
George. 
A Texan Gone Hollywood"
Texas Marijuana
(Red-Dirt Marijuana, 1967).
Monday, July 13, with a screening of
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films were shown at the Boulder Public Library
('Texas
Marijuana')
is online ...
(.PDF format, 337 kb)
Dissident
Voice has been featured on Arts
and Letters Daily.
Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg
... and the novel becomes one of most controversial
(and most pirated) literary items in publishing history.
CANDY in an extensive interview with
Nile Southern, author of
The
Candy Men: The Rollicking Life and Times of the Notorious Novel CANDY.
The Candy Men
Terry
Southern
oneact play,
The Dawn of Cornhole,
is now available
for on-line purchase
(.PDF
format)
Red
Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes (1967), is
one of the founding documents of what came to be
called "The New Journalism."
Terry, who called Claxton "Grand Guy Clax", also referred
to him as the "Poet of the Lens."
collection entitled "Images of Peace."
www.williamclaxton.com/movie.html
Strangelove Watch is an ongoing collection of articles, websites,
commentaries, and assorted references to
"Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to
Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"
(screenplay co-authored by Terry Southern)
Dr. Strangelove articles, images, etc.
The
World Premiere of “Terry
Southern’s Plums and Prunes”
was held at Short Cuts Canada at the 2007 Toronto International
Film Festival.
An
eleven-foot painting of Terry
Southern
by Los Angeles artist Matt
Aston,
created in 2003 to celebrate the New York Public Library's acquisition
of the official TS' literary archive, was featured on the cover
the June issue LA arts magazine CitizenLA,
along with an interview
with the artist.
A
set of UK
postage stamps issued earlier this year
features album covers by the Fab Four. This one includes many
of the Liverpool Lads' favorite influences—including a certain
Terry
Southern,
the one in the assemblage
wearing sunglasses.
What
happens when the co-author of Candy
and Dr.
Strangelove
is hired by the director of Tom
Jones
to collaborate on the script of a motion picture “based on”
a famous novel by Evelyn Waugh? What happens is The
Loved One,
the movie, now
out in DVD from Warner Bros. Add to the mix Haskell Wexler,
Christopher Isherwood, William Claxton, John Gielgud, Robert Morse,
Jonathan Winters, Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Milton Berle and
Roddy McDowell and you're in for a grand time, guaranteed!
On
the set, 1965
***
CANDY
sweetens the list: Playboy's summer 2006 edition notes
sexiest novels.
The
Dallas
Morning News
features Terry
Southern
as one of Texas' seven greatest writers: October,
2005
The
Candy Men
by
Nile
Southern
has been named a winner in the 2004 Colorado Book Awards.
The
Outlaw Bible of American Literature—as
seen in the New York Times
"If
it bleeds, it leads:" The
official TS.com website extends its thanks to The
Daily Bleed.com
and Recollection
Used Books
for helping to celebrate the art and life of Terry Southern (d. Oct.
29, 1995).
And, thanks to The Bleed for its link to the 'Black
Comedy'
entry on Wikipedia.com.
At
a bookstore near you... a-17 page cover story on Terry Southern in
STOPSMILING,
The Magazine for High-Minded Low Lifes
Dr.
Strangefeld: Or,
how I learned to stop worrying and love the Long-Rod Penetrator.
By Alexander
Zaitchik
New
York Press, December, 2004
The
Cincinnati Kid and Dr. Strangelove honored
U.S.
Sen John Edwards on his favorite movie: Dr.
Strangelove
Billionaires
Run Amok on TV?
Washington
Post revisits The Magic Christian
A
Bombardier's Reflection
The 40th anniversary of "Dr. Strangelove" prompts some Cold
War reminiscences.
by JAMES
EARL JONES
The
Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Terry
Southern —
"The
hippest guy on the planet"
—The New York Times
The
Candy Men:
The Rollicking Life and Times of the Notorious Novel CANDY
—
by Nile Southern;
published May 2004
Non-Fiction:
Editor's Pick for May!
The
Candy Men: The Rollicking Life and Times of the Notorious Novel
CANDY
The
CANDY Men
and
learn about the book, the movie, the whole story
and more
panel discussion:
"When
Candy Was Banned"
November
9, 2004
Some
articles about Terry Southern, his works, and his legacy...
of Terry Southern, 1950-1995,
edited
by Nile Southern and Josh Alan Freidman
The Art and Life of Terry Southern,
by Lee Hill
The Terry
Southern Literary Trust
is looking to acquire any LETTERS of Terry Southern's and
other items, including:
Barbarella (screenplay)
Dr. Strangelove (screenplay)
CANDY (first Olympia printing, Paris; 1958)
If you have come across any such items, or know of anyone
or any research library that has same, please contact the
Terry Southern Literary Trust!
contact@terrysouthern.com
Many thanks,
The TSLT
70th anniversary edition honors:
MOST EXPERIMENTAL
INVESTIGATIVE TEAM:
William Burroughs, Terry
Southern,
and Jean Genet dispatched to the
1968 Democratic Convention
Der Super-Porno (Blue Movie, 1970), has been published
in German! Get info on other international editions!
Preversions
in high places! Writers, artists, activists, pranksters,
and a menagerie of preverts of all kinds are putting the
Southern point of view into action!
The New York Public Library acquires the
Terry Southern literary archive
Read
the library's article here...
"The
power of Southern’s satirical prose made him the
only wordsmith of the ’60s who could have won a word
fight with Lenny Bruce..."
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re-issued in the UK by Kensington!You've
come to the right place to learn about Terry's books and
films!
A
gift from director Steven
Soderbergh
helped make the New York Public Library's acquisition
of the TS Literary Archive possible.
Visit
Soderbergh's
website to learn about this academy-award winning
artist and his work...
Jack Wright III.
Order
them from
Guy Grand's
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Click here to read "Rolling Over Our Nerve Endings,"
Terry's 1964
review of'
NAKED LUNCH
