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| The Langoliers -- On Topic, Actually | |
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GTKarber 06:31 am UTC 03/26/07 |
| In The Langoliers, a novella by Stephen King, there is a scene where a character bashes another character over the head with a violin. He is doing this to subdue a bad guy. It is on page 108 of the non-Secret Window tie-in, paperback edition of Four Past Midnight. Does anybody think this has any connection to Jim's "Love and Death and an American Guitar"/"Wasted Youth"? No? Ha, gotcha. I forgot to mention the most important detail, this little piece of prose: "There was a solid thud which ran all the ran up his arms, and the indignant voice of his father suddenly spoke up in his mind: What's the matter with you, Albert? That's no way to treat an expensive musical instrument!" Anybody have any thoughts on this? I haven't ever bumped into Stephen King referencing Jim before, and the book came out in 1990, (obviously) too early for it to be a Bat II reference, but plenty of time for a BfG. But what are the odds for that? Anybody want to weigh in? Anyone know if Stephen King is a fan? I've never heard that he is, and I don't think he's ever excerpted Steinman's work, but perhaps... | |
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