Re: The Steinheimer Influence
Author: Carol L.Voss
Date: 07-28-2011 - 10:02
Brendan Wrote:
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> If I recall correctly, Beebe was pretty dismissive
> of Steinheimer's style, which accords with other
> things I've read of him being somewhat of an
> ornery old cuss. That said, Beebe's Mixed Train
> Daily is a classic, and it's more rugged, comic,
> and entertaining than anything Stein ever wrote.
> But Stein, I think, was more of an artist than
> Beebe... here's two of my favorites: Little Joe in
> the Bitterroots and a boy watching the CZ depart.
I think Mr. Beebe was "pretty dismissive" of just about anything and anyone that wasn't "his"!!
:-)
C.