In two posts above, I quoted from the recently released memoir of Cassandra Peterson (aka "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark") in which she wrote about her meeting with Ray Bradbury, one of her favorite authors. For a great (and funny) photo of Ray and Elvira together, just click on the link below:

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That's SO cute!

I love the writer Mickey Spillane. He has always been one of my "guilty pleasures", especially his Mike Hammer novels. And Ray Bradbury referred to Mr. Spillane as a "great guy" when his name came up during one of our conversations. I am currently reading the 1967 novel THE BODY LOVERS, one of the few Mike Hammer books I have not read before. At one point in that book, a character remarks that he saw, in his missing sister's purse, a letter postmarked "Bradbury". Mike Hammer responds, "You mean out on the Island?" And the other character replies, "That's the place." The Mike Hammer character later refers to the town of "Bradbury" as being located on Long Island. However, I cannot find any information that such a town exists. I therefore strongly suspect that this reference was Spillane's way of paying tribute to Ray. (If anyone knows anything about a New York town called "Bradbury", I hope you'll post a reply and let me know!)