marotta%lezah.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (07/30/85)
From: marotta%lezah.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (MARY MAROTTA) A few recent messages briefly mentioned the "tall tales in a bar" subgenre. I assume this is sub- to SF, but I have trouble characterizing the subgenre. Would anyone care to describe their idea of what a "bar" tale is? Perhaps a few more references to authors would help: Clarke, Cabell, and Lord Dunsany have already been mentioned. Is this strictly a type of short story?
bobh@pedsgd.UUCP (Bob Halloran) (07/31/85)
Organization : Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls NJ In article <3002@topaz.ARPA> marotta%lezah.DEC@decwrl.ARPA writes: >A few recent messages briefly mentioned the "tall tales in a bar" subgenre. >I assume this is sub- to SF, but I have trouble characterizing the >subgenre. Would anyone care to describe their idea of what a "bar" tale >is? Perhaps a few more references to authors would help: Clarke, Cabell, >and Lord Dunsany have already been mentioned. Is this strictly a type >of short story? I am not sure if they fall into the category, but Spider Robinson has done stories in "Callahan's Saloon" for years. Collections are "Callahan's Crosstime Saloon" and "Time Travelers Pay Cash". Bob Halloran Sr MTS, Perkin-Elmer DSG ============================================================================= UUCP: {ihnp4, decvax, ucbvax}!vax135!petsd!pedsgd!bobh USPS: 106 Apple St M/S 305, Tinton Falls NJ 07724 DDD: (201) 758-7000 Disclaimer: My opinions are mine alone. Quote: "No matter where you go, there you are" - B. Banzai
okie@ihuxi.UUCP (Cobb) (07/31/85)
> From: marotta%lezah.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (MARY MAROTTA) > A few recent messages briefly mentioned the "tall tales in a bar" subgenre. > ...Perhaps a few more references to authors would help: Clarke, Cabell, > and Lord Dunsany have already been mentioned... *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR TALL TALE *** Another author that comes to mind is Larry Niven. He has a whole series of short stories that take place in a bar, informally known as the "Draco Tavern" series. They tend to revolve around a non-human race known as the chirpsithra, who say things that most sentient races find hard to believe ... and which just might be true. Amusing stories. You can find them in two books, "Convergent Series" and "Limits." B.K.Cobb ihnp4!ihuxi!okie
cjh@petsd.UUCP (Chris Henrich) (08/02/85)
[] Another series of tall tales is _Tales_from_Gavagan's_Bar_. By L. Sprague DeCamp? Or somebody. They are different from Dunsany's or Niven's stories in that weird things actually happen *in* the bar. Regards, Chris -- Full-Name: Christopher J. Henrich UUCP: ..!(cornell | ariel | ukc | houxz)!vax135!petsd!cjh US Mail: MS 313; Perkin-Elmer; 106 Apple St; Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 Phone: (201) 758-7288