tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post1474697435969780796..comments2024-03-27T13:26:32.587-07:00Comments on Mystery Fanfare: PARNELL HALL: R.I.P.Janet Rudolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-18706352306024645682020-12-23T09:45:14.894-08:002020-12-23T09:45:14.894-08:00Such a huge loss to the author and reader communit...Such a huge loss to the author and reader community. Parnell was always witty and gracious. We will all miss him and his wonderful books. Cynthia Samplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929989117595369746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-25875770351127376332020-12-21T10:41:07.472-08:002020-12-21T10:41:07.472-08:00I remember his hilarious performances at several B...I remember his hilarious performances at several Bouchercon banquets. Good writer as well.Richard Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770090814220403413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-50605341013466525242020-12-19T10:04:42.546-08:002020-12-19T10:04:42.546-08:00Parnell was always so sweet and encouraging to me ...Parnell was always so sweet and encouraging to me before I became published and congratulatory to me when I was. He was a real genuine person! We all shall miss him and his terrific talent!!! Coco Ihlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-7145849751160108052020-12-17T23:30:39.849-08:002020-12-17T23:30:39.849-08:00Well, darn. I didn’t know him well, but if you wen...Well, darn. I didn’t know him well, but if you went to a book convention you knew him! Thanks for posting “The King of Kindle,” a perfect Parnell production. He will be missed and remembered by all of us in his tribe. Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-69386837622055593102020-12-17T16:21:49.614-08:002020-12-17T16:21:49.614-08:00Parnell was absolutely the funniest cast member of...Parnell was absolutely the funniest cast member of the old-time-radio-style plays that I produced at conventions. I always cast him in the lead - the detective or lawyer or whatever - and he was a pleasure to work with. He was Mark Markheim, the Hollywood hawkshaw, in my minuscule mystery "Vengeance In Vegas" at the Las Vegas Bouchercon; and even sang the lyric I set to music in "His Heart Could Break" at Malice. Whenever we were on stage together, I was always the straight-man and he the comic. He also served on the panel for a quiz show that I moderated, and - as people like him are wont to do - always came up with the best ad libs. He wrote funny songs. How many songwriters do you know who have a chorus that ends with these immortal words: " . . . and shoot 'em in the head" ? Over dinner at LCC in Honolulu, I proposed that we sing a duet at some future convention. His response: "If you write it, I'll sing it." I am so sad that, now, I will never have the chance to do that duet with him.<br />Hal Glatzerhttp://www.halglatzer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-68054243189788999612020-12-17T13:12:50.252-08:002020-12-17T13:12:50.252-08:00Such a funny, goofy, endearing man. Always with a ...Such a funny, goofy, endearing man. Always with a quick-witted comment. I can't imagine conventions without him.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478393430722574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-27907957393095955412020-12-17T10:18:19.997-08:002020-12-17T10:18:19.997-08:00When I was just starting out, two decades ago, I w...When I was just starting out, two decades ago, I was offered a panel--to do by myself--and my first mystery wasn't even out yet. Terrified, I asked Parnell Hall if he might stop by and offer some tips on promotion. He came and dazzled the audience, and absolutely saved me. We've been friends ever since. I will miss him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861379760964148213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-89900520591282876002020-12-17T10:16:30.816-08:002020-12-17T10:16:30.816-08:00Such a loss. My condolences to his friends and fam...Such a loss. My condolences to his friends and family. Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-35323446014620298432020-12-17T10:06:06.655-08:002020-12-17T10:06:06.655-08:00Just bought Chasing Jack. R.I.P. Parnell. Just bought Chasing Jack. R.I.P. Parnell. Pattie @ Olla-Podridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347912758342365514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-26567668096165455692020-12-17T09:45:25.260-08:002020-12-17T09:45:25.260-08:00Love this man to pieces. Have known him since the ...Love this man to pieces. Have known him since the mid-90's. He could always cheer you up, and put a bright face on a sad situation. But how talented he was. His panels with Donald Westlake and Joan Hess and others were the stuff of legends at mystery conventions. He was a genius at parody and musical shenanigans. He could poke fun without demeaning and he was a darn good writer. I will miss my friend Parnell terribly, but treasure his memory.<br /><br />Kathy Harighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763007948269006160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-64515340970885635982020-12-17T08:58:08.996-08:002020-12-17T08:58:08.996-08:00Parnell was very supportive and kind to me when I ...Parnell was very supportive and kind to me when I was starting out. And he always took a moment to seek me out at conventions and make me feel like we shared a sensibility. I'll miss him a lot. E.J. Coppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101002495935972952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-51804755460957018592020-12-17T08:11:57.505-08:002020-12-17T08:11:57.505-08:00Too many good people gone this year... Parnell was...Too many good people gone this year... Parnell was another face I always wanted to see at conferences. He knew how to brighten a room. RIP, Parnell.Kate Grilleynoreply@blogger.com