- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (27 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0765310465
- ISBN-13: 978-0765310460
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,083,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Spider Robinson is the hottest writer to hit science fiction since [Harlan] Ellison."
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Spider Robinson's Off The Wall At Callahan's is a collection of epigrams, maxims, proverbs, observations, eye-watering puns, and original song lyrics distilled from the first five volumes of the Callahan's Place series. All of these gems were painstakingly deciphered from blown-up old photos of the wall behind the bar, where Callahan let his customers scrawl graffiti, so, technically, every word is "off the wall." There are even capsule bios at the end for every person (real or imaginary) quoted in the graffiti section. Out of print for five years, new fans of Callahan's will be looking for this book.
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Format:Paperback
Off the wall at Callahan's is a collection of all the best sayings that Mike Callahan collected over the years, some of the worst puns, and the nicest songs. There is also a short foreword by Spider explaining how this book came to be, and an section at the end listing the person who appeared over the various books in the Callahan's Saloon series. The book also features several cute interior illustrations by Phil Foglio, and is printed on acid-free paper (according to the jacket). While this book is NOT a collection of stories as are all the other books in this series, it DOES give valuable background and interesting tidbits. It's probably not a good book to get if you've not read any of the rest of the series, but if you have and liked them, it'll probably appeal to your taste. I liked this book very much myself, but could see where it might not appeal to non Robinson fans.
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The collected sayings, puns and songs of Callahan's Place
20 Feb 1997
Format:Paperback
Off the wall at Callahan's is a collection of all the best sayings that Mike Callahan collected over the years, some of the worst puns, and the nicest songs. There is also a short foreword by Spider explaining how this book came to be, and an section at the end listing the person who appeared over the various books in the Callahan's Saloon series. The book also features several cute interior illustrations by Phil Foglio, and is printed on acid-free paper (according to the jacket). While this book is NOT a collection of stories as are all the other books in this series, it DOES give valuable background and interesting tidbits. It's probably not a good book to get if you've not read any of the rest of the series, but if you have and liked them, it'll probably appeal to your taste. I liked this book very much myself, but could see where it might not appeal to non Robinson fans
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Warning: This is NOT "The Notebooks of Lazarus Long".
15 April 2000
Format:Paperback
I was extremely disappointed with this book. I have been a Spider Robinson and Callahan fan since the first book. Unfortunately, this book did not live up to my expectations. If you have read the "Callahan's" books, you have seen the good parts of the book (if you haven't, you need to get them right away! They are wonderful!). Most of the book is made up of sayings that are supposed to have been written on the wall of Callahan's Place. If this is all that was written, the wall should have been painted over a long time ago. Save your money, and buy the next Spider Robinson book that should be coming out soon.
Why did I get the feeling I waked in on a private party?
12 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
Right off the bat ,I had never been in Callahan's Place,never even heard of it,never read any of Spider Robinson's books,and since Callahan's was destroyed on New Year's Eve 1984;what we're dealing with here is "a blast from the past".I am sure, if one had ever been there and knew any of the people who hung out there;this book would bring back many fond memories.
However,not ever having been part of the scene;the humor in the book was very bland to me; as I am sure that the characters,the book is all about,is what would give it meaning.
It reminded me of watching home movies;when you didn't know the people;not too interesting.
However,not ever having been part of the scene;the humor in the book was very bland to me; as I am sure that the characters,the book is all about,is what would give it meaning.
It reminded me of watching home movies;when you didn't know the people;not too interesting.
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