BEER   Aug 27, 2009 0 Comments
Harrison


Sure, the Canadian Olympic hockey camp is on, the Phoenix Coyotes clusterf*%k continues and Lance Armstrong's riding for Radio Shack, but it's not ALL about current sports affairs here at The Cheap Seats. Sometimes, we like to sit back, open our not-so freshly laundered bathrobe to the world, pour a stiff drink and reflect a bit. Slow down, as it were. Today, our sudden penchant for pondering comes in the form of celebrated writer and outdoorsman Jim Harrison.

A friend of ours recently returned from a fly-fishing adventure in Montana, a place Harrison also resides, and passed on this trailer to the recently-released film Tarpon, which was shot 35 years ago. Sure, Key West fly-fishing movies aren't normally our go-to form of sports entertainment, but we might just make an exception this time. Why? Well, Harrison's in it. And apart from writing novels like Legends of the Fall, Warlock and True North, Harrison also happens to be a premier chronicler of the sporting life. His writing on hunting and fishing alone is enough to make a PETA member drool. This, in turn, reminded us to recommend his collection of non-fiction Just Before Dark. If you like booze, food, sporting adventure and general awesomeness, do yourself a favor and crack it.

Here's an old interview with the man himself.


Thus concludes the library nerd post.

: 2:22 PM in Books
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