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«June 11, 2008 - July 11, 2008»
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Start: 12:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

A special edition of our Birth of Noir: James M. Cain’s Southern California Nightmare, offered exclusively for friends of Pasadena's venerable Vroman's Bookstore .

ABOUT THE TOUR:Southern California 1931: Amongst the burgeoning urban sprawl built atop bulldozed orange groves and the bitter realization that you can’t eat the sunshine, recent emigre James M. Cain found a kernel of truth and his voice, which would eventually distill through his novels, ”The Postman Always Rings Twice,” “Mildred Pierce” and “Double Indemnity,”, and subsequent film adaptations into the unique American genre: Film Noir.

To reserve seats call Vromans Bookstore -- (626) 449-5320

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Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

Instructions for passengers:

There are no paper tickets: your name will be on a list. Check in is at 11:30am for a 12pm sharp departure from the Olive Street entrance to the Millenium Biltmore Hotel on Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles.

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The tour is approximately 4 hours, and will we return in time for riders to take high tea in the Rendezvous Court (the Olive Street Lobby where Beth Short spent some the last known hours of her life).

Tickets can be ordered online until the morning of the tour. For last minute bookings, please feel free to call 310-995-4591 after 8am on tour day, and if there are seats available, you can reserve a spot and pay with cash at the bus.

Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or video-taping without permission. We regret that there are no refunds for passengers who miss the bus.

Tour summary

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Start: 12:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

tour summary

preview guest Ruthann Friedman's 1960s memories

Instructions for passengers:

There are no paper tickets: your name will be on a list at the bus door. Check in is at 11:30am for a noon sharp departure from Amoeba Music in Hollywood. After the tour, there will be an in-store concert and CD signing by our guest star, Ruthann Friedman, composer of "Windy" (a hit for the Association) among other swell tunes.

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Ample public parking across the street from Amoeba on Ivar behind the Arclight Theatre.

Tickets can be ordered online until the morning of the tour. For last minute bookings, please feel free to call 310-995-4591 after 8am on tour day, and if there are seats available, you can reserve a spot and pay with cash at the bus.

Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or video-taping without permission. We regret that there are no refunds for passengers who miss the bus.

tour summary

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Start: 12:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

Welcome, American Library Association members. We regret to inform you that the Raymond Chandler bus tour has been cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience. We hope you'll join us on a future Esotouric bus adventure next time you are in the Southland. If you are looking for something to do on Saturday, June 28, we recommend the Where the Action Was rock history tour, with special guest Ruthann Friedman, composer of "Windy." The tour departs from Amoeba Music in Hollywood, very close to public transportation. Kindly email to reserve and get payment instructions.

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