[AT] Killdozer!

[Mogrits]

I just facepalmed when I read the lightning strike thread and realized what
you were referring to. The Colorado story is also worth exploring and as I
said watching the "Tread" documentary will give you the most balanced view.

Warren

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 10:28 PM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:

> I actually ran across that in my search for the book.  That whole sad
> affair with the guy running rogue with a bulldozer appeared to have taken
> on the nickname “KillDozer”; but the name was actually  co-opted from the
> 1946 short story/1970s film and did not originate with that event.
>
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 14, 2021, at 10:18 PM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> I think this was a mistake Spencer made copying this to the list but I
> have some knowledge of this subject. The movie "Tread" which was streaming
> recently on Amazon deals with the Marv Neemeyer (sp?) story, probably in
> the most balanced way. The book "Killdozer" by the newspaper publisher
> whose building was wrecked by same is obviously biased, Marv was pretty
> reasonable all things considered, until he felt pushed too far. I am biased
> myself having spent time where it happened and talking to people who knew
> him. That's all I have to offer to this out of context conversation.
>
> And Spencer- it is a very short read if you're discussing "Killdozer" by
> the Granby publisher.
>
> Warren
>
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 6:15 PM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:
>
>> Purchased.  Thanks for the tip.   Short stories are all I have time for
>> these days anyway so that works out perfect
>>
>> Spencer
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jul 14, 2021, at 5:03 PM, STEVE ALLEN <steveallen855 at centurytel.net>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > If you like the movie, you will really like the Theodore Sturgeon
>> short story that was. . . strip-mined for the film script.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The "original" Steve Allen
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