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Village Books in Pacific Palisades, From Its First Book to the Last

Comments (0) By David Kipen Thursday, Aug 4 2011
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That Thursday night at Village Books, there in the crowd, I glimpsed the great film writer–director Ron Shelton and his wife, actress Lolita Davidovich, who'd starred in Blaze for him. One minute he was signing the guest book, the next they were gone. In their wake I sidled over to read what he'd scribbled in the heavy ledger. Here was the guy who'd written Crash Davis' showstopping monologue in Bull Durham. For Tin Cup, he'd come up with one of the great unsung movie endings. Who better to inscribe a valediction for Village Books? His handwriting would have given a medical secretary pause, but I could just make it out. It read, "I don't like this."

Me either.

ILLUSTRATION BY JIM RUGG

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