The excitement is mounting about the arrival of Phil Stanford's latest true crime book "The Peyton-Allan Files" which is a fascinating story about the double murder that took place in 1960. Portland was slowly changing as a city, Kisn Radio was on every teenagers radio dial, corruption was alive in the police department and city hall and the headlines were big and bold about this story which went on for years. Here are my 10 questions for Phil:
1- Your true-crime book about the double killing on a lovers lane in Stumptown is out soon, from start to finish, how long did the book take you to finish and get to the publisher?
Counting the research, about three years. The writing itself too about six months.
2: Any thoughts on your next project?
Already working on it- "Rose City Vice" which will be true cops & robbers stories from the 70's and 80's. What a time it was!
#3: Favorite Stumptown restaurant?
Papa Hayden's in Sellwood, also Horse's Brass for great fish & chips.
#4: Last book read?
"A man in Full" by Tom Wolfe. Boy, is he good.
#5: Your favorite true crime book?
Hard to say, but probably "My Dark Places" by James Ellroy
#6: Favorite movie of all time?
Woody Allen's "Bullets over Broadway". I can watch that one again & again.
#7: What is always in Phil's fridge?
Celery. Not very exciting, I know.
#8: Favorite web site to visit?
www.bojack.org (I consider Jack Bogdanski a great columnist)
#9: Person you would enjoy meeting?
Willie Nelson or Muhammad Ali. My two heroes.
#10: Favorite place to vacation?
Couldn't say because it's been so long. Whenever I get away, it's usually to visit family in Austin, LA, Philadelphia or DC.
If I ever need a PI Phil will get the call. Count me in at the first of the time for this book. His last "Portland Confidential" was read cover to cover without a break - that great.
Posted by: livermore | September 26, 2010 at 08:39 PM
Can't wait to see his 70's-80's book. That time was juicy as hell in its own way.
Posted by: John | September 27, 2010 at 03:57 PM
This book will be a big seller, especially in Portland where I was 12 when the murder took place in the west hills. I remember my sister who was a teenager being paraniod going on dates.
Posted by: Steve Handley | September 27, 2010 at 04:13 PM
Phil is missed in the Trib. Never pick it up anymore.
Posted by: George | September 28, 2010 at 06:45 PM