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The way the cabbies talk reminds me of a Cormac McCarthy novel. This is a good companion read about the taxi vehicles of that time too: http://tlc-mag.com/arch
by seabombs 3y ago
The way the cabbies talk reminds me of a Cormac McCarthy novel.
This is a good companion read about the taxi vehicles of that time too: http://tlc-mag.com/archive_issues/amer_taxi_oct06.html http://tlc-mag.com/archive_issues/amer_taxi_oct06.html
- xxr 3y agoThe author of this piece (Nicholas Pileggi) later wrote the books that became the Martin Scorsese films Goodfellas and Casino (and wrote the screenplays for these as well). More than anything, he seems keen on capturing exactly how these guys talk (or at least presenting a memorable version of it).