Book Signing
Seymour,
Texas, June 7th,
2014. What can one say about Seymour? What comes to mind is the comedian that
used to say, “I get no respect.” Remember him? Now I’m not him. I do get
respect, just not from Seymour (LOL). Let me tell you about a few of my book
signings and see if you don’t agree. Several years ago, during the Fall
Festival, I was booked for a signing at the county library; they put my table
outside by the north door, on a cold windy day. Can you say, pneumonia? (brrr).
Last year, also during the Fall Festival, I had a table, again outside on a
cold, cold morning. Remember that pneumonia? See the picture below.
Haskell,
Texas, lets me sign inside. See Below.
So
does Books A Million & Hastings In Wichita Falls. See Below. Yes, I finally
decided to shave off the gray hair, so please no comments (G).
Even
The Senior Citizens Let Me Sign Indoors. See Below.
Now
June 7th, the day the Whiteside Museum of
Natural History has its Grand Opening, I requested a table to sign books; not
just any books, my books about dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles. After all, I
am the Author in residence, and these are subjects that coincide with the
Museum of Natural History. Guess where they put me? Yep, you guessed it,
outside again. This time I sat at a table in over 100-degree temperature. Now,
if I just don’t get heat stroke this time. Anyone want me to come to their town
to sign books? I believe I’ll forget about Seymour next time. Ah, maybe I
should have been a comedian after all. Enjoy the pictures.
Thankfully,
we were in the shade, and had a nice wind. The heat never became much of a
problem, though we did get a little hot. The sudden wind gusts did prove a
problem, however, as my books went flying several times. Not a great day, but
not a bad one, either. TREASURE OF JUR sold best, as people liked the tiger
head on the cover. I didn’t have any new edition copies of PANGAEA: EDEN’S
PLANET, but I did have the poster on hand.
Ginger
went through the new museum first, while I sat with the table, and she took the
pictures. I went after she returned, but my blood sugar took a sudden dive
while inside, and I had to get out to my jellybeans before someone called an
ambulance. I barely made it back to the table before collapsing.
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