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Friday, February 07, 2003
posted 10:50 PM
Still Friday, but doubt I'll have time to blog tomorrow. Back from Booksmith, in the Haight. Another nice crowd. Met the translator of that odd Sterling-Gibson Italian anthology (our mutually collected non-fiction, I think) that has no equivalent in English.
"They have recently hosted authors such as Chuck Barris and Mariel Hemingway," advised Putnam publicity. Right. Gotcha.
Tomorrow it's M Is For Mystery in San Mateo. Fair enough: it's a book about a mystery.
Sunday, a counter-intuitive jog back up the coast, to Portland, before heading south again to LA.
This is all (or, anyway, mostly) pretty enjoyable. The dread Tupperware phenomenon hasn't set in yet at all -- perhaps the result of Dave, my media-escort for the Bay area, having indoctrinated me into the world of Extreme Polka (bands with names like The Polkaholics, and Polkacide). Big cherry-colored Lincoln towncar, Polkacide at full volume. Maybe not what the fans expect but you do what it takes to keep the Tupperware off, right?
posted 8:37 AM
Friday. San Francisco. Have located net node in side lobby of small but perfectly-formed hotel. Not much use, though, as I spend all my time either out signing stock, in my room doing phone interviews, at readings/signings, or travelling between same.
Numerous crossings of the Bay Bridge, which really would be an interesting place to walk around and buy a hotdog.
Cody's was great, last night; the very funny woman who introduced me had made up "NEO-CRAP? NOPE!" stickers, some customers availing themselves of these when it came time to have their books signed.
Sorry I'm not able to post more frequently, but I seem to be just too 20th-century an entity to simultaneously maintain virtual presence and be on the road meeting live humans.
Will try to get back later and add a little more.
Thanks to the extremely pleasant woman at Book Passage in Corte Madera, yesterday!
Off to the 9:30 phoner. Lunch later with LOCUS, the hometown paper of science fiction.
Tonight, the Haight. See ya.
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