We’re
just one week away from my first “Hidden History of Mobile” book signing. It
will be Saturday, January 25th from 3 to 4pm at Page and Palette in
Fairhope, Alabama (directions below).
I
really enjoy these events where I get to meet old friends and make new ones. It's fun when folks stop by and I get to engage them in the book's topic. Oh,
there have been some “interesting” signings. Here's a sample of some past conversations I have had at the old signing table:
A
signing for Hiking Alabama, 4th Edition:
Store
manager: “I didn’t know where to set you up so I put you next to the Duck
Dynasty display. That ties in with your book, right?”
A
signing for Best Tent Camping Alabama:
A
couple thumbing through the book: “So, how does sex work in a tent?”
I
directed them to the sports section where there was actually a book on the
subject.
The
release of Baseball in Mobile at Hank Aaron Stadium:
“Why
didn’t you include Max Bilimnick?" A man asks. (The player's name he was asking about is withheld here on purpose)? “
“Didn’t
you read the introduction?” I ask. “We point out that it would be impossible to
include every player that ever played in Mobile for this little book.”
“Yes,
I read the book from cover to cover. But why didn’t you include Max Bilimnick?”
Paddling Alabama during a signing and presentation:
“So,
what did you wear?” an audience member asks.
Not
knowing what he was getting at, I answered, “Uh, clothes?”
“No!
What did you wear?”
“Jeans,”
co-author Curt Burdick replies.
“NO!
WHAT DID YOU WEAR???”
We
start shooting out answers like a scene from a Monty Python movie, still not sure what he was implying: “Bow tie?
Flippers? Lead weights?”
“NO,
morons!” the man shouts. “What type of life vest were you wearing?”
And at
almost EVERY signing:
“So,
how much is this book?”
“Priceless,”
I answer.
Ah,
good times.
There
are more signings coming up. I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, I’m looking
forward seeing you next Saturday!
Click
here for directions to Page and Palette.
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