US signing dates
Terry Pratchett
Tuesday Sept 13, 7 PM EDT
Olsson's
2111 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
Wednesday Sept 14, 7:00 PM EDT
Borders's
1 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Thursday Sept 15, 7:00 PM EDT
Barnes & Noble
1972 Broadway at 66th St.
New York, NY 10023
Friday Sept 16, 12:30 PM EDT
Yale Bookshop
77 Broadway
New Haven, CT 06511
Fri Sept 16, 7 PM EDT
Harvard Bookshop
At Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way, Harvard Square
Cambridge MA 02138
Saturday Sept 17, 7:30 PM MDT
Tattered Cover
1628 16th St.
Denver, CO 80202
Sunday Sept 18, 2:30 PM PDT
Capitola Book Cafe
1475 41st Avenue
Santa Cruz CA 95010
Tuesday Sept 20 7:30 PM PDT
Kepler's
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Wednesday Sept 21, 7:00 PM PDT
Cody's
2454 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley CA 94704
Thursday Sept 22, 7:00 PM PDT
The Booksmith
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco CA 94117
Friday Sept 23, 7:00 PM PDT
Vroman's
695 E. Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena CA 91101
Saturday, Sept 24 2:30 PM PDT
Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
San Diego CA 92111
Sunday Sept 25, 3:00 PM PDT
Barnes & Noble
7700 NE 4th Plain Boulevard
Vancouver, WA 98662
Monday Sept 26, 7:00 PM PDT
University Bookstore
4326 University Way NE
Seattle WA 98105
Tuesday Sept 27, 6:00 PM PDT
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
--
Terry Pratchett
vinny....@gmail.com
of travelling around America... Do you enjoy it or do the publishers
have you by the short and curlies?
Vinny
Emma Anne
> Saturday Sept 17, 7:30 PM MDT
> Tattered Cover
> 1628 16th St.
> Denver, CO 80202
Hmm. Can anyone tell me, are these things mobbed? Like, hours in line?
I'd like to take my ten year old, who is almost as much of a fan as I
am. But I can really see regretting it at about 11:30 or so . . .
Ssirienna
"Terry Pratchett" <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2pM4Ycad...@unseen.demon.co.uk...
> The upcoming tour, minus media, etc;
>
> --
> Terry Pratchett
Ouch :-(
Please, please, PLEASE try to get enough rest in between that
awful list of dates.
You've mentioned on other occasions that this hasn't been a great
year so PLEASE take someone with you who will bully the media
into letting you rest enough, eat properly and have SOME time to
"smell the roses" or in other words some PTerry time!!
Ssirienna
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explodes and it's like, a serious bummer!
Lesley Weston
tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk wrote on 10/08/2005 9:25 AM:
> The upcoming tour, minus media, etc;
<snip venues>
I was happy to see Vancouver in there, until I noticed it was Vancouver, WA.
Oh well, maybe another time for Canada, eh?
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mark
Lesley Weston (brightly_co...@yahoo.co.uk) was heard to
remark...
> Oh well, maybe another time for Canada, eh?
Only been there mumble years and already speaks it like a native!
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She did not want a colony of hippotami;
She borrowed a machine-gun from her soldier-nephew, Percy,
And showed my hippopotamus no hippopotamercy.
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John Duncan Yoyo
<tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Tuesday Sept 13, 7 PM EDT
>Olsson's
>2111 Wilson Blvd.
>Arlington, VA 22201
FYI this is a really, really small location for the area. I hope it
isn't raining
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David Chapman
> Terry Pratchett <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Saturday Sept 17, 7:30 PM MDT
>> Tattered Cover
>> 1628 16th St.
>> Denver, CO 80202
>
> Hmm. Can anyone tell me, are these things mobbed? Like, hours in line?
In the UK, yes - it's an evening out. You might be better off in America,
though.
--
Who the f--k are you calling insolent?
Terry Pratchett
"vinny....@gmail.com" <vinny....@gmail.com> writes
>My goodness... I had no idea how gruelling a tour could be... 2 weeks
>of travelling around America... Do you enjoy it or do the publishers
>have you by the short and curlies?
>
Unlike 2003 I won't be doing it under high (undiagnosed) blood pressure,
there won't be early starts, and various other things have been put into
place to keep it calm. The sales per new title have shot up over the
past five years, so it's worth one more big tour.
--
Terry Pratchett
Rocky Frisco
Reads like a Cale Tour: lots of stuff on left and right coasts, one gig
in Colorado.
How 'bout us poor Redneckical Suth'runers in Okiehoma and Tex-ass? ;)
-Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com
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Arthur Hagen
>
> Friday Sept 16, 12:30 PM EDT
> Yale Bookshop
> 77 Broadway
> New Haven, CT 06511
>
> Fri Sept 16, 7 PM EDT
> Harvard Bookshop
> At Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall
> 13 Appian Way, Harvard Square
> Cambridge MA 02138
That's a damn tough schedule, unless you're only going to sign a handful
of books at Yale, or really meant 12:30 AM.
With /normal/ traffic, I usually plan on 2 hours from Hartford to
Boston, and you're going all the way from New Haven, hitting Friday
extended rush hours in New Haven, Hartford (or Providence if you take
the scenic route) and Boston. I'd estimate that trip to take at least 3
hours if not more, despite Mapquest and Streets&Trips estimating 1.5
hours -- unless you go by private jet, or the police closes down the
interstate highway for you like they do for certain politicians.
Regards,
--
*Art
Terry Pratchett
<a...@broomstick.com> writes
>Terry Pratchett <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> The upcoming tour, minus media, etc;
>>
>[chop - NYC the day before]
>>
>> Friday Sept 16, 12:30 PM EDT
>> Yale Bookshop
>> 77 Broadway
>> New Haven, CT 06511
>>
>> Fri Sept 16, 7 PM EDT
>> Harvard Bookshop
>> At Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall
>> 13 Appian Way, Harvard Square
>> Cambridge MA 02138
>
>That's a damn tough schedule, unless you're only going to sign a handful
>of books at Yale, or really meant 12:30 AM.
>
I believe a train is involved.
--
Terry Pratchett
vinny....@gmail.com
Terry Pratchett wrote:
> No. I handle my own short and curlies.
Thank goodness for that...
Len Oil
> In message <ddebrm$j36$1...@cauldron.broomstick.com>, Arthur Hagen
handful
> >of books at Yale, or really meant 12:30 AM.
>
> I believe a train is involved.
Lumps of pig iron, logs, now a train... You'll indeed sign anything...
;)
Lister
<tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In message <1123691573.7...@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>"vinny....@gmail.com" <vinny....@gmail.com> writes
>>My goodness... I had no idea how gruelling a tour could be... 2 weeks
>>of travelling around America... Do you enjoy it or do the publishers
>>have you by the short and curlies?
>>
>No. I handle my own short and curlies.
>
Glad to see you're taking matters in hand
--
How can I meet Kylie Minogue?
Arthur Hagen
> In message <ddebrm$j36$1...@cauldron.broomstick.com>, Arthur Hagen
> <a...@broomstick.com> writes
>>
>> handful of books at Yale, or really meant 12:30 AM.
>
> I believe a train is involved.
Still a tough schedule considering that you start in New York City the
same day -- I just don't want you to collapse! (If you do, wait until
you get to Boston, which has the better hospitals.)
Regards,
--
*Art
vinny....@gmail.com
Arthur Hagen wrote:
> Still a tough schedule considering that you start in New York City the
> same day -- I just don't want you to collapse! (If you do, wait until
> you get to Boston, which has the better hospitals.)
Failing that wait till you get home and then you won't have to claim on
the travel insurance (Believe me its a pain... I used to be a broker)
Arthur Hagen
Was it Neil Gaiman or PTerry who wrote about the curses of book signing?
People would want the weirdest things signed, including books by other
authors, more or less flattering body parts and even a birthday cake.
Anyhow, since the train takes close to three hours, it wouldn't surprise
me if PTerry gets to do some signing on the train too. I mean, there's
bound to be *some* rude person that recognises him?
Regards,
--
*Art
flobert
<ro...@rocky-frisco.com> wrote:
<snip>
>Reads like a Cale Tour: lots of stuff on left and right coasts, one gig
>in Colorado.
>
>How 'bout us poor Redneckical Suth'runers in Okiehoma and Tex-ass? ;)
And all us scousers hiding from da bizzies in georgia, like.
Good luck with the tour through Terry. I'll probably take the wife to
a UK signing, when my citizenship comes through (IF it ever comes
through - 2 1/2 years and counting so far...)
>
>-Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com
CCA
> "Terry Pratchett" wrote:
> > I believe a train is involved.
> Lumps of pig iron, logs, now a train... You'll indeed sign anything...
> ;)
IRTA 'dogs' *g*
Not that I wouldn't put it past some people. "Would you mind signing
my dog? He probably won't bite..."
CCA
Emma Anne
Where are you from Vinny? My dad uses that expression, and I wonder if
it's regional. (He' originally from Amarillo, Texas).
Brion K. Lienhart
> The upcoming tour, minus media, etc;
>
I don't want to be rude, but if the new book(s) come out in October, why
are you doing a US signing tour in September?
I've already got copies of the main books, will the stores have copies
of stuff like Science of Discworld? Or is that just up to each store?
Alec Cawley
says...
Nope - it's well known in the UK. So far as I could trace back my
knowledge of it, I would think it came from the British Army. Where they
got it from, I would hesitate to guess: they have "liberated" heavier
things in most corners of the world.
--
@lec ©awley
http://www.livejournal.com/~randombler
vinny....@gmail.com
Unfortunately no I am not from Texas... I am from a small village
you've probably never heard of in North Wales... I believe its a pretty
generic term for being caught and held fast...
Its origins are pretty er... well... rude. In that it references being
held fast by the short curly hair of the er... Private parts...
Vinny
Orjan Westin
Aw, I wish I had thought of that at the signing tour for The Truth!
"Here's my dog, sir, and I wonder if you could sign it 'Terry Parrot' for
me?"
Orjan
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Nigel Stapley
> Emma Anne wrote:
>
>>vinny....@gmail.com <vinny....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My goodness... I had no idea how gruelling a tour could be... 2 weeks
>>>of travelling around America... Do you enjoy it or do the publishers
>>>have you by the short and curlies?
>>>
>>>Vinny
>>
>>Where are you from Vinny? My dad uses that expression, and I wonder if
>>it's regional. (He' originally from Amarillo, Texas).
>
>
> Unfortunately no I am not from Texas... I am from a small village
> you've probably never heard of in North Wales...
Hmm...being nosey...which 'small village'?
--
Regards
Nigel Stapley
<reply-to will bounce>
vinny....@gmail.com
> >
> > Unfortunately no I am not from Texas... I am from a small village
> > you've probably never heard of in North Wales...
>
> Hmm...being nosey...which 'small village'?
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Nigel Stapley
>
> www.judgemental.plus.com
peachy ashie passion
hmmm.
*plots a train ride*
Lesley Weston
He doesn't, though. NY on Thursday evening, Yale on Friday at lunchtime.
Nigel Stapley
That's not a 'small village', mun...it's a suburb of Colwyn Bay! ;-)
--
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one near Wrexham)
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Emma Anne
> Emma Anne wrote:
> > vinny....@gmail.com <vinny....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > My goodness... I had no idea how gruelling a tour could be... 2 weeks
> > > of travelling around America... Do you enjoy it or do the publishers
> > > have you by the short and curlies?
> > >
> > > Vinny
> >
> > Where are you from Vinny? My dad uses that expression, and I wonder if
> > it's regional. (He' originally from Amarillo, Texas).
>
> Unfortunately no I am not from Texas...
My dad would say *not* unfortunately. He says that if he was put down
in Amarillo with nothing - no transportation; nor money - he'd "start
walking."
I don't know from Wales, though.
> I am from a small village
> you've probably never heard of in North Wales...
You fooled me that gmail address. I do try to look for "uk" an such and
not assume everyone is American.
> I believe its a pretty
> generic term for being caught and held fast...
> Its origins are pretty er... well... rude. In that it references being
> held fast by the short curly hair of the er... Private parts...
Oh, I know what it means. :-) I just haven't met anyone who used it
before other than my dad.
Emma Anne
Arthur Hagen
> in article ddfgmr$mkk$1...@cauldron.broomstick.com, Arthur Hagen at
> a...@broomstick.com wrote on 11/08/2005 5:35 AM:
>
>> Still a tough schedule considering that you start in New York City
>> the same day -- I just don't want you to collapse! (If you do, wait
>> until you get to Boston, which has the better hospitals.)
>
> He doesn't, though. NY on Thursday evening, Yale on Friday at
> lunchtime.
Yes? Since the signing at Yale starts at noon-thirty, I would assume
that he would stay the night in NYC and travel to Yale in the morning.
Of course, I might be wrong, but I'd rather do most of the travelling
during the day and sleeping at night myself.
Regards,
--
*Art
Richard Adams
> The upcoming tour, minus media, etc;
>
> Sunday Sept 18, 2:30 PM PDT
> Capitola Book Cafe
> 1475 41st Avenue
> Santa Cruz CA 95010
Oh yes! Right across the street! =)
Richard Adams
> While recovering from a recent, uncomfortable transmembrification,
> Lesley Weston (brightly_co...@yahoo.co.uk) was heard to
> remark...
>
>>Oh well, maybe another time for Canada, eh?
>
>
> Only been there mumble years and already speaks it like a native!
>
>
Except in Canada the 'eh' isn't so much a question, eh!
David Chapman
> Reads like a Cale Tour: lots of stuff on left and right coasts, one gig
> in Colorado.
>
> How 'bout us poor Redneckical Suth'runers in Okiehoma and Tex-ass? ;)
You mean you're not all too busy riding your cousins?
<g,d&r>
--
Who the f--k are you calling insolent?
Lesley Weston
usen...@dragonfur.ca wrote on 12/08/2005 1:12 AM:
> Reality folded in on itself, and somewhere the following words from
> "Richard Adams" apeared in history:
>
>>>> Oh well, maybe another time for Canada, eh?
>>>
>>> Only been there mumble years and already speaks it like a native!
>>
>> Except in Canada the 'eh' isn't so much a question, eh!
>
>
> Or only spoken in "leeser" circles... Much like so many redneck phrases
> or when the prime minister tries to speak in public. };8)
Eh?
Lesley Weston
Stacie L. Hanes
news:u5OKe.9067$0d.1591@trnddc09...
>
> hmmm.
> *plots a train ride*
That the Arlington date is so close to a university event I am/is/are/was
planning to try to attend isn't lost on me.
--
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AFPMinister of Flexible Weapons & Bondage-happy predator
AFPMistress to peachy ashie passion & AFPDeliciousSnack to 8'FED
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Rocky Frisco
> From the Collected Witterings of Rocky Frisco, volume 23:
>
>
>>Reads like a Cale Tour: lots of stuff on left and right coasts, one gig
>>in Colorado.
>>
>>How 'bout us poor Redneckical Suth'runers in Okiehoma and Tex-ass? ;)
>
>
> You mean you're not all too busy riding your cousins?
Naw, that's second nature. We read our Pratchett books in the saddle.
We can always ride a cousin to the signing.
-Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com
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Terry Pratchett
Why I hate having to post events too early:-(
New start times for these shops:
Wednesday Sept 21, 7:30 PM PDT
Cody's
2454 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley CA 94704
Saturday, Sept 24 2:00 PM PDT
Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
San Diego CA 92111
--
Terry Pratchett
Richard Adams
Meanwhile I've placed my order for Thud! and Where's My Cow? both of
which should arrive shortly after you have left. :-p
Rocky Frisco
I called the shop in Virginia and ordered a copy of Thud, signed.
Pighooey
Terry Pratchett wrote:
> In message <ddebrm$j36$1...@cauldron.broomstick.com>, Arthur Hagen
> <a...@broomstick.com> writes
> >> The upcoming tour, minus media, etc;
> >>
> >>
> >> Friday Sept 16, 12:30 PM EDT
> >> Yale Bookshop
> >> 77 Broadway
> >> New Haven, CT 06511
> >>
> >> Fri Sept 16, 7 PM EDT
> >> Harvard Bookshop
> >> At Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall
> >> 13 Appian Way, Harvard Square
> >> Cambridge MA 02138
> >
> >That's a damn tough schedule, unless you're only going to sign a handful
> >of books at Yale, or really meant 12:30 AM.
> >
>
> I believe a train is involved.
Good. I, too, was wondering how you were going to pull that off. I do
hope you will get some rest on the train.
In response to the person who asked how we're going to get the new
books signed when they aren't due out until October, a friend of mine
who went to the American Booksellers Association (ABA) conference in
NYC back in June got me one of those teaser-book-excerpt-thingummmies
from the US publisher and it had a sticker placed over the original
release date that changed it to "September 13" (if I remember rightly;
it's at home and I'm at the office). So that should be okay.
Another thing to note, however, is that the Cambridge, MA "signing" is
actually a reading (as well as a signing, one hopes) at a Harvard
lecture hall, rather than a signing-only at a bookstore. Thus, if
anyone else on this newsgroup is planning to attend, I'm guessing we
should bring our books with us.
Yours ever,
Jean
--
pighooey at mindspring dot com, actually.
Pighooey
called the Harvard book store to make certain sure I understood what to
expect for PTerry's signing, and the very nice lady there said they
*will* have books for sale at the venue (just Thud, though, not the
entire Discworld series) and there *will* be a signing after the
reading. Said venue (Askwith lecture hall, within Longfellow Hall) has
about 250 seats, with room for another hundred or so standing. There is
no charge for the reading and you don't need tickets. What else? Oh,
yeah, for some reason she felt compelled to tell me that they are
sponsoring a Neil Gaiman reading/signing the following week. (At the
First Parish Church, no less!)
Arthur Hagen
> Following up my own post here, which I know is bad form, but I just
> called the Harvard book store to make certain sure I understood what
> to expect for PTerry's signing, and the very nice lady there said they
> *will* have books for sale at the venue (just Thud, though, not the
> entire Discworld series) and there *will* be a signing after the
> reading. Said venue (Askwith lecture hall, within Longfellow Hall) has
> about 250 seats, with room for another hundred or so standing. There
> is no charge for the reading and you don't need tickets.
Ah. Too bad I'm on pager that day.
> What else?
> Oh, yeah, for some reason she felt compelled to tell me that they are
> sponsoring a Neil Gaiman reading/signing the following week. (At the
> First Parish Church, no less!)
Out of curiosity, what's Neil Gaiman's new book (if any)?
Regards,
--
*Art
Rocky Frisco
Terry Pratchett
Pighooey <pigh...@ici.net> writes
>Following up my own post here, which I know is bad form, but I just
>called the Harvard book store to make certain sure I understood what to
>expect for PTerry's signing, and the very nice lady there said they
>*will* have books for sale at the venue (just Thud, though, not the
>entire Discworld series) and there *
Amazing. Don't they want to sell books? I'd have thought a few cartons
of backlist would have been worthwhile, especially since it's my first
time there. They ought to have 'Where'd my Cow?' too.
--
Terry Pratchett
Pighooey
"Amazing. Don't they want to sell books? I'd have thought a few
cartons of backlist would have been worthwhile, especially since it's
my first time there. They ought to have 'Where's My Cow?' too."
Good point, of course. I'll drop a line to the woman listed as the
contact for the event and make the suggestion. I actually spoke to her
boss on the telephone so it's possible she (the boss) didn't have all
the details (you know how that works).
See you next month!
Arthur Hagen
> In message <1124310880.3...@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> Pighooey <pigh...@ici.net> writes
>> Following up my own post here, which I know is bad form, but I just
>> called the Harvard book store to make certain sure I understood what
>> to expect for PTerry's signing, and the very nice lady there said
>> they *will* have books for sale at the venue (just Thud, though, not
>> the entire Discworld series) and there *
>
> Amazing. Don't they want to sell books?
Sure they do, and I'm sure they'll have plenty of HP & the Baseborn
Prince books for you to sign!
> I'd have thought a few
> cartons of backlist would have been worthwhile, especially since it's
> my first time there. They ought to have 'Where'd my Cow?' too.
At the very least the "starter" books, one would think. Those that
might lure the buyers back for more. And perhaps even the author.
Regards,
--
*Art
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karaoke night in the Northeast part of Philadelphia. I have to do it
that night. Is there any chance of meeting you before hand? I'll buy
the first round!!!
Baxter
On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:25:01 +0100, Terry Pratchett
<tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>The upcoming tour, minus media, etc;
>
>Tuesday Sept 13, 7 PM EDT
>Olsson's
>2111 Wilson Blvd.
>Arlington, VA 22201
>
>Wednesday Sept 14, 7:00 PM EDT
>Borders's
>1 S. Broad St.
>Philadelphia, PA 19107
>
>Thursday Sept 15, 7:00 PM EDT
>Barnes & Noble
>1972 Broadway at 66th St.
>New York, NY 10023
>
>Friday Sept 16, 12:30 PM EDT
>Yale Bookshop
>77 Broadway
>New Haven, CT 06511
>
>Fri Sept 16, 7 PM EDT
>Harvard Bookshop
>At Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall
>13 Appian Way, Harvard Square
>Cambridge MA 02138
>
>Saturday Sept 17, 7:30 PM MDT
>Tattered Cover
>1628 16th St.
>Denver, CO 80202
>
>Sunday Sept 18, 2:30 PM PDT
>Capitola Book Cafe
>1475 41st Avenue
>Santa Cruz CA 95010
>
>Tuesday Sept 20 7:30 PM PDT
>Kepler's
>1010 El Camino Real
>Menlo Park, CA 94025
>
>Wednesday Sept 21, 7:00 PM PDT
>Cody's
>2454 Telegraph Ave.
>Berkeley CA 94704
>
>Thursday Sept 22, 7:00 PM PDT
>The Booksmith
>1644 Haight Street
>San Francisco CA 94117
>
>Friday Sept 23, 7:00 PM PDT
>Vroman's
>695 E. Colorado Boulevard
>Pasadena CA 91101
>
>Saturday, Sept 24 2:30 PM PDT
>Mysterious Galaxy
>7051 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
>San Diego CA 92111
>
>Sunday Sept 25, 3:00 PM PDT
>Barnes & Noble
>7700 NE 4th Plain Boulevard
>Vancouver, WA 98662
>
>Monday Sept 26, 7:00 PM PDT
>University Bookstore
>4326 University Way NE
>Seattle WA 98105
>
>Tuesday Sept 27, 6:00 PM PDT
>Third Place Books
>17171 Bothell Way NE
>Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Brion K. Lienhart
> In response to the person who asked how we're going to get the new
> books signed when they aren't due out until October, a friend of mine
> who went to the American Booksellers Association (ABA) conference in
> NYC back in June got me one of those teaser-book-excerpt-thingummmies
> from the US publisher and it had a sticker placed over the original
> release date that changed it to "September 13" (if I remember rightly;
> it's at home and I'm at the office). So that should be okay.
Well, that's good news. :)
John Duncan Yoyo
Amazon.com (US) still has _Where's My Cow_ and _Thud_ both listed for
Oct 1st.
--
John Duncan Yoyo
------------------------------o)
Brought to you by the Binks for Senate campaign comittee.
Coruscant is far, far away from wesa on Naboo.
Flesh-eating Dragon
> Not that I wouldn't put it past some people. "Would you mind signing
> my dog? He probably won't bite..."
Even though I'm not an enthusiast of the whole idea of signings, I'd
probably try to get to one locally on the grounds that (here in
Adelaide) I'd probably never have another chance.
I think I know exactly what - and where - I would ask Pterry to sign.
However, if I said so in public it might turn out that Pterry has a
good memory, in which case the request would lack the illusion of
spontaneity at the time. I don't think I want that.
I'm sure there've been other people who've asked for more or less the
same thing as I have in mind, but it's not something I've _heard_ of
people asking for, so probably not that many, in relative figures. In
absolute figures probably a fair few, though.
(It's a book; I'll give that much away. It's even one he wrote. But
there's more _to_ it than that.)
Another unashamedly silly thought of mine - for people who can't get
to signings, how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
Pratchett Book Signing RPG that lets small groups of people simulate
the experience? Obviously maps of fictional bookstores would be
involved, and the dice would be rolled now and then to generate
encounters with Wandering Customers, but what other rules would be
needed?
Adrian.
Terry Pratchett
<dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
>
>Another unashamedly silly thought of mine - for people who can't get
>to signings, how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
>Pratchett Book Signing RPG that lets small groups of people simulate
>the experience? Obviously maps of fictional bookstores would be
>involved, and the dice would be rolled now and then to generate
>encounters with Wandering Customers, but what other rules would be
>needed?
>
>Adrian.
Well, the idea would be to get as many books signed as possible!
--
Terry Pratchett
Richard Adams
"To get the piece of pig-iron signed you must roll a 20"
Eric Jarvis
<YrqT4593...@unseen.demon.co.uk>:
> In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating Dragon
> <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
> >
> >Another unashamedly silly thought of mine - for people who can't get
> >to signings, how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
> >Pratchett Book Signing RPG that lets small groups of people simulate
> >the experience? Obviously maps of fictional bookstores would be
> >involved, and the dice would be rolled now and then to generate
> >encounters with Wandering Customers, but what other rules would be
> >needed?
>
>
Possibly. Though there should also be the possibility of gaining
experience levels due to the extremely perilous location of the desk, the
extraordinary remoteness of the bookstore's location, or the outrageous
nature of the objects being signed.
I guess there really also needs to be a bestiary of shop assistants. For
instance assistant department supervisor, 5 hit points, ST 6 IQ 8 WS 5 DX
10 CN 17 CH 3, proficient in shop till, time keeping, and bastard sword.
There also need to be some sort of combat table so that the players can
roll to find out when they start getting writers cramp, RSI or lose their
patience at being asked the same question 2,000 times and punch out a fan.
For the really long queueueues you'll also need to keep an eye on the
relationships between the customers. Having seen a few signing queueueues
it has long worried me that if it started out long enough and was routed
around a sufficient number of darkened corners between bookshelves, the
blighters could start to breed. Then you'd have the possibility of a never
ending queueueueueueueue.
What scares me most is that if somebody wrote the rules I might be tempted
to play.
--
eric - afprelationships in headers
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
Eric Jarvis
<dea7sp$p...@dispatch.concentric.net>:
> Terry Pratchett wrote:
>
> > In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating Dragon
> > <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
> >
> >> Another unashamedly silly thought of mine - for people who can't get
> >> to signings, how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
> >> Pratchett Book Signing RPG that lets small groups of people simulate
> >> the experience? Obviously maps of fictional bookstores would be
> >> involved, and the dice would be rolled now and then to generate
> >> encounters with Wandering Customers, but what other rules would be
> >> needed?
> >
>
> "To get the piece of pig-iron signed you must roll a 20"
>
Hah! You forget that when I found the scroll for the spell "Dispel
Writer's Cramp" on the floor of a taxi in Cattle Grid SD I also found a
Pen of Writing on Strange Objects. So I'm plus 6 on the roll.
<rolling dice>
Damn! A critical failure. Is there a shop assistant with proficiency in
first aid to deal with my broken finger?
Arthur Hagen
> In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating Dragon
> <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
>>
>> Another unashamedly silly thought of mine - for people who can't get
>> to signings, how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
>> Pratchett Book Signing RPG that lets small groups of people simulate
>> the experience? Obviously maps of fictional bookstores would be
>> involved, and the dice would be rolled now and then to generate
>> encounters with Wandering Customers, but what other rules would be
>> needed?
>
I'm not totally sure about this, but I would have thought that the idea
would be to get as many *customers* as possible to have their books
signed and/or briefly meet the author. Which is probably why most
authors won't sign twenty books for a single customer, even if that
would have meant more books signed.
Regards,
--
*Art
naomi
"Flesh-eating Dragon" <dra...@netyp.com.au> wrote in message
news:de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net...
n
naomi
"Terry Pratchett" <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> >
> Well, the idea would be to get as many books signed as possible!
> --
> Terry Pratchett
IRTA to get as many books sold as possible, which I guess would be the
publishers view point.
If I ever get to one of your signings I'm going to bring you a wristBrace
and a gel cold pack for when the cramp sets in.
n
Andrew Nevill
wrote:
>> In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating Dragon
>> <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
>> >
[snippage]
>> >
>> > how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
>> >Pratchett Book Signing RPG
>>
[more snippage]
>
>What scares me most is that if somebody wrote the rules I might be tempted
>to play.
Oh Good. I'm not the only one then.
BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid Cramp
--
Andrew Nevill B.F. D.W. FdV. Reply address: ane...@binternet.com
AFPWorshipper to Spooky, AFPfiance to Sarah (Nanny Ogg), AFPUncle to
James Vaughan. You cannot value friends as pennies, nor can you
replace them as easily (Spooky in email, Aug 2001.)
Discworld Convention 2006. 18 - 26 Aug 2006 Hanover International
Hotel, Hinckley, UK www.dwcon.org
Stacie L. Hanes
> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:13:59 +0100, Eric Jarvis <w...@ericjarvis.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>> In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating
>>> Dragon <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
>>>>
> [snippage]
>>>>
>>>> how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
>>>> Pratchett Book Signing RPG
>>>
> [more snippage]
>>
>> What scares me most is that if somebody wrote the rules I might be
>> tempted to play.
>
> Oh Good. I'm not the only one then.
>
> BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid
> Cramp
Can I use my +2 Sharpie of Personal Inscription to poke people?
Ed Weatherup
> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:13:59 +0100, Eric Jarvis <w...@ericjarvis.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>> In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating
>>> Dragon <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
>>>>
> [snippage]
>>>>
>>>> how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
>>>> Pratchett Book Signing RPG
>>>
> [more snippage]
>>
>> What scares me most is that if somebody wrote the rules I might be
>> tempted to play.
>
> Oh Good. I'm not the only one then.
>
> BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid
> Cramp
In that case I'll have a Bag of Holding, allowing me to carry the entire
canon (in HB, PB and graphic novel, new unsigned and Old Veteran) without
being attacked by the fearsome NPC "Clueless Bookshop Minion" .... and sent
to the back of the queueueue ;-)
--
Ed.
Ed Weatherup
> Andrew Nevill wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:13:59 +0100, Eric Jarvis
>> <w...@ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>> In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating
>>>> Dragon <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
>>>>>
>> [snippage]
>>>>>
>>>>> how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
>>>>> Pratchett Book Signing RPG
>>>>
>> [more snippage]
>>>
>>> What scares me most is that if somebody wrote the rules I might be
>>> tempted to play.
>>
>> Oh Good. I'm not the only one then.
>>
>> BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid
>> Cramp
>
> Can I use my +2 Sharpie of Personal Inscription to poke people?
I think that "Kevin's Anorak" should be worth at least +3 armour bonus ...
--
Ed.
Stacie L. Hanes
> Andrew Nevill wrote:
>> BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid
>> Cramp
>
> In that case I'll have a Bag of Holding, allowing me to carry the
> entire canon (in HB, PB and graphic novel, new unsigned and Old
> Veteran) without being attacked by the fearsome NPC "Clueless
> Bookshop Minion" .... and sent to the back of the queueueue ;-)
Chocolate bar of Indefinite Sustenance, anyone?
Richard Bos
> Andrew Nevill wrote:
> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:13:59 +0100, Eric Jarvis <w...@ericjarvis.co.uk>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>> In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating
> >>> Dragon <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
> >>>>
> >>>> how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
> >>>> Pratchett Book Signing RPG
> >>
> >> What scares me most is that if somebody wrote the rules I might be
> >> tempted to play.
> >
> > Oh Good. I'm not the only one then.
> >
> > BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid
> > Cramp
>
> In that case I'll have a Bag of Holding, allowing me to carry the entire
> canon (in HB, PB and graphic novel, new unsigned and Old Veteran) without
> being attacked by the fearsome NPC "Clueless Bookshop Minion" .... and sent
> to the back of the queueueue ;-)
Be careful around shop attendant liches, though; they may curse it, and
when you reach in to get out your latest acquisition to sign, half your
books will have disappeared.
Richard
Arthur Hagen
http://www.lookslikecandy.com/samples.htm
Regards,
--
*Art
Brian Howlett
[snip]
>>
>
> http://www.lookslikecandy.com/samples.htm
^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
Hmmm...
--
Brian Howlett - Email to From: address deleted unseen
-----------------------------------------------------
Engaging "getting the hell out of here" mode...
Terry Pratchett
<ane...@btinternet.com> writes
>On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:13:59 +0100, Eric Jarvis <w...@ericjarvis.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>> In message <de90dp$5j0$1...@groundhog.korenwolf.net>, Flesh-eating Dragon
>>> <dra...@netyp.com.au> writes
>>> >
>[snippage]
>>> >
>>> > how would you go about designing the rules for a Terry
>>> >Pratchett Book Signing RPG
>>>
>[more snippage]
>>
>>What scares me most is that if somebody wrote the rules I might be tempted
>>to play.
>
>Oh Good. I'm not the only one then.
>
>BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid Cramp
>
Remember the Sword of Irony to combat The Big Guy with 70 Books that
Aren't for e-Bay, Honest.
--
Terry Pratchett
Stacie L. Hanes
> In message <t7bkg1544tukhirpv...@4ax.com>, Andrew Nevill
> <ane...@btinternet.com> writes
>>
>> BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid
>> Cramp
>
> Remember the Sword of Irony to combat The Big Guy with 70 Books that
> Aren't for e-Bay, Honest.
<ruffling pages>
Uh-oh, those are immune to cold irony.
Eric, if it's my turn, I want to roll a called shot to the Book Troll's ear
with my Sharpie.
vinny....@gmail.com
Stacie L. Hanes wrote:
> Terry Pratchett wrote:
> > In message <t7bkg1544tukhirpv...@4ax.com>, Andrew Nevill
> > <ane...@btinternet.com> writes
>
> >>
> >> BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid
> >> Cramp
> >
> > Remember the Sword of Irony to combat The Big Guy with 70 Books that
> > Aren't for e-Bay, Honest.
>
> <ruffling pages>
>
> Uh-oh, those are immune to cold irony.
>
> Eric, if it's my turn, I want to roll a called shot to the Book Troll's ear
> with my Sharpie.
<runs excitedly to the closet>
Yey, I shall don my +20 T shirt of Smiting... "FEEL MY WRATH QUEUE
JUMPING BASTARD!!!!"
Eric Jarvis
<1124885576.3...@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>:
>
> Stacie L. Hanes wrote:
> > Terry Pratchett wrote:
> > > In message <t7bkg1544tukhirpv...@4ax.com>, Andrew Nevill
> > > <ane...@btinternet.com> writes
> >
> > >>
> > >> BTW I draw Frozen Garden Peas that gives me +6 on a roll to Avoid
> > >> Cramp
> > >
> > > Remember the Sword of Irony to combat The Big Guy with 70 Books that
> > > Aren't for e-Bay, Honest.
> >
> > <ruffling pages>
> >
> > Uh-oh, those are immune to cold irony.
> >
> > Eric, if it's my turn, I want to roll a called shot to the Book Troll's ear
> > with my Sharpie.
>
You'll need to roll a 16 or above unless you are attacking from behind. In
which case you won't be able to stand on the desk and you'll first need to
find a step ladder.
> <runs excitedly to the closet>
>
> Yey, I shall don my +20 T shirt of Smiting... "FEEL MY WRATH QUEUE
> JUMPING BASTARD!!!!"
>
You have been tapped firmly on the shoulder. When you turn round you see a
pride of librarianesses. One of them is holding up a placard that says
"Your T shirt is too loud".
Richard Adams
"Congratulations High Bidder, best always, Cranston Snord"
Stacie L. Hanes
<signing queue RPG>
> You'll need to roll a 16 or above unless you are attacking from
> behind. In which case you won't be able to stand on the desk and
> you'll first need to find a step ladder.
In that case, I'll see if I can shove it crosswise up . . .
ATTENTION! THIS THREAD HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR REASONS OF EXTREME BAD
TASTE
Eric Jarvis
<x_pPe.1951$_84....@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>:
> Eric Jarvis wrote:
>
> <signing queue RPG>
>
> > You'll need to roll a 16 or above unless you are attacking from
> > behind. In which case you won't be able to stand on the desk and
> > you'll first need to find a step ladder.
>
> In that case, I'll see if I can shove it crosswise up . . .
>
> ATTENTION! THIS THREAD HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR REASONS OF EXTREME BAD
> TASTE
>
Quick! Fetch the chili sauce.
naomi
"Eric Jarvis" <w...@ericjarvis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d783ebb1...@news.dircon.co.uk...
> Stacie L. Hanes house_d...@yahoo.com wrote in
> <x_pPe.1951$_84....@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>:
> > Eric Jarvis wrote:
> >
> > <signing queue RPG>
> >
> > > You'll need to roll a 16 or above unless you are attacking from
> > > behind. In which case you won't be able to stand on the desk and
> > > you'll first need to find a step ladder.
> >
> > In that case, I'll see if I can shove it crosswise up . . .
> >
> > ATTENTION! THIS THREAD HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR REASONS OF EXTREME BAD
> > TASTE
> >
>
> Quick! Fetch the chili sauce.
>
> --
> eric - afprelationships in headers
ouch.
you guys owe me a new keyboard, this one is full of coffee.
n
Terry Pratchett
<tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>
>Monday Sept 26, 7:00 PM PDT
>University Bookstore
>4326 University Way NE
>Seattle WA 98105
>
I gather this has been moved to:
University Temple United Methodist Church
1415 NE 43rd Street
Seattle, WA
206-634-3400
7 PM, as before.
Bit of a puzzler...maybe they think I could use some churchin' up.
--
Terry Pratchett
Rocky Frisco
Betcha they needed more room.
-Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com
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Arthur Hagen
> Terry Pratchett wrote:
>
>> University Temple United Methodist Church
>> 1415 NE 43rd Street
>> Seattle, WA
>> 206-634-3400
>>
>> 7 PM, as before.
>>
>> Bit of a puzzler...maybe they think I could use some churchin' up.
>
> Betcha they needed more room.
If this had been in the bible belt and not in Seattle, I would seriously
have recommended leaving all the witches books outside. Especially the
Tiff books, as they obviously teach kids how to become tools of Satan.
Regards,
--
*Art
Hendrik Schober
> [...]
> If this had been in the bible belt and not in Seattle, I would seriously
But since this is Seattle, I would seriously
recommend to take all the books inside. They
are going to get wet otherwise.
> Regards,
Schobi
--
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I'm Schobi at suespammers dot org
"Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving"
Terry Pratchett
Pighooey
> Bit of a puzzler...maybe they think I could use some churchin' up.
Perhaps they know you're on a mission from Glod!
(Sorry. I couldn't help myself. It's too early in the morning for
self-control.)
Yours ever,
Jean
MEG
news:i2HNveNZ...@unseen.demon.co.uk...
>>
>>Monday Sept 26, 7:00 PM PDT
>>University Bookstore
>>4326 University Way NE
>>Seattle WA 98105
>>
> I gather this has been moved to:
>
> University Temple United Methodist Church
> 1415 NE 43rd Street
> Seattle, WA
> 206-634-3400
>
> 7 PM, as before.
It seems that Kepler's in Menlo Park
(Tuesday Sept 20 7:30 PM PDT
Kepler's
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025)
is now closed. Sadly, Kepler's are no more (http://www.keplers.com/).
Has there been any update on the tour schedule?
- MEG
Terry Pratchett
<nospam_...@djelibeybi.idps.co.uk> writes
>
>(Tuesday Sept 20 7:30 PM PDT
>Kepler's
>1010 El Camino Real
>Menlo Park, CA 94025)
>
>is now closed. Sadly, Kepler's are no more (http://www.keplers.com/).
>
>Has there been any update on the tour schedule?
Given that the store closed yesterday, no! Some assembly is required.
I'll post when I know.
--
Terry Pratchett
Richard Adams
#$*&!!!
We're becoming a nation of only two booksellers: Borders and Barnes &
Noble (though Amazon is in there, but not with a physical presense)
Support your Local Booksellers!
Arthur Hagen
>
> #$*&!!!
>
> We're becoming a nation of only two booksellers: Borders and Barnes &
> Noble (though Amazon is in there, but not with a physical presense)
You do know that Borders and Amazon are partners?
Regards,
--
*Art
Richard Adams
Yep.