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August 4, 2010:

A TRIP TO THE LIBRARY

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Well, dear readers, last night’s event at the Burbank Library was really fun. It was a very nice turnout – I knew some people but not others. In attendance were dear reader Sam, our very own Mr. Nick Redman and our pal Julie Kirgo, my helper and some of her family, our very own Mr. Barry Pearl, copyist and composer Bonnie Janofsky, the Kritzerland designer, Doug Haverty, muse Margaret and her ever-lovin’ Richard, Juliana A. Hansen’s mum, Diane, and others. One of my Facebook friends that I don’t really know at all showed up, which was nice, plus there were some library regulars there, in addition to a few fans of mine who, I guess, heard about it somewhere. Just before I began, a lady walked into the room – I recognized her instantly – Annie O’Donnell, who’d been in the ensemble of Stop the World, I Want to Get Off in New Jersey. But that’s not the strange part – no, the strange part, and someone here will have to tell me what the odds are that this could happen, is that she just happened to be at the library! Isn’t that rich? Isn’t that queer? I began by reading the Introduction to the book. I then skipped around a little, all from the beginning of the book. There were some nice laughs and I read for thirty minutes. But I realized at the twenty-minute mark that twenty minutes is enough for me. The audience was fine, but my interest in reading wanes after twenty minutes. So, from now on, twenty minutes it is. I then took questions – there were some fun ones, and I told some anecdotes and stories – it was all very loose and informal and really fun. One gentleman told me he thought that I Want To Eat Your Face was the highest moment in all of cinema – and he was serious. That made me smile. There was a nice lady named Donna who came because a) she remembered reading the LA Times article about me back from 1998 and b) because she knows Liz and Anne Hampton Callaway. And all the other folks were very nice. We sold some books, I signed, and by eight-thirty it was all done.

Afterwards, Juliana’s mum, Barry, and I went to the Daily Grill. I’d only had two poached eggs earlier, so I was quite hungry and had a quite large dinner consisting of a grilled artichoke, sole, and asparagus – the three of us split a dessert, too.

Earlier, the day had been the day. I got up, I finished addressing boxes, then the helper showed up and did some of the postage, which she’ll finish today. I went out and did some banking and some errands and whatnot, and dealt with two very minor annoyances, one of which has to do with one of my storage facilities – I’ll be very interested to see how that plays out, because after certain facts came to light yesterday, I’m guessing I’ve been charged late fees that I shouldn’t have been charged and also that I’ve been paying too much every month. This all has to do with my very ancient contract, done in 2001. So, the manager will be talking to the district manager and we’ll figure out some sort of settlement that makes sense to all of us. I had the above-referenced poached eggs, and I picked up three count them three packages, all containing Blu and Rays, one of which, Roman Polanski’s latest, The Ghost Writer, I’m quite anxious to see and will see this very evening. I also perused the tapes I had pulled from the MGM vaults and I’ll probably end up doing both projects, as long as the tapes sound good when I have them transferred.

Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button because the trip to the library has left me exhausted and ready for the bedroom environment.

Today, the helper will arrive at ten to finish the postage – this will be a short day for her. Then someone is bringing some paperwork and a CDR over for one of our upcoming releases. And after that, I’m hoping my package containing my original Thurber cartoon will have arrived. Then, Mr. Grant Geissman will come over and we’ll decide if we like the frame the cartoon is in – I’m hoping we do because I’d rather not take it to the framers and not have it in my possession. We’ll also finish re-hanging some other paintings. After that, the day is mine all mine.

Tomorrow, of course, will be a VERY heavy shipping day, after which I have to write liner notes – once I finish those, then I’m off the hook for at least a week, liner notes-wise. Something is going on on Friday but I cannot remember what and unfortunately it’s not on my iCal. Well, hopefully it will come to me, because there’s definitely something going on, and I know it’s in the evening.

Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, do a jog, put postage on packages, pick up an original Thurber cartoon now belonging to me, spend time with Grant Geissman, eat something light and fun, and then sit on my couch like so much fish. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like. So, let’s have loads of lovely questions and loads of lovely answers and loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I sleep tight after my excellent trip to the library.

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