Haines His Way

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Sometimes writing is like pulling teeth.  But the good news is the end is in sight.

Marcy, the Marketing Lady, is working like crazy to get my book in the stores.  We're also talking about doing a launch party in NY at the end of November.  I'll keep you posted, but if it comes to pass (it would happen at a wonderful mystery bookstore in the Village) we will have to fill it up with many many people.  Won't that be fun?

 It's 1:30 here --  perhaps time for bed. (I just made some popcorn and almost set the place on fire - micro was too hot.)
My last day in Budapest tomorrow. In the evening we go and see Cabaret. Thursday morning I set out for the airport at 4:30 AM!
Once more - happy anniversary.

Oh my gosh, DR Jose, you do get around!

For some reason I thought you weren't going to NYC for another day or two.

Btw, for those who love TAR (amazing race), there is a new show on tonight that looks a bit like it.  It's the Rebel Billionaire show on Fox.  Starts in a few minutes here.

Ann: It IS odd that you had that dream, for lately I have indeed found myself turning into Meryl Streep at the oddest moments.

Is it when you roll over in the glen and shout, "I am the French lieutenant's . . . . !" ? We all know what Bette Midler had to say about that!

Speaking of Bette, which is of course Etteb spelled backwards, the Divine One's film entitled JINXED is escaping to the world of dvd.  Isn't that something?  Isn't that just too too?  Now we'll all be able to see Miss M - M SsiM spelled backwards - on the verge of a nervous breakdown.  Why she isn't on the verge of an anxious breakdown or even a lethargic breakdown is a mystery to me.  A mystery which for all intents and purposes could be solved in THE RANDY VICAR MEETS VICKI EYDIE.
Not to be outdone, or even overdone, not even indone, Paramount has announced, with no great clashes of trumpets, that the other diva of the 70s, a Miss Barbra Streisand, will be represented on dvd in February with a long-awaited release of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER.  I don't know about you, but on a clear day, I can't even see the Pacific Ocean!  Still it's a release to look forward to, but only if you like Vincente Minnelli -love him! His movies don't sit there like so much fish; or Babs herself.  I don't get Barbra.  There was a time when I did, but now she just needs a great producer with her in the studio, someone who would let the true Barbra's voice come through with the proper material and the proper arrangements, done of course by our very own DR elmore3003.

Hey, guess what?  When I was doup shopping today, I picked up the italian wedding meatball soup.  Looks so weird!

Lithia Park in downtown Ashland was designed by the same person who designed the Golden Gate Park.

I took so many beautiful photos in the park today I don’t know which to post.

Great post td. I was not being personal.
Wish Babs would indeed employ Elmoore and BK.

What? are you leaving the personal things to DR TCB?

I took at least a dozen of these and had to force myself to stop.

Jane, I think BK and I became good friends in that initial conversation the day of the reading.  Some people you just know they get you!

Thanks for the compliments about the interview.  But a good interview is only as good as the interviewer.  BK asked all the right questions, then gave one not only the leisure to answer them, but encouraged the detail and brought a sense of fun and relaxation to the whole thing.

The fall pictures are beautiful.  It makes me homesick for Kentucky.  Fall is my favourite time of year and LA never quite gets there for me.

DERBRUCER, great puppies.  I'd take one, but they're going to grow up to be big dogs, aren't they?  After ten years of cockers, only medium sized dogs, I told The Lovely Wife, we were going back to Terriers.  I want small dogs, small appetites, small poop from here on in!

I was delighted to hear of Mr. Ashcroft's resignation.  Of course, he was the Evil we knew.  Who knows what's coming?  I do hope his departure will signal a scaling back of the more frightening aspects of the Patriot Act in the near future.

What bk might say about a 1961 film:

Last night I watched a dvd entitled LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD.  I
didn't get it.

Ginny I saved your site and will read it more carefully later.  I have been in book discussion groups for 24 years now.  

Jane - I started the book group when my son was in kindergarten and he's a freshman in college this fall, so we've read a lot of books together!  What's your group reading?

Ginny today we discussed READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN.  Did you read THE KITE RUNNER?  I chose that book a few months ago and have been telling everyone to read it.