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Post by Mark Jones Junior on Sept 21, 2005 7:10:58 GMT -5
 One of my childhood 'heroes'! |
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Post by Simon Butler on Sept 21, 2005 7:49:02 GMT -5
Nice to see Rik Mayall attending the release of your memoirs. Not much of an autograph though...seems he can only print his name.
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Post by Ringostarr on Sept 21, 2005 8:12:06 GMT -5
Were you the only one who turned up to the book signing Mark? It looks like you had plenty of time to get friendly
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Post by Bill Harbison on Sept 21, 2005 8:13:20 GMT -5
Was that at the Trafford Centre?
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Post by Mark Jones Junior on Sept 21, 2005 8:29:56 GMT -5
No i wasn't the only one there! Don't be ridiculous Lorraine! It was in the bigger of the 2 Waterstone's in Manchester. He started at 12.15 (15 mins early) and was there till 3.30 so I heard. The queue went from the entrance on the pedestrainised bit all the way round the block to the OTHER entrance in Deansgate and past it. I'd never been to a book signing before and was amazed how many people were there.
He was jolly nice too.
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Post by Bill Harbison on Sept 21, 2005 8:36:00 GMT -5
I've only been to one myself and that was with Rick Palmer to see Peter Ustinov. Rick went to get his book signed while I hid round the corner  - what a wasted opportunity! |
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Post by Simon Butler on Sept 30, 2005 4:48:06 GMT -5
I went to one in Liverpool to see the Jewish Cowboy Detective writer...now potential governor of Texas...Kinky Friedman.
He was great...read a bit, talked a lot; really funny by the way and sang a few tunes.
He's a singer with the Texas Jewboys and the writer of a wonderful song called "They ain't making jews like Jesus anymore."
Then he went and played a gig at a club round the corner from the bookstore.
A fine man and a fun writer.
Happy Days
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- what a wasted opportunity!