Book Signing
Seymour, Texas, June 7th, 2014. What can
one say about Seymour? What comes to mind is the comedian that used to say, “I
get no respect.” Remember him? Now I’m not him. I do get respect, just not from
Seymour (LOL). Let me tell you about a few of my book signings and see if you don’t
agree. Several years ago, during the Fall Festival, I was booked for a signing
at the county library; they put my table outside by the north door, on a cold
windy day. Can you say, pneumonia? (brrr). Last year, also during the Fall
Festival, I had a table, again outside on a cold, cold morning. Remember that
pneumonia? See the picture below.
Haskell, Texas, lets me sign inside. See Below.
So does Books A Million & Hastings In Wichita
Falls. See Below. Yes, I finally decided to shave off the gray hair, so please
no comments (G).
Even The Senior Citizens Let Me Sign Indoors. See
Below.
Now June 7th, the day the Whiteside Museum
of Natural History has its Grand Opening, I requested a table to sign books;
not just any books, my books about dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles. After
all, I am the Author in residence, and these are subjects that coincide with
the Museum of Natural History. Guess where they put me? Yep, you guessed it, outside
again. This time I sat at a table in over 100-degree temperature. Now, if I
just don’t get heat stroke this time. Anyone want me to come to their town to
sign books? I believe I’ll forget about Seymour next time. Ah, maybe I should
have been a comedian after all. Enjoy the pictures.
Thankfully, we were in the shade, and had a nice wind.
The heat never became much of a problem, though we did get a little hot. The
sudden wind gusts did prove a problem, however, as my books went flying several
times. Not a great day, but not a bad one, either. TREASURE OF JUR sold best,
as people liked the tiger head on the cover. I didn’t have any new edition
copies of PANGAEA: EDEN’S PLANET, but I did have the poster on hand.
Ginger went through the new museum first, while I sat
with the table, and she took the pictures. I went after she returned, but my
blood sugar took a sudden dive while inside, and I had to get out to my jellybeans
before someone called an ambulance. I barely made it back to the table before
collapsing.
