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April 6/7, 2009: TC signing in Chicago, IL
meg_evonne:
Oh, you guys are going to have so much fun! Wish I could have been there! Dang....
And did anyone from board send me something from emeeatj? sounded like spam. If it's one of you guys, let me know! Came in on YIM..
Murphy's Stunt Double:
*Sniffles and turns green with envy*
Have a WONDERFUL time, everybody! I wish I could be there!
IJustfinished.com:
My partner and fellow Dresden groupie is going to be the interviewer tonight, while I twitter & post turning green with envy, but it is his first interview. It was a cool coincidence that he was going to be in IL tonight, so seeing the chance of a lifetime, we asked for the interview. Now, I am afraid that he is really nervous. If you see a nervous looking guy in a black collared shirt with Ijustfinished.com on the left corner, and two guys in tow with camera equipment, that is Jeremy. Tell him "Hi", and try to distract him from himself. ;)
I think he had no idea now nerve wracking it would be to meet, much less interview someone who you look up to so much. I think Jim & Bruce Campbell would be his two biggest idols, so he is star struck.
Tell him Renee sent ya, and to remember to breathe!
Thanks guys!
Shingetsu:
It was allot of fun. Jim Butcher is a funny guy. Standing for three hours kind of sucks, but it's still worth it.
C K Dexter Haven:
Agree with Shingetsu.
They started with a Q-and-A in which Jim was charming and witty. He could have done improv or stand-up comedy. Then there was a costume show, perhaps a dozen people in costumes -- mostly Harry (although, I have to say, just wearing a duster doesn't make you Harry) but a cute Pizza 'Spress, a Murphy, and a Max the Bartender. Then came a long stretch where he signed older books that people brought, based (pretty much) on the order in which people showed up. Had I know then what I know now, I would have got there three or four hours early, got my color tag, and then gone off for supper and a movie and come back at 10. Oh, well. At midnight, they started selling TURN COAT, and many people just bought pre-autographed copies and left rather than wait for personalization.
The lines were verrrrry slow, in part because Jim (gentleman to the core) chatted with everyone, posed for pictures, and was just as pleasant and nice to each person as could be. And, of course, there were people in line buying 10 copies of TURNCOAT.
I wanted my old books signed as well, so I had to wait. I did get the first twelve chapters of TURN COAT reat while waiting, so it wasn't a total loss. And waiting in a bookstore is not bad, from one point of view (and is terrible from a don't-spend-money point of view.) So, I got to the Borders at 10 on the nose, and wasn't back in my car until 1:15 AM.
But, all worthwhile to have the personalized signed copies.
At midnight,
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