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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #30 on: November 29, 2012, 10:19:58 PM »
That's no fun. I hope Jim feels better soon.
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #31 on: November 29, 2012, 10:42:19 PM »
Is anyone going to be coming out anyway to pick up their books?
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #32 on: November 29, 2012, 11:08:49 PM »
Man, I know just how he feels. I spent Monday and Tuesday in the hospital for food poisoning myself. I am still trying to get over it. :-\

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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #33 on: November 29, 2012, 11:29:25 PM »
Is anyone going to be coming out anyway to pick up their books?
Yes, I'm just going to run by for it.  I already cancelled the babysitting helper so I'll only have 20 minutes to get there grab it and get back to the skating party.  I'm not going to wait until the rescheduled to read it...two days has been bad enough! ;)

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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #34 on: November 30, 2012, 12:10:29 AM »
Tentatively rescheduled for the 11th.
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #35 on: November 30, 2012, 12:16:14 AM »
If anyone makes it out I'll be at the Panera one block east (towards B&N)  reading Cold Days for an hour or so.  Feel free to join me!
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #36 on: November 30, 2012, 12:47:30 AM »
Tentatively rescheduled for the 11th.

Where'd you get the intel? And does your source say anything about Chicago? FB says it's cancelled, but nothing on here...

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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #37 on: November 30, 2012, 12:52:28 AM »
The folks from Rainy Day Books (those who set up the KC signing) said that they talked to his publicist tonight and set the date for the kc reschedule. It's obviously very tentative as we haven't heard from Jim or his wife as to how he is doing, but they needed to lock down the site ASAP. They'll send out more info as they get it.
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #38 on: November 30, 2012, 12:54:48 AM »
Thanks for the info, Mystic.  Maybe I'll be able to make it down to this one!
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #39 on: November 30, 2012, 01:04:44 AM »
They're just holding mine right now. I was hanging with a friend when I saw the news. I told them to just hold on to it. Right now I think I'm going to wait for the signing; I will get the book read in the meantime.
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #40 on: November 30, 2012, 01:57:35 AM »
An upsetting, miserable day for both Jim and Shannon, my prayers are with them both. Here's hoping and trusting that Jim's medical team can ease and resolve it as soon as possible. Sheer misery.

No matter what one's mind may have intended to do, once in a while one's body just plain jumps the queue and outvotes all the other person-pieces. Laid out dog sick is absolutely a rotten thing to have to go through.
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #41 on: November 30, 2012, 02:43:11 AM »
No matter what one's mind may have intended to do, once in a while one's body just plain jumps the queue and outvotes all the other person-pieces. Laid out dog sick is absolutely a rotten thing to have to go through.

And while traveling, just to make it worse.

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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #42 on: November 30, 2012, 03:52:55 AM »
Driving to the Plaza for this event was a horrible experience for me.

Please do not hold future events in the busiest part of town, where I have to look for buildings with no street numbers, while dodging pedestrians, in the dark.

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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #43 on: November 30, 2012, 04:43:12 AM »
When I know it's going to be someplace unfamiliar, I always look it up on google maps first, streetview is great for finding "no so random" buildings... :)  (Hint from an out-of-towner who doesn't particularly like driving in large cities.)
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Re: Signing in Kansas City, MO 11/29/12
« Reply #44 on: November 30, 2012, 05:58:04 AM »
Driving to the Plaza for this event was a horrible experience for me.

Please do not hold future events in the busiest part of town, where I have to look for buildings with no street numbers, while dodging pedestrians, in the dark.
I'm pretty sure the venue is determined by the host Rainy Day Books, and I know that the Unity Temple on the Plaza is their go to venue for when they expect a large turnout. It seats 1200+ and is connected to a parking deck. I know traffic is bonkers there but I'd rather be patient with traffic and pedestrians than get shoe-horned into a rather modestly sized (though still awesome) book store.
I don't know about street numbers, but it does have a lighted Unity sign after dark and the tower is visible from quite a ways off during daylight.

I only got transplanted to KC for work about a year ago, had mixed feelings about it, but when the realization hit I'd actually be able to make it to signing events as long as I live here that was a big fat check in the plus column.  :D

Feel better soon Jim!