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Entries from January 2009

Hey, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston, Phoenix, Detroit, Toronto, Guess what?

January 28th, 2009 · 20 Comments

Chicken Butt! That’s right, I’ve gotten the final confirmation on the tour, and all those cities that were on stand-by? No! Big ginormous No to you. Turns out, that the economy is, uh, not doing that well, so my five week tour is, uh, two weeks long. I guess the powers that be are punishing […]

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WIN COOL FOOL STUFF!

January 27th, 2009 · 6 Comments

I’m starting to feel like Billy Mays, that guy that sells Oxy Clean on TV by screaming at you. (Who, I would, by the way, like to see in a death match with Chris Matthews,  a yell-off, if you will.) But still. Can you believe it?!!!  William Morrow is going to give away a bunch […]

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Author Guy Fans Save the Economy, And Get Free Fun!

January 27th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Everyone is saying two things about the economy. First, it won’t get better until people start spending money, and it won’t get better until banks start lending money. I know that you guys are going to do your part by buying Fool when it comes out, and books are expensive. You guys are going to […]

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Me, talkin’ like a big tard, about Fool.

January 24th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Me talking about my book, Fool.

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A Crystal Heart

January 19th, 2009 · 46 Comments

I watched the Inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. There were singers singing about freedom, and actors reading the words of great Americans from the past. And above it that great stone effigy of Lincoln scowling down like a great prophet who had delivered his message of freedom and was waiting to see how badly […]

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Signed Books – Even in Monkey Butt!!!

January 13th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Due to the overwhelming whinage in the blog comments, we’re going to make signed copies of Fool available to you guys who are outside of the tour area. I probably won’t be able to personalize them, but they’ll be firsts and they’ll be signed by me. Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore will be handling the transactions and […]

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Author Guy Tour Update -Still no Monkey Butt Event!

January 9th, 2009 · 30 Comments

You guys, here’s a few updates to the tour schedule. They’ve added another event in L.A on the 14th, as well as the Philly and D.C. dates at the end. Ann Arbor, Chicago, and perhaps other Midwest venues yet to come, and probably another Bay Area or two. Feb.10: Books Inc, Opera Plaza, SF (Launch) […]

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