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Skepticism at the Bookstore
Today I studied for three hours at the Gold Coast Barnes & Noble. Around hour two, I took a break and asked one of the store workers whether I could sign the in-store LAWYER BOY copies. (I’m told that authors do this.)
“This one is your book?” the store clerk asked.
“Yep.”
“Can I see some identification?”
“You’re joking me.”
“I’m not joking you; I have to see identification.”
“There’s a picture of me in the jacket flap.”
The guy looked at the picture, then back to me, then back to the picture, then back to me.
“Let me get you a pen.”
“Wait….do a lot of people come in here asking to sign books they haven’t written?”
“You’d be surprised.”
“So…yes?”
“It’s happened more than once.”
“Have YOU seen it happen?”
“Let’s just say, it’s happened more than once.”
Come on. That’s just crazy. Under what circumstance would somebody do that? I’m skeptical…
IN OTHER NEWS
I’m doing my first of two book readings tomorrow. FRIDAY JULY 11th at 7PM at the BOOK CELLAR in Lincoln Square. (That’s right off the Brown Line Western stop.) If you’ve got nothing else going on, come on by. There’ll be magic tricks and wine. Plus you can meet my dad, Lawyer Man.
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Total Liar
I met this girl in the bookstore yesterday and I’m pretty sure she thinks I’m a total liar. But not without reason; here’s how our conversation went:
LB: “I’m Ricky.”
V: “I’m Victoria”
LB: “Really? I just wrote this book and I named the female lead character Victoria!”
V: “Right…”
LB: “So, Victoria, where’d you do school?”
V: “Michigan.”
LB: “I went to the University of Michigan too!”
V: “Oh, not University of Michigan. I mean I went to school in Michigan, the state. I went to Michigan State University, though.”
LB: “I went to Michigan State too. I transferred…”
V: “Right…”
It was all 100% true, of course, but how could I expect her to believe it.
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When she gave you her
Submitted by Ryan (not verified) on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 15:46.
When she gave you her number, did you say "That's funny, the last girl I met in the bookstore also had a number that started with 555!"
Easily your best reply
Submitted by Rick Lax on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 17:48.
Easily your best reply ever, Counselor Ryan.
Ha ha hee hoo. Oh Rick Lax.
Submitted by Maacaroni NCheese (not verified) on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 11:50.
Ha ha hee hoo. Oh Rick Lax. You are just so easy going and RickLaxed. Oh pretty please can I get a copy of your book. Oh pretty. Please.
Will you be doing any book
Will you be doing any book readings in the New York/North Jersey area anytime soon? I stumbled across your book at Barnes and Noble the other evening and haven't been able to put it down since. As a girl considering law school, all I have to say is thank you for this book.