Off to Fort Wayne and LOMBARD

May 27, 2013

So, on Thursday, I will be flying off to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where I will attend two performances of my play, LOMBARD, which is being staged by the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre.  I'll also be doing a workshop there for aspiring screenwriters, plus taking part in other events.  Hopefully, since I will be bringing copies of MY FORTY-FIVE YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD AND HOW I ESCAPED ALIVE, I will also sell some books.  Although I'm looking forward to the trip itself, I am dreading the long flights, which will take me to Atlanta, then on the way home, Detroit, for layovers.

Also, my back has been acting up, which is not the best thing to happen when you are traveling.

While I'm in Fort Wayne, I hope to visit Carole Lombard's childhood home, the Johnny Appleseed monument and, being a John Dillinger buff, I might even visit the grave of Homer Van Meter, who ran with the infamous badman. 

For reading material, I'm going to bring along my copy of Bruce Kimmel's new Adriana Hofstetter mystery, MURDER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.  This is Bruce's fifth book about the high school detective, a modern day Nancy Drew, and I do enjoy them.

If you like Westerns, there are reviews of the new Criterion versions of 3:10 TO YUMA and JUBAL, both directed by Delmar Daves and starring Glenn Ford, posted on the Best Bets on DVD site, accessible via the link in the Introduction section of this page, so take a look.

Since I will be out of town for several days, my next blog will not be June 10th, at which time I will tell you all about my Fort Wayne trip.

You have a creative two weeks.

Michael