Michael's Musings

November 16, 2011

Overall, the Austin Comic Con was a success for me, but Sunday was a bummer.

I sold a lot of books on both Friday and Saturday, as well as some CHEYENNE WARRIOR DVDs.  But, on Sunday, I sold a total of 3 books.

Apparently, some of the major celebrity stars did not make as much money as they had expected the first two days, so they did not return on Sunday.  That certainly cut into the attendance.    Most of that day, you could shoot a cannon down the aisles and you would not hit anybody.

Certainly the nicest moment at the even happened on Saturday morning.  A man came up to my table and said. "Last year, I bought your book, MY FORTY-FIVE YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD AND HOW I ESCAPED ALIVE.  I read in in one day, and now I want to buy your new book."

Wife Sandy and I are thinking about attending the New Orleans Comic Con in late January, but we have not made a decision yet.

Incidentally, for those of you have been waiting for it, DRACULA MEETS JACK THE RIPPER & Other Revisionist Histories is now available on Kindle.  So enjoy!

Now, I'm off to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned.

You have a creative day.

Michael

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November 15, 2011

I've got a long going on right now, so I'll write about the Austin Comic Con later this week.  In the meantime, here's a joke for you:

What happens when you ask for help with an erection lasting more than 4 hours?

Dave walked into a drug store in South Central Kentucky and asked to talk to a male pharmacist.  The woman he was talking to said that she was the only pharmacist, and as she and her sister owned the store, there were no male employees.  She then asked if she could help him.


Dave said that it was something that he would be much more comfortable discussing with a male pharmacist.  The lady pharmacist assured him that she was completely professional, and whatever it was that he needed to discuss, he could be confident that she would treat him with a high level of professionalism.

Dave then agreed and began by saying, "This is tough for me to discuss, but I get erections every day that last more than four hours.  It causes me a lot of problems, and severe embarrassment.  I was wondering what you could give me for it."

The pharmacist said, "Just a minute, I'll talk to my sister."
 
When she returned, she said, "We discussed it at length, and this is the absolute best we can do.  1/3 ownership in the store, a company pickup truck, a king size bed, and $3,000 a month in living expenses."

You have a creative day.

Michael
 

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November 11, 2011

I will be spending today and all weekend at the Austin Comic Con, signing copies of DRACULA MEETS JACK THE RIPPER & Other Revisionist Histories, plus my other books and also CHEYENNE WARRIOR DVDs.

I'm not sure what time I will be getting home Sunday night and how tired I will be, so I may/may not be doing a blog for Monday.  If not, I will be back on Tuesday.

This should be an interesting event.  They are going to have several actors there from the BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER series, plus some actors from THE WALKING DEAD and also Michael Biehn (THE TERMINATOR, THE ABYSS, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN TV series, etc.) plus others.  So, it should be fun.

The event takes place at the Austin Convention Center.

So, you have a creative weekend and I'll see you on either Monday or Tuesday.

Michael

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