Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 9/23 - Hallelujah!

Check out this pic and see if you can guess who it is. He's a former TV star, now a sculptor so gifted his work has been exhibited in the Louvre. Answer below:

Edgar Rice Borroughs is famous for his Tarzan novels. He also wrote Princess of Mars, on which Disney based its 2012 release John Carter. The reviews were tepid and the box office take was a disaster domestically. Its budget was 250 million. It must have done well in other countries, as it brought in 280 million worldwide. I watched it last night, courtesy of Netflix. It wasn’t bad, simply routine, a rehash of other favorites of the genre, Star Wars, Stargate, etc.. There was not one transcendent moment. Of course, the effects were first rate. That’s no longer an issue in the digital age. The story was simply too familiar, the characters common. On a scale of five, two. The folks at IMDb were much more enthusiastic, rating it 6.7 of ten. It’s probably safe to say its appeal is limited to fans of such fare. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, who has had great success in full length animation, which I know nothing about beyond recognition of the most familiar titles. I have no patience for it. Friends roll their eyes when I say I've never seen The Lion King or Toy Story. Although I recognize the skill of animators, I prefer the interaction of humans on the screen.

After the 49ers loss on the road to the Vikings today, who is the NFL's top team? Answer: none.

As soon as I opened the limited edition of the floating bookshop this afternoon, Neil showed. He is producer, director and star of Della Peppo Village, a wacky show that airs Friday at 9PM on channel 67 on Cablevision in Brooklyn. He was kind enough to interview me about my books a few years ago. Today he was kind enough to buy a copy of Killing. Thanks, my friend. I hope it will inspire a skit for the program. I have two copies left, which means it's time to order 20 more. Later a pleasant young man named Dylan approached and asked about my books. He took pictures of the covers with his cell phone. His girlfriend has been self-publishing novels through Lulu since she was 13! She has at least seven in print. That's about a grand a pop, more if she purchased a lot of copies. I suggested she try Kindle, which is free. By the time I thought of asking him for her name, he had walked away. Duh!

Answer to today's quiz: Tony Dow, our boy Wally from the classic sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Outstanding, sir.

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