The Writer's Life 2/11 - Originals

Below there will be evidence of the slimes I've been battling since I downloaded Microsoft Word a few days ago. All the underlined stuff will lead to ads. Please keep your cursor outside the box.

RIP Jerry Tarkanian, 84, legendary outlaw basketball coach, who for 31 seasons produced successful, colorful teams while battling NCAA investigators. He recruited many dubious characters in his fight against what he believed was the hypocrisy of college sports and its alleged non-professionalism. His most successful run was at UNLV. The Runnin' Rebels won the 1990 championship. Many critics believed, given the talent on hand, he should have won more. His overall record was 784-202, which includes wins stripped by the powers that be. He was impossible to dislike. Who would have guessed, upon looking at him, that he was a basketball coach at a major university? He seemed more likely a warehouse manager. Here are three quotes from him, culled from an article at Yahoo Sports:
"I always like to get transfers, especially from the Pac-10. They already have their cars paid for."
"9 out of 10 schools are cheating. The other one is in last place."
"The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky it's going to give Cleveland State two more years probation."
He eventually had the last laugh against the NCAA, winning a settlement of 2.5 million and an apology from the organization. Here's a pic of how I'll always remember this true original:

The struggle to finalize the publication of my rock n roll epic, Rising Star, may have ended at last. In order to get the Kindle version up and running, I went back to Create Space, knowing they would upload a cover that met size specifications, half the battle. I then attempted to upload the interior file, but it just wouldn't work. Suddenly I realized I'd used the wrong file, the next to last I'd created instead of the one using the CS basic template. I felt so stupid. Once it becomes available I'll buy a copy to see how it looks. If it's okay, I'll begin advertising it to Kindlers. An hour ago UPS delivered the 50 print copies I'd ordered.

If I hadn't had a lot of Russian books to sell, I might not have opened the floating book shop today. After I'd set up, I doubted I'd last an hour, as the icy wind was blowing right into my face. Fortunately, it diminished, and the brilliant sunshine provided enough warmth for me to put two hours in. My thanks to those who bought and donated.

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Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp

Vic's Horror Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3f

Vic's Blog: http://vicfortezza.blogspot.com/

Vic's Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/