Ooo... Shiny head!

  

    I suppose I should get it out of the way before I share a little of the evening.

    Yes.  My  enormous melon head is indeed a hell of a lot shinier than  John Scalzi's (thus, now the door is opened for a little Monponsett love).   I don't get it.  I have a little more hair than he does, but my god man!  You could see my beacon of a nugget from space! 

    However, in my defense, my neighbor mowed his lawn, so the Benadryl for my allergies was nice.  Then the author's handler (who apparently knew me from somewhere), had trouble with the camera, the fans were piling up behind me like a frat-house kegger, and by the time this was snapped, the only thing on my mind was: "Take the damn picture!  He's probably just going to put horns on it, or tape bacon to me."

    Nonetheless, it was a really fun time catching up with the John Scalzi Tour.  He's a pretty engaging guy, and his style of reading to a crowd is both welcoming and quite comfortable.  Even an incessantly ringing phone wasn't enough to really pull him from the task at hand.  And, his reading from his upcoming novel The High Castle was enough to pique my interest to the point that I'm certain he can safely count on at least one person buying a copy.  From the little bit I heard, it sounds like yet another fun book to follow up the already fun read that is The Android's Dream. 

    Anyway, there are still some dates left on the tour.  So, if you get the chance, drop in and give the guy a listen.  It's actually quite a bit of fun.

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