Explorer left me a VM saying he met/saw King before SK went into the the Good Morning America show. It sounded (VM was garbled) like he got some stuff signed.
Explorer left me a VM saying he met/saw King before SK went into the the Good Morning America show. It sounded (VM was garbled) like he got some stuff signed.
GMA! That explains why I did not see him on TODAY!
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Wizardsrainbow just texted me and is furious. He asked me to post this:
"Pissed off here at king nyc...they changed from 1 book per ticket...i have 6...to one book per person...arrrgggghhh"
"Pls post that on site"
"I have 4 extrtrfa tix from a customer...now they are selling the extra seats...double selling the shits...reduces further chances of getting signed copy"
TRANSLATION = Cluster FuckOriginally Posted by Randall Flagg
Text him back and tell him to grab the smelliest homeless people he can find, and bring the into the venue.
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They better not try to pull this crap in Cambridge on Friday! King's website and Harvard's website very clearly say "Each ticket will include a first edition of Doctor Sleep. Mr. King will pre-sign a limited number of copies of Doctor Sleep, which will be randomly distributed, along with the other first editions, to ticketholders at the event." Seems pretty clear to me from both websites that if I have extra tickets then I am entitled to one of those copies, signed or not.
This is from King's website on the NYC event "Tickets are $40 for premium seats and $37.50 for rear, side and balcony seats and will include a copy of Doctor Sleep. The event will not include a book signing, but Stephen will be pre-signing a limited number of copies of Doctor Sleep, which will be randomly distributed at the conclusion of the event." I would shove this in their face and sue their asses - the problem is that the Center for Fiction's website is more ambiguous "The event will not include a book signing, but Stephen will be pre-signing a limited number of copies of Doctor Sleep, which will be randomly distributed at the conclusion of the event."
Just heard from one of the folks I sold a NY ticket to....she got a signed book!
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NO.... other than at GMA
I got a signed one too.... Awesome!!!
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There were ways around that..... A Little Finesse works every time. I was able to use all my tickets..TRANSLATION = Cluster Fuck
Due tell, I am going to Cambridge on Friday! Did you get a signed book?There were ways around that..... A Little Finesse works every time. I was able to use all my tickets..TRANSLATION = Cluster Fuck
Yes a couple.... and two other member/friends wound up with 3 out of 4 signed in their groupDue tell, I am going to Cambridge on Friday! Did you get a signed book?There were ways around that..... A Little Finesse works every time. I was able to use all my tickets..TRANSLATION = Cluster Fuck
Yes a couple.... and two other member/friends wound up with 3 out of 4 signed in their groupDue tell, I am going to Cambridge on Friday! Did you get a signed book?There were ways around that..... A Little Finesse works every time. I was able to use all my tickets..TRANSLATION = Cluster Fuck
I had 12 tickets. 2 from twisted nadine and 10 that i purchased. I advertised on craigslist looking for humans to use my tickets free of charge, all i want is the book. I had over 10 calls and gave away my tickets at the event. Ended up with 4 books signed. 4 books out of 16. it was not my lucky night. 16? because people gave me 4 tickets in disgust, i went in line and got 4 more unsigned books.
TWISTED NADINE, We found another copy signed just not on the title page!! some body wasnt paying attention!!!
TRUE STory. Eddie - my brothers friend was so bored in the event he walked out of the event and watched the workers pulling signed copies from the piles. Students also were eligible for signed copies!! they had free tickets.
Worst run event ever!!! i ran into sk on the way out. he signed Thinner for me!!!!!!!!!! yeah made it worth while!!!! 2 more bachman books left!!!
I got completely shut out...WORST run event ever...nothing to do with not getting a signed book...just POOR event planning
Anyone selling??? I'm buying
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[QUOTE=Kingfan24;803351]I'm not real sure how you can say that is "unlucky". I agree the event wasn't that greatly run but c'mon you got SIXTEEN BOOKS with 4 signed so you got 25 percent signed. Plus four totally free books.Yes a couple.... and two other member/friends wound up with 3 out of 4 signed in their groupDue tell, I am going to Cambridge on Friday! Did you get a signed book?There were ways around that..... A Little Finesse works every time. I was able to use all my tickets..TRANSLATION = Cluster Fuck
I had 12 tickets. 2 from twisted nadine and 10 that i purchased. I advertised on craigslist looking for humans to use my tickets free of charge, all i want is the book. I had over 10 calls and gave away my tickets at the event. Ended up with 4 books signed. 4 books out of 16. it was not my lucky night. 16? because people gave me 4 tickets in disgust, i went in line and got 4 more unsigned books.
TWISTED NADINE, We found another copy signed just not on the title page!! some body wasnt paying attention!!!
TRUE STory. Eddie - my brothers friend was so bored in the event he walked out of the event and watched the workers pulling signed copies from the piles. Students also were eligible for signed copies!! they had free tickets.
Worst run event ever!!! i ran into sk on the way out. he signed Thinner for me!!!!!!!!!! yeah made it worth while!!!! 2 more bachman books left!!!
EVENT Update. This was the most disappointing SK event for me yet. Organizers pulled a fast one yesterday with an email Only one book per live person. The good news was that it was a complete cluster f... i walked in and got 4 tickets for books. unfortunately the system was rigged from the beginning workers *verified* were taking signed books for themselves random my butt!!!
event started 15 minutes late. weird weird format. Owen read from SK book, SK read from Owens Book they had a 7 minute chat - each asking one another 1 ONE did i say one! yep one question. Then Owen read from his book, SK read from his own book and then time for my favorite part!! questions from the audience. 2 questions from the audience screened by the event organizer. then it ended!!!! then the cluster f started. stand in line for what was supposed to be a 1 in 2 chance for an sk book. Not going to happen!! I turned in 4 tickets got 0 books signed.
Eddie got one and one of my guests got 1 not sure how we missed the other one, but i am glad i looked through all the books! one was signed on a wrong page.
then the best part ran into SK on the way out and got SK sig on Thinner and another Dr. Sleep!!!!
I will never, ever do a random signing book signing again!!! Eddie didnt think to record them "stealing" signed books, but he stayed out there. He called the organizer a liar. She said she was removing damaged books. she said one page was upside down. complete BS he said he was going to tell everyone that was coming out - good luck folks they have already been picked through the staff friends.
I was about to say the same thing....I think you did just fine.
If you don't count the four tickets, that someone gave you "in disgust" that means you got four our of twelve (33%) plus your Thinner signed..... I think you did better than most....David got ZERO.
It is shitty the staff workers were pulling the signed copies.
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I will be calling center for fiction tomorrow and giving them an earfull
I was about to say the same thing....I think you did just fine.
And on top of that...if you don't count the four tickets, that someone gave you "in disgust" that means you got four our of 12......and I think you did better than most....David got ZERO.
I was about to say the same thing....I think you did just fine.
And on top of that...if you don't count the four tickets, that someone gave you "in disgust" that means you got four our of 12 (33%) plus your Thinner signed..... I think you did better than most....David got ZERO.
It is shitty the staff workers were pulling the signed copies.
Feeling better now!! I just had to vent. I should be happy with my success! My friend was texting me while i was in the theatre and it was driving me insane! He was telling me what they were doing out there!
It was fun to see owen and sk interact. i was over reacting and calming down!!! all the organizers were driving me crazy! Breathe relax and be happy!!! I hope i can forget the stealing part and i am extremely happy about thinner.
The worst part is, my other friend had a dr sleep in her hand, and i said no grab the paperback. by the time she found a richard bachman book in the bag he quit signing and jumped in the taxi!! I did not explain to her that Richard Bachman was Stephen King. she thought that wa s a different author. Lesson learned! everyone gets a sk biography update!!
Well shit...another person I sold a ticket to just posted one on ebay....bought my last three tickets yesterday for $108 total...less than what I paid for I think....but at least I did not get stuck with them.
Lucky bastard.
Doubt he will get the $500 he is asking...but if he does...more power to him!
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redsoxfan565 (nicksportautograps) got one too..
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I ended up with a couple, but I agree it was a complete mess. I've got a bunch of tickets for Harvard, and I'm contemplating just taking a loss on the tickets. Not sure how to play it. Hopefully they figure it out tomorrow in CO.
I would not touch this one if the buyer offered it for $10...
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The signature is highly suspect....shitty picture....maybe on purpose...or maybe just to get it on ebay asap.
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TOTALLY saw Explorer but didn't know it was him... but, I got my signed copy!! It was an AWESOME charity event!!
Thoughts on this evening:
First and foremost, this event cost me $40. Like the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I spent $200 for VIP at the previous Mark Twain House event and was naive to expect tonight's event to run as smoothly.
Entrance to the event was odd as some people were swiping CUNY ID cards to enter the turnstiles, others were walking around them. Just total disorganization. The line to enter the theater moved quickly and a pamphlet containing event info. served as your redemption certificate for 1 copy of Dr. Sleep. The event started approx. 20 min late, as previously mentioned. Owen and King collectively spent about one hour reading us a total of 4 passages from their respective books. Conversation between Owen and King was highly enjoyable but extremely brief, less than ten minutes. The Q&A consisted of two pre-selected audience questions handed to Owen via a stage hand.
Silly to advertise an event as "a conversation" when that wasn't the case.
Total cluster eff leaving the theater to the book piles, where crew took your pamphlet and handed you a *random* book from the pile. I don't doubt accounts mentioned earlier of signed books being removed by crew. On line to get my book, I observed a ticket-holder flipping open book covers on the pile to seek out a signed copy, which the crew should have prevented.
Out of my three friends, one pulled a signed.
The fact that these books are already on ebay for $500+ literally makes me sick. I'm truthfully not upset over not getting a book, but the total lack or organization and format of the event left a bad taste in my mouth.
Kudos to Mark Twain House last month.
(Please don't think I'm not grateful I went. Hearing King and Owen converse was warming to my soul)
End rant.
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