No talk by king strictly wham bam here's your book signed thank you mam! But he was in great spirits and greeted everyone with a smile! Excellent organization!
No talk by king strictly wham bam here's your book signed thank you mam! But he was in great spirits and greeted everyone with a smile! Excellent organization!
Good event...
As others will attest, for those willing to put the work in, there were a few extra signatures, etc. I however, was not.
I did plan to tell him that I had proofread DT VII back in the day and kept the ending a secret - but when I got up there, I decided why bother, and I said, "how you doing?" he said "hey," signed it, and I said "thanks a lot." And that was that!
My third "in person" signing, but I'm still chasing any kind of personalization.
But it was neat meeting folks with their real name/faces and was well worth the drive (I realized too late that Boome was there, but I didn't meet him! But, maybe some things are best left as mysteries...). I avoided the highway on the way back to NH seacoast...don't know if it was a timesaver, but there was certainly no traffic and I'm back home already!
There will be much cooler stories to come - but those folks can have their own press conferences! Haha...
Signing was great! Met alot people from DT.org, Bangor tomorrow.
Nice event. Well run and nice people. The rules are a bit ridiculous asking old ladies not to carry a purse and take it back to their cars but that's how it goes. I asked King if he had read Patrick O'Brian and he said he had and passed them on to his son Joe whose kindergarten teacher was in line just in front of me.
This goes out to Webstar and his wife:
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Attended the event today. It was excellent. Staff was friendly, Constant Readers were great, and Sai King was a pleasure. First King event, though I'd met him before, and my first introduction to tdt.org. Glad to have found you all.
Cheers
Also, it was a pleasure to meet some of you tdt.org vets today-- I remember shaking hands with carlosdetweiller (gilead gunslingers shirt, right?), and was next to another gentleman from TX in the theater...pink shirt, if I recall. Took pictures of his donut, hahaha. Seems like a great group of folks.
A few recollections and pics from today's signing.
Arrived in Bridgton at 8:15 am this morning. Already a dozen people in line, and surprisingly Roseannebarr wasn't first in line. I think even he was stunned.
Roseannebarr with a King fan with King related tattoos, including King's signature. Several collector's offered to buy her arm...
The Bookstore was directly across the street from the venue:
Magic Lantern:
The line stretched a bit before they opened:
It was a very very warm day. Probably 90 degrees and 60% humidity, but we had fun outside waiting.
L-R: Randall Flagg, Wizardsrainbow, carlosdetweiller and Pasiuk.
They opened the doors about 20 minutes before 10AM. Two different I.D. checkpoints, but the people were polite. Free juice and donuts were provided.
We entered the theater and sat in delightfully cool air.
King walked in at 9:55 am to rousing applause. King sat down and said "I suppose you are all wondering why I brought you here..."
Still learning the lay of the land here, so my apologies if this is an inappropriate forum: but I'm wondering if folks know where I might acquire Finders Keepers slipcases? I had heard Cemetery Dance, and checked their site, but they appear sold out.
Any leads are greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Andre the cementary dance slipcase was preorder only, I ordered 2 and can sell one when they come in, guy in pink was sir boom.
Kevin
WANTED
US 1st Printings. I have THESE
#92 IT Portfolio (or the #95 IT to swap for the #92 that I have)
Any #95 SK-related Cemetery Dance Edition
Any #7 PS Publishing Edition
Sleeping Beauties: Signed Tour version.
Welcome to the site.
RF, great pics. Thanks for posting. The tattoos on that girl are great. At least I think so. Definitely a dedicated fan!
WANTED
US 1st Printings. I have THESE
#92 IT Portfolio (or the #95 IT to swap for the #92 that I have)
Any #95 SK-related Cemetery Dance Edition
Any #7 PS Publishing Edition
Sleeping Beauties: Signed Tour version.
Despite not being able to make it, I was able to secure a signed copy at a very reasonable price. So, I'm in need of a slipcase. If anyone ordered extras, please send me a PM. Thanks.
Just realized this was my 10th King Event.
Nice efficient event.....and hey.....free Maine blueberry donuts and pink lemonade!
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
Looks like everyone had a good time!
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
RF and King:
Sir_Boomme and King:
Woo Hoo!
After lunch a few of us went up to Lovell to a quaint quiet place for lunch.
Apparently King pops in every now and then (for food, not Belgian beer)...
There are many, many more pictures including a larger group shot, but they are on other cameras. Hopefully other members who attended will post their thoughts, recollections and pictures in the next few days.
Were there tickets or programs that came with the book? For the copy I bought secondhand, all they had was the receipt.
I am still so bummed I missed out on this :-(
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.