 Nora's
Carolina
Moon Tour 2000
Yahoo & Penguin Webcast!
New Orleans, LA
Thursday, March 23
Tour Reports
Monica|
Whann
|
Becky
|
Nora
& Harold
It's weird flying in and out of a city in one
day. Zipped on into Houston, had two hours down
time. Ate a burger. Drove out to the signing at
Waldens. Waldens always does a good job for me. Met
a father and his two grown daughters who all pass
my books between them. Fun.
Found out CM is number three for week two and
WID number ten. Enjoyed that. <g>
Out to the airport for the flight to NO.
Delayed, natch. Still, a very short flight and I
don't have to see an airport till Sat.
The hotel here is lovely and just on the edge of
the Quarter. BW had already arrived, and had
already visited his favorite Irish pub here. Though
he brought three cartons of books for me to sign,
he didn't put me directly to work in that area.
LOL.
Small world bit. Pal Julie Garwood is directly
across the hall, here for some research. She saw
the book boxes outside the room, peaked in just
after BW got in and surprised him.
In the morning, I got Harolded. (note from ADWOFF: you KNOW that
you're a ***STAR*** when they fly in your personal
hairdresser! :-D) Ahhhh. Then the three of
us headed out for the Columns hotel and the Yahoo
deal. Very strange and interesting. First time for
this for me and for Putnam. Lots of people there
doing lots of things. Camera guy, producer, set
dresser, assistants, audio guy, teleprompter lady,
Yahoo people on computers. They're already
selecting questions when I get there. We're doing
this outside, on the front porch. Do a quick run
through of the basic plan, and that's it. Like
throwing a kid in a lake, I think, so he sinks or
swims. LOL.
Luckily, I'm buoyant.
I sit and read the questions off the
teleprompter, out loud, answer them, move on. I'm
supposed to maintain eye contact with the camera,
which is easy enough, but it's an HOUR, and that's
not. Off screen stuff is happening. People arriving
and leaving the hotel, streetcars rumbling by on
Charles St. behind me. Sirens. Then school lets out
and, apparently, lots of kids wanted to run up on
the porch and get on camera. LOL. Liz and others
are rushing to head them off.
They want me to be relaxed for this, easy and
conversational. So I just ignore the little dramas
and comedies off stage--two guys are having a
vicious argument on the street as one claimed the
other nearly ran him over with his bike--and talk
to the camera.
Everyone was happy with the results. Everyone, I
realize after, was a lot more nervous than me. Even
Harold. <g>
We come back and hook up with Julie and her
friend for a drink. Have a good time and Harold is
now giving them both a make-over this morning. LOL.
He fell hard for Jules.
Had a wonderful group dinner, but was pleased
that BW wanted to bow out of the night's
entertainment at some club. I was starting to drag.
Harold and Liz went off to hook up with some
others. Wonder why time those kids got home.
Got a phoner this morning, then get to play
hair. A little free time--Yippee--then tonight's
signing. Must organize.
Nora
ADWOFF > NORA'S
TOURS >
CAROLINA
MOON
TOUR > New
Orleans
| 
