Book Signing

I went to my first book signing last night (and I've just e-mailed my blog site to the author, so this is probably mostly written for her). My friend (excuse me, my BEST friend) at Curves wrote a book--it's a self help, inspiration non-fiction. I've only read a few pages, but it is so easy to read. It is funny and touching. Who can't use inspiration--something for everyone. The title is "Oh My God, It's ME." She told the story that she'd gone out on her lunch break one day to do errands and she had a fight with someone every place that she stopped. After 20 minutes of running around, she'd had four fights and she got in the car and had the realization "Oh My God, It's ME." Isn't that cute, excuse me, clever. Well when she says it, it's really funny.

Ok, back to the book signing. It was at Julie's house on Irving two blocks above Kenneth Road. Now that block of Irving was my favorite place when I was campaigning, because all the neighbors up and down the block know each other. If you are friends with one, all the rest love you and I am friends with Kathy and Sam Engel. A few days before the book signing, Julie asked if I'd spoken with Kathy and if she was coming. I see Kathy about twice a year maybe, but it just happened that I saw her last Friday. Wouldn't you know I totally forgot to mention the book signing. So I felt kind of guilty for not mentioning it and I sent out a mass e-mail to everyone I thought might be remotely interested in Sheryl's book. No one came, but it's puting that posititve energy out there in the world--creating buzz. Marje, who was real sorry not to be able to make it wants three copies sight unseen. She's going to love it.

The people who came to the book signing, were all the gals we see every day at Curve with make up and nicer clothes. I have to tell you it was so weird seeing these gals in make up and all dolled up. Sheryl looked like a movie star--really glammed up--I almost didn't recognize her (until she opened her mouth). She is a hoot (and I'm not just saying that because she might read this). We had such a delightful time, I didn't want it to end. But Julie told Sheryl that seven minutes was the maximum attention span of the human, so Sheryl tried to stop talking after 30 minutes--she didn't want to ruin the book for us no doubt. Then she signed books. The book costs $14.95, so of course everyone brought $20's. Julie's husband was so cool, he had nickles ready.

The book is going on Amazon dot com soon and Sheryl has a real book signing at the Boddy Tree next month. We were just for practice.

One thing she said last night stuck with me today. She said that people want to argue with her about spirituality before they've even read the book. Her attitude is I don't want to argue with you, read the book. If you get it, great, if not, oh well. She talks about her idea of God and the universe and by golly all night long all I could think of was arguing about it with her. And I haven't read the book yet. I have no idea why, but anecdotally it's universal that if someone tells you their idea of spirituality, you want to tell them yours. When I actually read the book, I'll probably figure out that we agree. I'm schizophrenic that way.