Our setting up for the Launch Party caught the eyes of a couple than might have been in their 90s, a geneticist and his wife. He has written about a dozen books, so, perhaps from sympathy, perhaps from brotherhood, he bought mine. My first direct sale of MESSIAHS to a stranger.
During the week, I sold a copy to a friend, a retired newspaper reporter, who had missed the launch because of complications from a medical procedure and to a semi-retired plumber, who is a friend of the son of a cartoonist (Vaughn Bode) about whom I wrote. He lives in Grass Valley now and only comes down when he has a job.
Had a couple inquiries from people who want to talk to me about the book, which may lead somewhere or other. They have my number but neither has produced a phone call yet.
In other news…
I had been wondering what I would do after the dust from the launch had settled. I know I don’t have another book in me. Would I lie back and smell the roses? Were 500 Adventures sufficient? But an editor at tcj.com dangled a couple ideas for articles in front of me, and I bit on one.
So stay tuned.
So many Bob Levins on the Internet; I'm the Bob Levin who writes.