And then someone sent in this...
As far as April Fools' jokes this one is pretty good:
http://www.locusmag.com/2007
they almost had me for a moment.
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and it all made sense.
I thought it was really funny (it's a fine crop of April 1st articles in Locus this year), and it was nice to read "quotes" by me that sounded sort of like things that I'd say. If it did happen like that. Which of course it didn't.
Hi Neil,
You mentioned the Forbidden Planet signing on Friday and that the queues weren't very long. I had intended to be there, but on scoping out the shop beforehand found that their sign said you would be signing copies of Fragile Things. Alas, I had brought my copy of Anansi Boys with me (it has an off-the-shelf, pret a porter style signature, and I rather fancied getting the haute couture version).
Thus I scuttled away rather than face the social embarrassment of presenting a book for signature and being told it was the wrong one.
So could I ask you - would I have been turned away? Or should I just not be such a scaredy cat next time?
Thanks
Katherine
No, you wouldn't have been turned away, and I wouldn't have even noticed. Lots of people simply brought a beloved book or two along. Or a comic. I don't think I signed anything unlikely like a bass guitar or a rubber vampire bat at that signing, but you would be astonished at what people bring.
Your best bet if in doubt would have been to ask the nice people at Forbidden Planet, who would have reassured you.
There are signing tour FAQs up at neilgaiman.com and I'll try and get them pulled out and given their own easily findable page...
For now, the most recent time I posted them was at http://www.neilgaiman.com/journal/2005/05/so-youre-going-to-signing.asp
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I am at Dave McKean's oast house in Kent right now, finally starting to feel like my batteries are starting to recharge. I am trying to persuade young Liam McKean to put some of his videos up on Youtube. He's really funny. He knows many interesting things about pigs, too.
Thrilled to see that Pan's Labyrinth is now on the Hugo nominations list (http://www.nippon2007.us/hugo_correction_faq.php).
Right. I have to go and watch Liam on the trampoline now. I have no choice. Then I go with the McKeans to see the exhibition of Dave stuff in Rye.
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