I am off tomorrow to Fargo, North Dakota for Valleycon. I hope to see some of you there. I gather there may be some BWBers on hand, Jim Ludwig of Dark Sword Miniatures will be turning up with some of his fabulous Ice & Fire range, and I’ll be reading a chapter from A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Plus there will be the usual drinking and carousing and fine dining, one hopes.

I will, alas, miss this weekend’s football games, so don’t expect any NFL posts on Sunday night or Monday morning. And please don’t post yourself about the games. My faithful friend TiVo will be recording the games for me, and I want to watch them unspoiled when I return on Monday night.

After Fargo, I have two days at home, and then I’m off again on a much longer trip, to visit the set of the HBO pilot shoot, and do those signings in Belfast and Dublin. Oh, and it looks like a third event is in the works, for London. I will let you know the details when they are set.

After England, Morocco. That should be fun. Never been there, and though I am pretty well travelled for a kid from Bayonne, Marrakech sounds considerably more exotic than any place that I have ever been before.

Things will probably get pretty quiet here while I’m away. I don’t travel with a laptop, so I expect I won’t be posting much… though I may pop in once in a while from a hotel business center, when I stumble on one.

And yes, TiVo will be getting all those games for me as well. I expect to be immersing myself in a month of Jets and Giants games along about Thanksgiving.

Till then… take care, all. Hang loose, sundry.

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I could tell you the latest casting news, but really, the big guy should do that.

The grey man once had groupies. Yes, girls. Who?

The horse is saddled and bridled, but the rider has not yet appeared.

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Life is meaningless and full of pain.

Great game. Bad ending.

Sanchez and the offense played great. But the vaunted Jets defense must have taken the wrong plane. The one that took the field made The Other Chad look like Dan Marino.

First time I’ve seen the wildcat up close and personal. Seven bloody hells. We couldn’t stop the damn thing all night.

Someone give Ricky Williams a reefer, quick.

On the good side, hey, I’m liking that Braylon Edwards trade a lot more than I did a few weeks ago.

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Here’s a few hints for three more, not yet announced.

One has worked with dead men. One was not sacrificed by his father to a jealous god. One has worked with chemicals. One knew Dumbledore. One has worked with fairies. One is just a number, not a free man. One is a town in Nassau. One will wear sable. One will wear a birthday suit. One knows what lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. One has a small part. One has a SMALL part. One you’re never going to get, folks, sorry. Good luck with the other two.

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November 3: 1:00PM

signing at
Eason & Son, Ltd.
20 Donegall Place,
Belfast, Belfast, BT1 5BA
028-9023-5070

November 5: 5:00 PM

signing at:
Eason’s
40 O’connell Street Upper
Dublin, Ireland
+353 1 8733811

Those of you who cannot make the events can still order a signed book. Just call Eason’s ahead of time and pre-order, and they will put your book aside for me to sign when I am there, then ship it to you afterwards.

Parris and I are looking forward to meeting many of you in Ireland.

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Time is flying by again, and I am starting to get stressed out, as always before travel. I’m home this weekend, but the weekend following I am off to Fargo for Valleycon. Get back on Monday, have a few days at home, and then I am off again for my big trip across the pond to visit the shoot, do those signings in Ireland, and then down to Morocco for more of the pilot. And so much to do before I leave…

Travel has gotten so bloody complicated these days. Even with a good travel agent, the airlines make things as difficult as possible with all these fares, rules, schedules, etc.

On other fronts, the Jets have picked up Braylon Edwards from the Browns. Not sure how I feel about that. Supposedly he’s a “big time receiver,” whatever that is, but he leads the leagues in drops. I like my big time receivers to catch the ball. Also, he punched out that little guy at a nightclub, and could very well be facing a suspension. Besides, I liked Chansi Stuckey, thought he had a lot of promise. Well, we’ll see.

Another part cast on the pilot. Our prologue trio is now complete.

Anybody who wants to buy a book from my website, this is the time to do it. I’ll be taking orders through next Thursday, then closing things down until Thanksgiving.

Back to work.

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