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Friday, May 29, 2009

At Large / Books There Are Some Weirdos in New York

Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:38 PM

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Well, not really weirdos. There are people who are paid to humiliate themselves for publishers in New York. And I got pictures!

These ladies were dancing in the great hall at BEA to drum music.

They were handing out fliers to promote a book. I have no idea what the book was.

And the guy in the bottom left is the world record-holding fastest maker of balloon dogs. He was in the Guinness Book of World Records booth promoting the new edition. He said that he's always losing his title to (and then winning it back from) some clown in Germany. It took me a few minutes to realize he was talking about an actual clown and not just calling this German guy a clown because he didn't like him.

Now I am off to some book-related parties in the Village, including one that is ominously referred to as a "Tweetup." We'll see how that goes.

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If I walked into a "Tweetup", the first thing out of my mouth would be one long sustained scream. It would continue for the duration or until my voice gave out. I would only stop to take a breath or to have a sip of water.

Posted by Baconcat on May 29, 2009 at 4:42 PM

"It took me a few minutes to realize he was talking about an actual clown and not just calling this German guy a clown because he didn't like him."

I'm not sure I would have realized that unless you had elucidated. Thanks.

Posted by Enigma

on May 29, 2009 at 4:48 PM

a Tweetup?

How Republican.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on May 29, 2009 at 4:56 PM

From that angle, that balloon dog guy looks remarkably similar to Conan O'Brien.

Posted by Carollani

on May 29, 2009 at 5:18 PM

That sentence quoted in @2 is the funniest thing you've ever written, Mr. C.

Posted by Fnarf

on May 29, 2009 at 6:01 PM

Wha...? You don't recognize a samba dancer and a surdo drum? Brazilian music! What is WRONG with you, Paul???

Posted by Sarah in Olympia on May 29, 2009 at 9:24 PM

@6 --- you beat me to it. Nothing weird about those women, and I really doubt they thought they were their humiliating themselves. Go to Brasil sometime--- it's great!

Posted by hartiepie on May 30, 2009 at 5:02 AM