#1 New York Times Bestselling Author & TV Producer
This clip is all over the net today…and for good reason. It's a riff on the MAGNUM PI main title sequence…only with Harrison Ford as Han Solo. I'm almost ashamed to admit how much I liked this.
UPDATE: This side-by-side comparison between the HAN SOLO PI tribute and the original MAGNUM PI titles shows just how faithful, shot-for-shot, this homage really is.
Can you believe that picture? It's the author photo and profile picture for Judith Gilbert, a stranger who asked to be my friend on Facebook today. That picture looks like something you might see at a funeral home. She looks like she died and went on to horse heaven (I'm surprised that she didn't work a few unicorns, doves, and cats in there, too).
If you've been a regular reader of this blog, you know how much I love novelist Harry Whittington. I can't wait for this new Harry Whittington collection…and Bill Crider, the guy who introduced me to Whittington's work, gives us a sneak peek.
Just a few days ago I was in Cape Girardeau Missouri and today I am in London. The contrast is pretty jarring. I haven’t slept in over 24 hours so I am seeing the city through a Zombie’s eyes. It’s Sunday, all the stores are closed, but the streets are jammed with people. I don’t know if this is normal for London or not…but it looks odd to these bloodshot eyes. It’s 3 pm here…time for me to take a quick nap…then I will try to stay up until 10 pm to try to get a step ahead of my jet lag. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
This clip featuring the cast of ALL IN THE FAMILY never aired…it was a "statement" about the lunacy of the Family Hour on network television.
I am having a bite at Farmers Market before attending a Writers Guild seminar. It looks like half the membership of the Screen Actors Guild is here…lots of charactor actors, has-beens (Steven Bauer, for example), and wanna-bes (what is it about some people that just screams ACTOR?) hanging around. I see a few that I’ve hired over the years but I don’t feel like saying hello. I am getting back to the crime novel I was writing before my last Monk book and am re-reading my work to get back in the groove…but I can feel the rust. The first few days of writing will be hard…. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
Today the sun finally peeked out and I got to sense what it feels like to be John Grisham…there must have been a dozen people around the pool and on the beach reading my MONK books. I pretended that it was because I am so damn successful and not because there was a mystery conference going on and they all got their books for free from my publisher…
All of my panels over the last few days have been in the same conference room, so I'm assuming it's the hotel's designated Jew Room. I wouldn't be surprised if that was also where they hold all their Bar Mitzvah's. I'll have to ask Barry Eisler if all of his panels have been in there, too.
Since my family is here with me, I've been terrible about attending other panels, using the free time to take walks, swim, and break my diet. I've gained 360 pounds since I got here.
Tonight they are screening and discussing the Monk episode based on my book "Mr. Monk Goes to the Fire house" so that should be fun.
Okay, I have to go, it's time to eat again.
(Pictured: Me getting some fan love from Barry Eisler)
There are signs everywhere (and TSA personnel) telling you not to bring liquids on the plane, to remove your shoes, and to take your laptop out of your bag to go thru security…and yet there are still people who *don’t* do this, turning the security check into a crawl. Is it really that difficult to comprehend? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
My interview with legendary TV writer/producer Glen Larson for the Archive of American Television, which I mentioned on my blog this morning, has been postponed until next week.