Hope that everyone tonight at the Kansas City signing has an absolutely great time and that you can successfully coax Jim into a long, juicy, interactive Q&A, and that someone can get it posted (onto YouTube or whichever media) as soon as you can. And the same good wishes to each of you who will be attending the signings in other cities as well, of course.
Those of us who couldn't work out clearing a path to make it to a signing this year are green with envy (well, green me, anyway!).
Enjoy, enjoy! And please, please express to Jim, make sure that he understands, that both the quality of his authorcraft as well as his goodnatured willingness to stay accessible to his fans really is noted and appreciated by us readers.
It can be hard, even for a superbly successful author, not to react to the occasional sharp-tongued critic or to some person who lobs inappropriate criticisms or stereotypes toward the writer or a piece of work. An approving mob of ten thousand readers who stay silent may be less clearly felt than just one or two vocal complainants.
I'm already planning a Cold Days signing trip for next year. Missing this year's is almost too much to stand. I don't think I could stand it again next year.
