Nine on a Sunday morning is very early for a panel on the importance of psychics. No, sorry, that should be sidekicks. But for the 20+ who had staggered out of bed, it was very interesting. It was hot, too, and one day I will learn to carry a fan round with me. The semicircular kind.
Next after the psychics came the comedians, and it worried me slightly that I had had dinner with three of the four on the panel. The losers, I have to point out. Those who didn’t win The Last Laugh Award, which went to Ruth Dudley Edwards. Naturally I felt the need to sample one of her books, too. The authors very carefully pointed out that they were not funny in real life. Could be, but they were a lot funnier than many others.
Humour is contagious, and I spent some of the time writing down notes of very funny stuff. I’ll probably throw it away tomorrow.
The witch had time for half of the last panel of the CrimeFest, which had a very wide subject area to cover. Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll, and Great closing lines. Laurie King moderated excellently, and dealt with the first three at great speed.
Authors really are very nice people. The thing to remember about this bunch, though, is that they have killed more people than most.
It will take me a lot of the week to recover, I suspect.
In case you need to read about the proceedings from another point of view, I give you that Irish joker.
http://crimealwayspays.blogspot.com/2008/06/bristol-crime-fest-2008-where-were-you.html
Followed the linky thing from Dec’s blog. I’m glad you joined us for dinner on Friday. It was nice to meet you and I promise I didn’t have cocktails at your expense!
Donna
>Authors really are very nice people. The thing to remember about this bunch, though, is that they have killed more people than most.
i laughed out loud!
Good.
The “humorous” writers were almost as funny as I am.
Authors nice? I thought we just agreed, over at my place, that authors are revolting?
(You really don’t think we are cute?)
You really are cute. I’m just trying to be cool and not gush all the time.
I will soon have to look for people for my 2009 authors’ calendar. Any volunteers?
Do you know Donna, above? She’s from Glasgow, too.
Not remotely cute right now. Have sore throat. Feel thoroughly revolting.
Hi Donna from Glasgow (sorry, don’t know any Donnas.)
You can be remotely cute, you know. Glasgow is a long way from here, so you are pretty remote.
It’s not the sore throat that makes you look bad, it’s the red nose and runny eyes. Have you got those?
A 2009 authors calendar??? Good grief – do authors have to pose in a thong or dress up as firemen in order to glam themselves up a bit? If so them I may need a bit of time to get back in shape.
Steady there! We run a clean kitchen around here, with only decent (portrait) photos. I was going to say only decent authors, but realised that means something else altogether.
You can be as shapeless as you like. The criteria is that you need to be photographed by me/us, and the photo then needs to join the final shortlist of authors, judged partly by how good the photo is, and partly how much we love you. So, not hard at all…
When Offspring were at primary school, I sometimes went into the female staff toilet, and couldn’t help noticing the local firemen’s calendar on the wall. Not many clothes, there. And some time later we had a fire in our house, and it’s not the best of times to be thinking of the calendar, but you can’t always help yourself.