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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT "THE
FREAKS ARE WINNING"
12/8/02: We sold a bunch of books at the FOHL Signing Event. No, really. My Mom had an instant camera and went a little nuts, so here's a few pictures:
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| A guy who actually bought one of my books. |
Mom and my brother, forced to admit they're related to me. |
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| Me and The Duchess, willing the good people of Hoboken to buy my books. It didn't work. |
A guy who actually bought my book pretending to be amazed at my talent for writing witty things when signing my books. |
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 11/24/02: Time for the Annual Authors and Illustrators Book Sale and Signing event on December 8, 2002. Same as last year. Yours truly and a bunch of other talented Hoboken locals will be standing around drinking beer and signing our books. Details:
12/8/02, 10:00am-6:00pm, at The Shannon Lounge, 106 First Street, Hoboken, NJ
If you're in the area, stop by and say hello. If you have not yet bought a copy of either Lifers or The Freaks are Winning, this is a perfect opportunity, and I'll have copies of TIS, stickers, and booksmarks to give away, too! YOU CAN'T LOSE! |
11/17/02: NEW REVIEWS OF FREAKS. We have two new reviews of The Freaks are Winning: The Inner Swine Collection for your amusement. Crickey, if these don't convince you to buy a copy, ya malingerers, I don't know what will:
Read the review by Heather Tews in Tablet Newspaper out of Seattle.
Read the review by Jason in Clamor Magazine.
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 10/16/02: FREAKS in Powell's. Powell's Books in Portland, OR is going to be carrying The Freaks are Winning on their legendary shelves too. Since 1971, Powell's has been one of the best independent bookstores in America, and a place zine publisher revere. Check 'em out: 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209; (800) 291-9676.
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10/9/02: NEW REVIEW OF FREAKS. Emerson Dameron, well-known to those of use who live on alt.zines, has reviewed The Freaks are Winning for Athens, GA alterna-newspaper Flagpole's 10/02/02 issue. There's brief interview too. You can read the interview here, or read the review here (a capsule version is, of course, on our review page.) Check it out!
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---------- OLDER NEWS ----------
 7/13/02: ATOMIC BOOKS in Baltimore has added Lifers, The Freaks are Winning, and The Inner Swine to its famous shelves! We rock Baltimore, bubba, and if the stars align properly we may end up doing a reading there too, so stay tuned. Check out this fine store if you're in town: 1100 W. 36th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211, 410.662.4444
7/5/02: Been waiting for a sale to pick up your copy of FREAKS?
Tower will have 'em on sale 20-30% off from July 17 to August 13 as part of its "Know Books, Know Life" promotion.
6/14/02: Some pictures of the Olssons reading. Well, despite there being not much of an audience to speak of, we took pictures of the D.C. reading, so here they are, you lucky people! |
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The manager of Olssons, clearly amused, introduces Jeff |
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LEFT: Jeff, pretending there's an audience; RIGHT: The Duchess conmforting Jeff after the reading. |
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Preternaturally attractive couple Jeof and Misty enjoying themselves despite Jeff's reading. |
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6/9/02: Read to the staff of Olssons. Well, you win some, you lose some. Reading in an unfamiliar city with no press to speak of, in a store that didn't often do readings and had no space set up for it, Your Humble Editor here managed to draw just about no one to the D.C. reading. Still, the employees of Olssons seemed intrigued, we did sell one copy of "Lifers", and a few patrons of the store paused to listen to me, so it wasn't all bad. Plus, the members of The Inner Swine Inner Circle (TISIC) who came along all went out with me for drinks afterwards in a nice bar called the Big Hunt around the corner, so it ended well. Pictures to come. |
5/29/02: Some pictures from the Rocky Sullivans reading. I don't remember half this stuff. (click on the pics for larger versions, should you wish to)
Dim shot of the crowd. The place was packed! Of course, maybe it was the beer...
 
LEFT: MJ, who bought me many shots of Bushmills, God bless 'im. RIGHT: Me, reading to the stunned crowd.
Pete, The Duchess, and Ken having a good time.
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 5/23/02: Rocky Sullivans is my new favorite bar. The reading at Rocky Sullivans was by far the most fun I've had hawking my book, no doubt. Maybe it was the atmosphere, with lighting, a sound system, and the great surroundings. Maybe it was the crowd, which was fun and irreverent but clearly there to hear a reading. Or maybe it was the six or seven beers I'd had prior to stumbling up to the podium. In any event, a great experience. And the bartender bought a copy of "Lifers", and he didn't even buy a book when Frank McCourt was there. Photos to come, as usual, but in the mean time, go there and have a drink or two, dammit.
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5/17/02: The Philly reading was a blast. Nice crowd, good questions, and I think I even seemed coherent for a little while. Read a bit from both "Lifers" and "The Freaks are Winning" and every seemed to be laughing in the right places. Here're some pictures for you:
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| Complete strangers bored to tears. You can read her thoughts: This guy got published? | Jeff in action. Jesus, I'm unattractive. Note the 'dressed-up' look. |
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| Jeff signs a copy while his mouth hangs open in dimwitted astonishment. |
5/15/02: "Lifers" and "The Freaks are Winning" both reviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer! Lord knows how I manage to get people interested, but whatever it is, it works. Here's a link to the Inquirer's page, and as usual a mirror in case it gets archived, because I want future generations to see how cool I am.
4/27/02: Here are some pictures from the Chicago reading (very exciting stuff!): |
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4/22/02: The Reading at Quimbys in Chicago were a huge success! Well, we drove out to the Windy City, kicked ass, and chewed bubble gum. About forty people showed up to hear Abram Himmselstein, Amber of "Evil Twins" fame, and myself read. A good time was had by all and we sold lots of Freaks Are Winning. YES! THE BOOK IS NOW FINALLY ACTUALLY AVAILABLE! Go to the WHERE TO BUY page for more info on ordering.
Pictures to come in a day or so, we swear. NEXT STOP: Philadelphia, May 15th.
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2/20/02: Going on your to
support our books, bubba:
ANNOUNCING
THE BIG-ASSED FAMOUS
TOUR '02
Coming to a town near you soon
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1/11/02 - Almost
printed. The Freaks are Winning: The Inner Swine
Collection will be hot off the presses in about 2-4 weeks!
We're now accepting pre-orders for the book.
Everyone who orders a copy of the book (with payment, natch) will
get a FREE TIS BOOKMARK!! Designed by Jeof Vita and supervised by
Legal Counsel [CENSORED BY ORDER OF WIFE], this collectible bookmark is made of
sturdy paper-like material, is quite colorful, and will mark you
(get it?) as a cool person who isn't ashamed to love Jeff
Somers.
It looks much cooler in reality. I suck at image manipulation.
PRICE: $9.99 (includes shipping, baby)
SEND PAYMENTS TO: Jeff Somers, The Inner Swine, POB 3024,
Hoboken, NJ 07030
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