tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post1453528109351875950..comments2008-06-23T13:29:31.144-05:00Ravenous Romancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671397588069818557noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-36063935425132402872008-06-19T14:12:00.000-05:002008-06-19T14:12:00.000-05:00That sounds amazing and tiring, all at once! It sounds like you had a great time though. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!Adaora A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17440830191796863095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-89793501190878806422008-06-16T07:59:00.000-05:002008-06-16T07:59:00.000-05:00<I>but it caught fire</I><BR/><BR/>Best deadpan line ever!Victoria Janssenwww.victoriajanssen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-19801421049495102272008-06-15T22:35:00.000-05:002008-06-15T22:35:00.000-05:00sounds like a wonderful time and I'm happy you had such a nice time. Phyllis and I miss going to BEA, but since we sold our bookstore have little reason to attend. I miss the barbeque cook off at the White Wolf booth that we participated in for several years. And, it was always great fun seeing a book with your name being advertised for sale.<BR/><BR/>I think every author should attend at least one BEA just to realize how huge the book industry really is and how unimportant fiction is to publishing. It's a humbling experience! bob weinbergBob Weinbergrobertweinberg.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-79400781556895006422008-06-15T07:37:00.000-05:002008-06-15T07:37:00.000-05:00Lori,<BR/><BR/>Should you ever get to the west coast again and choose to visit the wine country, you should come to Sonoma County.<BR/><BR/>We now have twelve different appellations throughout the county and it is has fewer tourists than our neighbor to the east Napa County. That means less traffic and less competition in getting a glass to taste.<BR/><BR/>It is also Jack London country. You can visit the marvelous ruins of his Wolf House in the town of Glen Ellen.<BR/><BR/>One of our more famous denizens who happens to make wine is Tommy Smothers. He has a saying about the intense rivalry between Napa and Sonoma:<BR/><BR/>Sonoma makes wine<BR/>Napa makes...<BR/><BR/>AUTO PARTS<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to the BEA and driving through my beautiful state.<BR/><BR/>LindaL.C.McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554730334838454885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-45186979638399253562008-06-13T21:49:00.000-05:002008-06-13T21:49:00.000-05:00Looks like you had a great time. Welcome back to the grind!Jill Elaine Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229618587869637644noreply@blogger.com