Monday, November 03, 2008

Back from L.A.!

Great reading, great experience. Scott Plagenhoef talked about Belle & Sebastian's aesthetic and the changing face of music fandom with the advent of the Internet and the access it provides. I showed Richard & Linda Thompson pictures, some courtesy of Blair Helsing, a new Internet pal who drums in the San Francisco jazz combo Echo Beach Band, and some graphic depictions of Dante's Inferno, while I read from the book. Kim Cooper read parts of her narrative about Neutral Milk Hotel and showed an artist's rendition of the lyrics to "Holland, 1945". We had a pleasant Q&A with the audience and signed some books. I had a number of great friends who showed, plus my brother flew down from the Bay Area. All in all, a wonderful experience. Thanks, Hammer Museum!

Also want to mention that it's 33 1/3 pitch time! Get your pitch together.

1 comments:

Anonymous 2:33 PM, November 15, 2008  

Hi Hayden!

Reading in L.A.... that is fantastic, congratulations! Just also wanted to let you know that your book made it all the way to Southern Africa... Namibia to be exact! I am considering just leaving it here and to wait for the literary revolution to conquer the US from down south...

Hugs,

Martin

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