Notes on the Fly

Wow. quite a party. It appears that the bar has been set high. We will see what we can do to top it here.

I have begun reading your book. I bought it at Border’s (one copy on the shelf in the literature section, feel uplifted?) I even got it for 15% off because I took a phone survey. Who says chain stores don’t treat their customers right? Haven’t gotten too far yet, John is studying the bubbles in his beer and Deborah’s having a great time. I hope I have even a small portion of Deb’s enjoyment (can a guy share that type of ecstasy?) just from reading this tale. If I do you had better be writing more.

Chris, I sure hope “What is reality?” is one of your questions. I’ve been working on that one for over 50 years and I’m still stumped.

Adam, I finished your book and I enjoyed it immensely. It is, BTW, the perfect book for those with a touch of Asperger’s or at least the ADD riddled TV generation of the 1950’s and 60’s. Read a few paragraphs - scene change, new characters; a few more paragraphs - ditto. My kinda book. I thought the exchanges between God and The Prophet Bernie were hilarious. Brenda and “Lady Liberty” had a nice twist as well. Oh, and the scene with Earl and Muldower speaking in tongues was definitely amusing. The book is great fun. Thanks! People, if you don’t have it yet, go out and buy the book!

Jeez, Mo’s got a wonderful apartment, doesn’t he. Great skyline! Adam, your younger brother seems to have gotten the bulk of the male hair in the family, pal. I’ve got a brother just like that. I hate him.

ooh boy Adam! I am on my way to your signing right now (I hope I can still get a good seat). I already read the book and loved it.

If the bar has been set high, we must make sure we bring a stepstool so everyone can have access to the alcohol and salted snacks on it.

I have a question for Mother Felber. Amazon has told me that some people who order Schrodinger’s Ball have then gone on to order the forthcoming For the Love of a Pirate by Edith Layton. My question is, shouldn’t the full title have been For the Love of a Purple Pirate?

Any chance of the book signing tour coming to Wilmington, DE? If so, make sure you adopt a Joe Biden-approved Slight Indian Accent™ if you want a Coolatta.

tsk, tsk, Jonathan.

Mind your mind, and your dictionary. I did not type an extra “T.”

Oh rats. I just should have admitted I shouldn’t Ever have written a “but, Pirates…” sentence in the first place.

Arggggggghhhh

(the pirates are miffed with me too, y’know.)

hmmmmmmm….. Having just gone over to Amazon.com I see no apparent reason for the Pirate to be considered Purple. Enlightenment please?

Give the pirates an extra ration of rum. They’ll come around.

Adam,
Is Susie incredibly pregnant, or incredible and pregnant?
I think both.
Enjoyed the pictures lots. Too bad I couldn’t attend the party. I think I made sure Adam didn’t go into the wrong house back in 1975 at 4AM. I’m pretty sure that was me. Ok, maybe it wasn’t me. Or maybe it was a different Adam. I’m sort of unclear on the period from 1974 to 1978. Could someone help out here? Just what happened then?
Oh well.

Oh boy oh boy one week from today at this time I expect to be enjoying a beverage of my choice at some Days Inn in Pennsylvania.

It would probably help if I knew which one.

I’m so excited about meeting all (or many of you) I could just plotz.

Dee, it would be the Town Hill/Breezewood Day’s Inn, just off I-70 perched high atop Town Hill and over looking the Vista Spa. (I’ll explain later what I found out there when I went to sign Jane up for a day’s massage. Gee, those prices are high).
Dee, if you’re coming in that early you should give me a call.

Thanks a lot Coop, now you’ve spoiled it for me. So how exactly does she do this flashing thing?

Books on the way, Murray. You can read it soon.

Well, I’m still waiting to get time to go over to my local independent bookstore and see if he has it (Saturday, I hope); but if he doesn’t, I may try that certain Seattle bookstore online. After all, if it’s coming from cyberspace, who cares which part of same?

If you order it from SeattleDan, it comes with plastic bubble pop thingies! Hours of entertainment! (In fact, lasted longer than the book, which went quickly.)

Yes, I’m getting my copy from Seattle Dan, and those of you who can wait till Felberpalooza can do the same. He is sending 48 copies which will be available here, so if you want a truly special edition, signed by the master, his mother, and the odd gathering of his cyber family, much like a high school yearbook signing, you can either get it here in person, or order one and we will sign and send it to you.

Where else can you get the autograph of Adam, Mother of all Felbers, and Cooper, (my guess is he is also Hot Tub Tommy, etc.) on one special book.

I’ll probably have to add pages to get the signatures of all the people I want to sign my copy.

Murray, that’s a viscous rumor and I absolutely deploy the unfounded premise of your suspectaculation. And I’ll suspend that statement to my debt.

Mother Felber, which new book are you referring to that has “lots of lovely beheadings and disembowelments”? Surely not “How to Seduce a Bride”, released June 1, 2006? ‘Cause last time I tried, my approach to that didn’t involve beheadings or disembowelments. (Maybe that’s what I’m doing wrong.)

It’s okay (no - great!) to send Murray my email. He just has to promise to get some authentic Felberpalooza foodstains or bike dirt or beer splashes on it. Thanks Dan, thanks Murray, thanks all.

Even if I can’t be there, I can experience it vicariously through my book.

Sibohan, how about a bit of Screech Owl scat? I just cleaned Thicket’s flight cage and there is plenty to go around.

I will be glad to have others sign, stain, and otherwise foul anyone’s copy and then send it to them.

I can also send our official Grouseland, Felberpalooza, Schrodinger’s Ball, t-shirt if I can get it finished on time.

Coop, I thought so!
Other than Adam (and a few others), who writes as well as you? (That and you screwed up once and signed in as HTT while writing as yourself).

Murray, for an old guy, you’ve got a good memory! I hoped I had tapped danced around that one enough to cover my trail. I guess not.

I, too, hope Adam’s tuna melt arrived and I also hope he tipped the delivery guy at least 20%. Otherwise, the guy may have shot out Adam’s tail light or radiator on the way out. Did anyone else hear Neil Conen’s discussion today about how we’re all skinflints when it comes to tipping? The new norm is 20%. Jeez, I remember when…

I went to an Indian vegetarian restaurant the other day and the food was good, no problem there, but the waiter (a newly arrived immigrant from the looks of it) needed to be flogged. He had to move my water glass to make room for the food and he did this by putting his thumb on the inside of the glass (and into my water) and pinching the glass between his thumb and index finger, lifting and moving it. He used his left hand to do this and anyone familiar with the third world habits of the great unwashed knows how they use the left hand and what they use it for. I asked the owner for a new glass of water. I won’t be back.

Hmmm… owl scat. He’s not one of them Owl Qaeda types, is he? (I let my birds “sign” cards by biting the edge of the paper, so if Thicket’s up for that…)

Ann, I’m not so sure how many there are, but I’m hoping all of them will sign my book.

Becca, your adventure is not over. Since you’re fixing to have younguns (as we say in the South), the ride is just beginning. Best of luck to you two. I’ve lived vicariously through your travels. Thanks for sharing.

Didn’t I finger Cooper as HTT a while back? Cooper’s silence closed the case for me. So when you gonna start throwing a few more episodes FA way, Coop? Condi on a Middle Eastern capital concert tour cries out.

A one (and most likely only) post from the other half. Becca’s keen attention to detail has taken a bit of a beating in the Santa Monica sun. For those of you in the area, Adam will be signing at the Barnes and Noble on 3rd St. Promenade on Sept. 14th. Here endth the public service announcement.

Brian
BA Political Science/Political Economy
Washington University ‘96
(hence the one post: once you’ve seen the sausage made…)

Because of time zone differences, and since it may be a while before Becca or Brian is up a the crack of early, allow me:

The Davis Estate, currently for sale

Becca, getting your copy from Felberpalooza IS getting it from Seattle Dan. He has sent 48 copies on consignment, so you get the best of all worlds.

Hurray! Rick Schmitz the creator of Fanny has saved the day! Using Seattle Tammy’s idea he created an original drawing using both Fanny and Elvis. Coming to a t-shirt on you soon.

(We will raise more than one glass of Yinglings and Maker’s Mark in his honor!)

OMG!!! I LOVE the house! Do you know what elementary school it falls under?

Katie

Wow, your mom is gorgeous!!

Do you think that westernclothing wanted to followup “Notes on the Fly” with a few comments on the hem - some off-the-cuff remarks, as it were?