my review: so far...so good

happy friday and welcome to my last blog of the week.
as previously mentioned, i went to my first formal book reading yesterday. i wish i could say that i am an extremely well-read, horn-rimmed, intellectual type and that joining in on the gathering of a bunch of scholarly book worms, meeting to compare and discuss like-minded interests, is a normal occurance for me. however...that is not really the case. i do like a good book though and i think this one is (will be when i'm finished). the reader\author was wesley stace, a.k.a singer\songwriter john wesley harding who is currently touring the country in promotion of his recently published book "misfortune". the reading was scheduled to begin at 4:00 pm, and at 3:45, there were not more than a handful of people there. in general, i think that a book reading scheduled at 4:00 pm on a thursday afternoon on one of the most beautiful days of spring, is a tough thing to compete against. i did get to meet (again) wes and he said "we've met before", which is sort of a cool thing...to be remembered. after the reading, which included a couple of short text's from wes's choosing, and a couple of accapello numbers, i had the opportunity to chat a little and get my book signed. here's my most embarrasing moment:

me: "i just got the book a couple of days ago"
wes: "where did you get it"?
me: "amazon"
wes: "they did a great job with this" (thumbing throgh the jacket, admiring the craftsmanship)
me: "i've only read the first 2 chapters"
wes:"how are you enjoying it so far"?
me: "so far...so good" (DOH!)

maybe that doesn't seem as dumb to you as it does me but it was one of those times where i wish'ed i'd said something clever...or more complimentary. oh well...
enjoy the weekend.

extra credit:
there are dozens of reviews out there but here are a couple:

usa today (scroll down a bit)

news day

amazon