Walter
10-05-2011, 07:15 AM
I finally did the talk I've been working on for several months. I've done maybe 5-6 of these and do enjoy them. I'm getting better and loosening up more with every one. The subject matter was different from my previous talks.
Check it out...
http://aeve.com/1n/2011/10/j1429s.jpg
Entering the Palm Springs library, a very nice building in fact, there was a poster in a case that everyone had to walk around. I've never been on a poster before. After the talk and when the library had closed, they gave me the poster. I'm going to frame it and an accompanying brochure and hang it like I'm a rock star. It should impress the heck out of the grandkids.
This shot is while I was waiting to be introduced (shot with my wife's Kodak E-Thing-a-ma-jig). My usually blurry magazine publisher/editor that I write for said something stupid to me, so I said something stupid back. After all, he started it.
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The shot is intentionally blurry because I don't care--It is my 'art'.
About two dozen people made it. They were all watching me and shifted their heads in unision when I picked up the camera while I was getting ready.
http://aeve.com/1n/2011/10/j1432s.jpg
It was like startling a flock of birds.
The talk went well. Only one person left early. It did take me awhile to loosen up. With every laugh I got, things became easier.
http://aeve.com/1n/2011/10/j1439s.jpg
Here I am at about the point where we were all having fun. It went on for another 40 minutes. One guy in the audience kept yawning.
I had to skip about one third of my stories. I talk too much. I designed the talk to skip what I had to though. My last joke, which ran throughout the talk, I ended by displaying a toothpick. That was the biggest laugh of the night.
About 6 or so folks came up after the talk with questions and to thank me. My mission was to try to interest people in exploring their local desert verbal and casual histories. a couple of older couples thought it was great that I had 'seasoned' my grandchildren by telling them some of these very same stories.
At the end of the 90 mile drive home we stopped at a Denny's for coffee and a light dinner. A very casual and enjoyable evening.
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Check it out...
http://aeve.com/1n/2011/10/j1429s.jpg
Entering the Palm Springs library, a very nice building in fact, there was a poster in a case that everyone had to walk around. I've never been on a poster before. After the talk and when the library had closed, they gave me the poster. I'm going to frame it and an accompanying brochure and hang it like I'm a rock star. It should impress the heck out of the grandkids.
This shot is while I was waiting to be introduced (shot with my wife's Kodak E-Thing-a-ma-jig). My usually blurry magazine publisher/editor that I write for said something stupid to me, so I said something stupid back. After all, he started it.
---
The shot is intentionally blurry because I don't care--It is my 'art'.
About two dozen people made it. They were all watching me and shifted their heads in unision when I picked up the camera while I was getting ready.
http://aeve.com/1n/2011/10/j1432s.jpg
It was like startling a flock of birds.
The talk went well. Only one person left early. It did take me awhile to loosen up. With every laugh I got, things became easier.
http://aeve.com/1n/2011/10/j1439s.jpg
Here I am at about the point where we were all having fun. It went on for another 40 minutes. One guy in the audience kept yawning.
I had to skip about one third of my stories. I talk too much. I designed the talk to skip what I had to though. My last joke, which ran throughout the talk, I ended by displaying a toothpick. That was the biggest laugh of the night.
About 6 or so folks came up after the talk with questions and to thank me. My mission was to try to interest people in exploring their local desert verbal and casual histories. a couple of older couples thought it was great that I had 'seasoned' my grandchildren by telling them some of these very same stories.
At the end of the 90 mile drive home we stopped at a Denny's for coffee and a light dinner. A very casual and enjoyable evening.
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