Comments on: A Cappella Books opening at midnight for Thomas Pynchon (not Harry Potter) http://blogs.ajc.com/peachbuzz/2009/07/28/a-cappella-books-opening-at-midnight-for-thomas-pynchon-not-harry-potter/ Which big names are toasting another year on the planet? Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:26:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: AndyT http://blogs.ajc.com/peachbuzz/2009/07/28/a-cappella-books-opening-at-midnight-for-thomas-pynchon-not-harry-potter/comment-page-1/#comment-6225 AndyT Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:03:24 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/peachbuzz/?p=2017#comment-6225 Speaking for the band, we weren't bummed at all. We had actually already played a full set, and were starting into our second when "the fuzz" came down on us. And it was like the coolest cop in the western hemisphere that shut us down. All in all a fun night. But I do wish we could have at least gotten a complimentary copy of the book for our (free) entertainment efforts. That just seemed ingracious. Maybe there are publishers rules about that or something, I don't know. Either way, Viva Pynchon! Speaking for the band, we weren’t bummed at all. We had actually already played a full set, and were starting into our second when “the fuzz” came down on us. And it was like the coolest cop in the western hemisphere that shut us down. All in all a fun night. But I do wish we could have at least gotten a complimentary copy of the book for our (free) entertainment efforts. That just seemed ingracious. Maybe there are publishers rules about that or something, I don’t know. Either way, Viva Pynchon!

]]> By: revD http://blogs.ajc.com/peachbuzz/2009/07/28/a-cappella-books-opening-at-midnight-for-thomas-pynchon-not-harry-potter/comment-page-1/#comment-3000 revD Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:42:13 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/peachbuzz/?p=2017#comment-3000 Was there. Six-person turnout, three of 'em preternaturally hip high schoolers, not counting the band, who were shut down by the cops after only a couple of songs. The staff seemed generally bummed to be working late-- the band, too, who were refused payment for their performance because they wanted to forego cash in favor of free copies of the book. All in all an unspectacular affair, but hey, I walked out with a fresh pile of Pynch to peruse. The bummers belong to other folks... 'Cept maybe those high schoolers. They didn't seem to know what woe was. Was there. Six-person turnout, three of ‘em preternaturally hip high schoolers, not counting the band, who were shut down by the cops after only a couple of songs. The staff seemed generally bummed to be working late– the band, too, who were refused payment for their performance because they wanted to forego cash in favor of free copies of the book. All in all an unspectacular affair, but hey, I walked out with a fresh pile of Pynch to peruse. The bummers belong to other folks… ‘Cept maybe those high schoolers. They didn’t seem to know what woe was.

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