Journeyman

For the third convention/show in a row, the Lee & Miller traveling roadshow table has been the -- last thing seen on on local TV coverage of the event. Alas, each time we're in the closing shot with a general voice over about something else -- you may recall that closeups of several of our SRM and Baen titles were seen in the NASFIC coverage showing Glennis LeBlanc's table The Missing Volume table set-up, just at the end of that coverage.

In this case, we weren't interviewed on TV because we were busy with customers or fans every time the crew came our way, and then we were off at the panels, and so missed that run through. There's an extremely brief glimpse of Sharon's head as she's adjusting the table at about 9 seconds into the clip -- you'll have to trust me on that.  But, somewhere around 38 seconds into this coverage we can both be seen (about 4 seconds worth!) sitting behind the table with the Saltation cover and (for the cognoscenti) Hexapuma's favorite book displayed on the corner. Event promoter Gibran Graham kept things going smootjly and we were happily impressed with the Spectacular Event Center's crew and venue.

http://www.wabi.tv/news/14337/bang-pop

We had a great time all day, talked to some folks well familiar with our work and some who'd never heard of us -- one of the joys of a convention or show in Maine is that you end up with Canadian visitors -- and finished up in time to visit the nearby Mr. Paperback where we signed available Lee & Miller titles in a driveby fostered by info supplied by the Hetleys. 

We're hoping to add BangPop to a regular schedule -- next year's early WorldCon ought to make that fairly easy for us.

Meanwhile, if you missed us in Bangor this week, maybe you can catch us in Augusta -- http://www.lithgow.lib.me.us/events/index.html  -- apparently several local papers have run a nice color photo and the full PR piece from the library -- like this:
http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/09/16/science-fiction-authors-sharon-lee-and-steve-miller-to-read-at-lithgow-library-on-thursday-september-23rd/23352/     Come if you can -- we'd like to see you there.

 

Some of you may recall that Hexapuma

has been in and out of the vets recently, and after some consultation with our local vet last week we needed to decide if Hex should see a specialist. I took him again to the local vet yesterday for a check-up and consult while Sharon was at work, and the vet immediately prepared and faxed information to the specialist in Portland -- where we are due tomorrow morning, very very early, about two hours from here, where Hex has an appointment with a surgeon. Our goal is to eliminate, if we can, the area of recurring infection which has had Hex on antibiotics and eardrops for much of his life. Hex has not been gaining weight the way a male Maine Coon cat should, and as happy as he is, his life ought to be less fraught with trips to the vet in the long run.

Our local vet admits to being reluctant to doing the drilling in cat-skull bone required to get to the problematic area, and the specialist vet's office is much better equipped -- for example, they have a staff anesthesiologist. Of course tomorrow's trip becomes ... interesting ... since the latest weather report is calling for six inches of snow here by the overnight ... and around nine inches or so by tomorrow morning in the Portland area.  The plan is for us to be up and out early, arrive in Portland, get Hex his X-rays and exam and if all is confirmed on film he'll be operated on tomorrow.

We're unsure of costs, too -- we won't know that until the specialist has an opportunity to see exactly what he has. I'm considering a special full color cover run of The Cat's Job -- with Hex on the cover! -- if this runs to match the cost of, say, Sharon's used Subaru.


Also: this is an add on for those who have been asking how they might help:
an old but still working link to the tripjar!
http://www.korval.com/tripjar.html
The tripjar goes to the house rather than the business account ...


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