Note: This post was actually done offline yesterday but for some reason, Blogger was glitchy all day and I couldn't post it, SO here it is now...in all it's posted glory. Okay, not so much.
Well, the big news with me is that I just received an e-mail notifying me that my signed copy of David Feige's, Indefensible has been shipped! I may have posted a comment on another site (A certain Blonde Justice) earlier this week indicating that I was bummed that I hadn't received my very own signed copy yet.
I wasn't really seriously complaining or anything but I was disappointed that I couldn't get my hands on it right away. I was surprised to receive an email this morning from Mr. Feige saying how sorry he was that the copy hadn't been sent yet, then I received the confirmation that it had been sent immediately afterward. I felt like a jackass for sounding like a whiner, but that's nothing new to anyone that reads this blog.
The events above really got me seriously thinking about something. If little ole me commenting on another blawggers site about not receiving my personalized copy of a certain authors book, got me a copy of my book AND an email from the Author in the very same week...then it would be safe to assume that should I happen to complain to the folks over at People Magazine that movie star, Ms. Penelope Cruz is avoiding my telephone calls after her break-up with that naked, bongo playing chump...I should not only get my calls returned from her hotness, but maybe also a brief visit to my home.
I should probably vacuum and dust the place before she comes over.
Seriously.
Okay, now that I'm done dreaming, I did want to add that I conducted a little check at Amazon to see how Indefensible was doing and it seems to be doing quite well! The reviews on most Blawgs I read are very positive and even the reviews at Amazon are for the most part positive although there are a few commenters who clearly have some bones to pick with Feige that have nothing to do with his book. Actually, there are apparently some people who feel that the Bronx Defenders somehow pissed their daily bowl of Cheerios and they have it out for Feige and the court system in NY. I don't really think the review section is any place for stuff like that, but whatever.
I should confess upfront that I'm a lawyer, but I work for "big law" rather than as public defender. So I have a bias towards books about the law. This book is a well paced, interesting read about the courts in NY. It's a very entertaining book with great characters. And after all, isn't that what you want in a book.
Just for the record, am I the only person who thinks the author looks like Nick Tortellini, Carla's husband on the television show "Cheers"?
He is actually referring to Nick Tortelli, who was played by a great actor, Mr. Dan Hedaya. Here is a side by side comparison of the two:
I have never met either Hedaya or Feige but I'm not seeing the resemblance in the side by side comparison. Anyone else?
1 comments:
Oh my gosh, I'm so glad you put that side-by-side comparison up there! I just howled when I saw that review on Amazon. Your post is just way, way too good. I think there is a certain similarity in the eyebrows, the hairline, the dimpled chin, and the dark, flashing eyes. But I've never met either one, either.
Anyway, I, too, saw your comment on Blonde Justice's blog about the fact you hadn't received your signed copy yet. My own private theory was that Mr. Feige follows the "ladies first" principle in book mailing - mine was mailed before yours, too. But I'm always accusing him of being sexist, and he still lets me be in his fan club, regardless.
FFC (Feige's Fan Club)
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