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#176

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Posted: 11/7/04 at 2:18am

i have gotten a couple of nice e-mails from mr. acito. below is an exerpt from one.

For The Boys is a combination of Marie’s Crisis (good for you) and the Duplex with a little bit of imagination thrown in. And that message thread from BroadwayWorld.com is hysterical. Are you one of the people posting? If not, get in there with your two cents and tell the world about my book, girl!

so keep on posting... i know marc is reading.

Ocean Breeze soap. It's just like taking an ocean cruise only there's no boat and you don't go anywhere.

#177

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Posted: 11/7/04 at 7:52am

Get out...Marc is reading our little ole message board??? Well then, Marc you better be working on the sequel !!!

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#178

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Posted: 11/7/04 at 8:58am

How troubling is it that the character I most resemble is Kelly's mom...minus the drinking problem....?

Sueleen Gay: "Here you go, Bitch, now go make some fukcing lemonade." 10/28/10

#179

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Posted: 11/7/04 at 9:12am

LOL !!! Iflit...that's funny. I could see you as Kelly's Mom...of course wittout the alcohol problem.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#180

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Posted: 11/9/04 at 4:24pm

Dragging this back up top just in case others may have finished the book and wanted to let us know who THEY were in high school.

I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator

#181

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 12:41pm

Hey Gang...I just wanted to share this email I just received from Marc Acito.

Dear friends,

Just a quick reminder that my two New York area readings/book signings are:

Thursday, Nov. 18—Barnes & Noble-Greenwich Village (369 6th Ave. @ 8th St.) at 7:30 PM

Friday, Nov. 19—Barnes & Noble-Clark, NJ (1180 Raritan Road) at 7:30 PM.

Please join me for an hour of fun and laughter.

Since my previous note, the New York Times Book Review gave HOW I PAID FOR COLLEGE: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theater a rave review and named it an EDITOR’S CHOICE. Also, an important milestone was reached: the book went into a second printing.

So, there’s much to celebrate and I hope you’re free to join me. There’ll be books available to buy for yourself or give as gifts (at $20 it’s the perfect gift for just about anyone—except perhaps Grandma). And, if you’ve already purchased a book, please bring it along so I can sign it too.

Enthusiastically,

Marco

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#182

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 12:44pm

Boobs
I just did a copy paste of the email as well to bump the thread....people -- get this book for yourself and any other person you know who was ever in high school....it's a terrific read!

"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie

#183

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 1:13pm

And if you want to give your Grandmother a heart attack buy it for her too and tell her that the character of Edward is based on you. If you're a girl....tell her Paula is based on you. Don't forget that Costco now sells coffins.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#184

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 1:14pm

I don't have that problem, Boobs. All 9 of my grandparents (yes you heard me - 9) are D-E-A-D.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#185

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 1:20pm

Sorry Rath..but if you'd like to buy a copy for my Grandma that would be sweet. You can tell her that you're her granddaughter Madeline..she'll believe it.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#186

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 1:22pm

I bought it online, and haven't gotten it yet.

Hamlet's father.

#187

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 1:24pm

C...I think you will enjoy it. Hopefully you'll get it soon. Let me know when you're done reading it.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#188

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 1:29pm

So Jimmcf...what character did you relate to the most???

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#189

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 3:13pm

Al Zanni

My mother always used to say, "The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana." - Rose Nyland

#190

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 3:16pm

Now I'm scared Jimmcf....LOL !!!

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#191

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 3:42pm

another note from mr. acito...

Funny that you should mention Japan because my book has actually been purchased by a Japanese publisher and it is being translated into Japanese right now. I can’t wait to see it. Who knows what it will really say? I mean, for all I know, it could contain the Gettysburg Address, couldn’t it?

Ocean Breeze soap. It's just like taking an ocean cruise only there's no boat and you don't go anywhere.

#192

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Posted: 11/12/04 at 3:45pm

I am just kidding Boobs.

I am probally most like Paula.

My mother always used to say, "The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana." - Rose Nyland

#193

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Posted: 11/13/04 at 5:56pm

Thursday night (11/1

is Marc's reading at Barnes & Noble-Greenwich Village. Perhaps we can convince him to go to Marie's Crisis with us afterwards.

#194

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Posted: 11/13/04 at 6:31pm

Grrr. I still haven't gotten my copy... it's supposed to have shipped on Monday or Tuesday!

Hamlet's father.

#195

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Posted: 11/17/04 at 9:34am

In other news: I got the book in my mailbox yesterday.

I started reading it at bedtime, and as the second informercial was wrapping up on the television in the background, I finished this delightful novel.

It was a great book, it made me laugh, made me cry, turned me on (at least 3 times

), made me smile, and in the end touched my heart like no other book that I've read in a long, long time.

I'm very much Doug though...

Hamlet's father.

#196

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Posted: 11/17/04 at 9:41am

C...I'm so glad you liked it..sounds as much as I did. Well if you're Doug and I'm Edward maybe we should meet up sometime.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#197

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Posted: 11/17/04 at 9:43am

Well... I don't know if I'm that impressive.

Though everyone's mental picture is different, I'm sure. That's the beauty of reading, eh?

I need to work on my signature song before I'm meeting up with anyone. Ha.

Hamlet's father.

#198

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Posted: 11/17/04 at 1:50pm

Damn, I wish I could go to one of these. Boobs if you're still going, don't forget to mention to him that the Freehold B&N needs him to stop there on a day I can go.

I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator

#199

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Posted: 11/17/04 at 1:53pm

I will mention it to him bdwaygirl. I'm hoping to make the one one on Friday in Clark. I need to meet this man face to face.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

#200

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Posted: 11/17/04 at 2:11pm

AH! I've been obsessed with this book all day now. What an amazing impact.

Hamlet's father.

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