Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part two)- Page 134

[RENThead414]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 10:03am

Why do you have to wait 3 hours?

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:37pm

Is it too late for me to jump into this thread?

Ordered the book last night - eagerly awaiting it's arrival!

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:40pm

It's never too late. I'm sure you'll love the book!

In other news...I get to meet Anthony in 5 days.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:45pm

Awesome! I'm hoping to make his appearance at the B&N here in NY on the 21st.

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:46pm

That's great. Are you going to The Cutting Room after?

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:48pm

I hope to. I have rehearsal that night, but it's a student directed show, and if I talk to my director.. he'll probably want to go as well. So that'll work out nicely.

[CanadianSnowbird]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:52pm

I just remembered that my friend back home is an Anthony fan and she works at Chapters. So I'm going to see if she can help me out with getting the book. I still won't be able to get it until the 16th though.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:01pm

I'm not sure when mine will ship.. I just ordered it from B&N last night..

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:02pm

I had mine pre-ordered since November...*is a loser*
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[WesternSky2]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:03pm

Heh, had to wait until I had money.. poor college student syndrome..

[Whiteboy Spice]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:06pm

Hey everybody --

Just a little Amazon update: seems like they've sorted out their issues and all is well there now. Also, the official book page is now available for user reviews to be posted. If those of you who have read the book would consider sharing your thoughts about the book there, it could help generate more interest in other people reading it. I hope that's not too shillish of me to ask of you.

I've heard from my local pr rep here in Chicago that the Oak Park Barbara's is not the biggest venue imaginable, so it might be a little cramped if turnout is good. Those of you in Chicagoland be aware... It'll be my first official bookstore event, so I'm really looking forward to it. I just hope that it won't be too tight and chaotic. Although that would be a nice problem to have.

On the subject of elephants, Rodney and I rode on an elephant in Thailand. I've always been drawn to elephants, having been a huge Babar fan when I was a little kid. Just wanted to jump in on the thread a little.

I'm going to keep saying it over and over again: thanks for opening your hearts to my book and appreciating what I was trying to accomplish with it.

Talk soon --

Anthony

[tacos are great]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:10pm

HORSES! Yay. We have seven Only two are mine...and one of them actually belongs to my sister, but she doesn't want her.

Mandi, you're killing me, you know that, right?

Y'all are making me want the book. And wanting a book is one thing I've never had to deal with. I owe money to three people right now, but as soon as I get back on track, I'll get it maybe. After the Rent DVD. Does the book have one of those what's it? The removable covers? Um. Dust jacket or something.

[katygrace84]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:11pm

Barbara's is a pretty small (but lovely) store. Just a note for those of you who haven't been there yet. They might be a little short on space.

[Allie]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:12pm

HUGE Babar fan over here.

[gertrudejessalynn]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:12pm

Thanks for making me smile, Anthony. I still need to find a copy of the book.

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:13pm

Hey Anthony!

Don't worry about being shillish...as soon as I'm done I'll write a very nice review for amazon.

Also, I'm very excited to see you speak in Syracuse. Nothing interesting EVER happens here.

Aaand, I want to ride an elephant.

[CanadianSnowbird]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:14pm

*waves*

I always changed the channel when Babar came on, I never really enjoyed it. I liked the live action shows more.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:15pm

Loved Babar.. I still do, I have to admit. I rode an elephant at a carnival when I was 10 or 11 and he tried to spray me with water...

...and it was AWESOME.

[tacos are great]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:15pm

Heh. I didn't know I had an anecdote on elephants, but I remember crying when my brother was born because I wanted my mom to name him Babar. I told her that the devil wanted her to name him Christopher. To this day, I stand by that being the reason he's so freakin' evil.

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[secondstar05]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:17pm

Elephants are just the coolest animals. I too had MUCH love for Babar when I was little, as well as the Elephant Show (Sharon, Lois, and Bram).

I will TRY to write a good review, I swear, as soon as I can figure out how to string together two sentences about this book that aren't just me babbling like an idiot.

[CanadianSnowbird]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:17pm

This really isn't related. But I've always wanted a house hippo. It might be just a Canadian thing, it was a commercial about not believing everything you see on tv.

[Allie]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:17pm

My sister thought house hippos were real for the longest time, heh.

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:18pm

I don't think I ever watched Babar. =/

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:18pm

I don't know what a house hippo is.. but I have to say, it sounds intriguing.

[gertrudejessalynn]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:20pm

I have no idea what Babar is... I'll try and figure out something other than: It's an elephant.