Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Patti's book title contest. WTF?
#1Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:06pm
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138381-LuPone-Chooses-a-Tell-It-Like-It-Is-Title-for-Upcoming-Autobiography
http://www.pattilupone.net/contest.html
That title was on Amazon before she did this contest. Something is so fishy here.
Updated On: 4/1/10 at 05:06 PM
#2Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:09pm
hahah, I agree.I looked at her website today and was like, REALLY?! REALLY? whatever.
Lame!
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
TalkinLoud
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#3Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:12pm
Nevermind that they picked that title, I can't believe someone had the lameness to submit it!
My favorite entry they listed: "Mein Kampf."
#4Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:13pmljay, I don't know if I'd say something is "fishy," but I do think it's ridiculous.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
broadwaybabe1234
Stand-by Joined: 5/3/09
#5Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:14pm
you would think she could come up with something a little more creative?
Maybe no one submitted anything....
[believe]
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#7Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:16pm
My submission was "Patti LuPone: Okay, what had happened was..."
Oh, well.
#8Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:16pmAmazon was listing this exact title BEFORE she did the contest. I think she had her mind made up before the contest.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#9Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:18pm
Yeah, the title was announced on here, too, wasn't it? I know I remember people getting up in arms because it wasn't a "great" title.
#10Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:23pmPhyllis, the 'contest' ended on March 30th, so I think today was the official announcement. Obviously that was a waste of everyone's time though...haha
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#11Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:25pmNo, I mean, back when she was writing a book I thought the title "Patti LuPone - A Memoir" was announced.
#12Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:27pmWow. I love how Playbill decided to play it up and say, "No, no! It's a tell-it-like-it-is. It's blunt. It's so Patti. No, trust us, it'll be great."
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#14Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:31pmMy submission was "Stop Taking Pictures!"
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#15Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:32pmSo it's a really dumb April Fool's joke?
#16Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:33pmBahaha, all these "submissions" are killing me. I'm dying. I'm laughing too hard. Jordan's is priceless.
Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast, RENT, Mamma Mia!, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Evita (with Julia Murney), Hairspray (with Paul Vogt), Peter and the Starcatchers (with Christian Borle), Lion King, Altar Boyz, Legally Blonde (with Lauren Zackrin).
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#17Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:39pmI think it is an April Fool's joke. Patti is more original than to have THAT tagged on her book.
#18Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:44pm
That's a rather elaborate April Fool's Day joke.
It's not like she just announced a title and didn't award the prize. Someone DID win, albeit not with a very creative suggestion.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#19Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:46pmDamn it, I came so close with "Betty Buckley: A Memoir."
#20Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:48pm+1, Reggie.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#21Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 5:51pmI said "And That's How I Bought My Pool"
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AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
#22Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 6:01pmThis just made my day. I love the suggestion "It's Been 29 Years!" along with "Mein Kampf". Maybe it is an April Fool's joke, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't. You have to remember that an average person walking into a bookstore would have no idea what "It's Been 29 Years!" or most other titles refer to. I'm not saying the average person will recognize her name, but it's better than an inside joke.
#23Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 6:07pm
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
pc1145N2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/07
#24Patti's book title contest. WTF?
Posted: 4/1/10 at 6:20pmThis title has been listed at BN.com for over 3 months?!?
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