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Boat from China - Kraken go Away!
Surfing on the Cape Fear Coast
Update
I
received 5 advanced copies of SCFC and they have been ceremoniously
dragged around the county. I want to sleep with it. The other
couple thousand SCFC were placed aboard a ship on April 27.
If all goes well - barring typhoons, icebergs or Kraken -
the ship will disgourge our lovely books up in NYC near the
end of May and a "lift gate equipped truck" will
roll them on down to Wallace, NC. There Skipper and I will
take case upon case to the eagerly waiting retailers. Daddy
has made some killer, antiqued white washed book stands for
retailers to display the books. Photo coming soon.
Surf's
Up!
Surfing on the Cape Fear Coast
Less
than a week away from sending the files to the printers.
Skipper's book will likely be here for a May launch. I am
excited and so is Skipper. I've also added a "Authors & Books" section
to the SlapDash website. Check it out.
Congratulations Roger!
The Island Gazette celebrates their
30th Anniversary
Roger
and family have been faithfully putting out the Island Gazette
for over 30 years.
They are the local source for reliable news and information.
Others come and go but the Island Gazette always gets the
story.
Island
Gazette website.
Come
on down!
Books - A - Million Book signing. February 16 -
1pm until 4pm.
I'm having a
book signing at BAM Saturday, February 16 at the BAM in Wilmington.
Please get out and support SlapDash Publishing by coming
over for a chat and maybe buy a book or 2 or 3. I learned
everything I know about these things from Jack
Fryar ... the man's a genius.
If you don't come - I might do this to
ya.
Thank
you for your support!
A great 2007.
I'd
like to personally thank everyone who purchased CB1 or CB2
this year - or any other time for that matter. We had a rocky
start in early November when US Customs and other parties
seemed to be out to spoil our holiday buying season. Although
CB2 didn't arrive until way after Thanksgiving, we were fortunate
enough to receive very good coverage by the local media.
Thanks go out to the Island Gazette, WWAY TV3, Star News
and WECT TV6. Your help was much appreciated. In addition,
the public seemed so thrilled with the arrival of CB2, it
amazed me. I couldn't believe the response. Looking forward
to a successful 2008.
Local
TV News - I'm in prime time baby! (almost)
WWAY TV3 - The 5 o'clock News
Wednesday, Dec 26 - 5:10pm.
Channel 3 is definitely on my nice list this Christmas.
They called me today around noon and asked me to be on
their news show at 5. I was (of course) willing and able.
Had kind of a bad hair day because of going to the gym
and having the worst "helmet head" known to
man. But I had fun and the news staff was so nice to
me. I TiVo'd the interview and here it is.
(Click on image above
to view clip - 16 MB)
Featured
on Local TV Show - Again!
WWAY TV3 - Good Morning Carolina
Wednesday, Dec 19 - 6:30am.
The folks at TV3 were very nice to interview
me on their morning show. I think it sounded
pretty good. The book title was stated wrong
(friends and "family") but the
main purpose was to promote the books. Marci did ask for
a few notes on me and the book. I forgot to email that.
I think sales will perk up off the strength of the interview.
(note the Britt's t-shirt)
On a side but related note: The evening before, I was in
Greensboro, NC picking up a new motorcycle. I rode it home
to Carolina Beach in very cold conditions. I endured rush
hour through Greensboro and Raleigh plus it was an unfamiliar
bike. The bike (2004 BMW K 1200 GT, orient blue) has heated
handgrips and a heated seat but my heated vest was MIA when
I let the cord dangle onto the exhaust. It burned it to the
point where it will not work. I'll get another cord. The
trip was uneventful but at about Burgaw - I thought I was
going to slip into a coma from the cold! My butt was cooked
(from the heated seat) and my fingers were very cold in spite
of the heated grips. But I did manage to get into CB around
10pm. I would have stayed the night at mama's but I had to
be on the show the next morning at 4am for the interview.
What a day.
(Click on image above to view clip - 19
MB)
give it time to load (mama!)
Featured on Local TV Show
Fox26 (WECT) Carolina In the Morning
Thursday, Dec 6 - 7:10am.
(Click on
image above to view clip - 18 MB)
Book
Signing
Dec. 1 - Saturday - 1PM until
4PM.
Blackhorn Restaurant
The
public was invited to a book signing for Carolina
Beach, NC • Friends and Neighbors Remembered,
Vol. 2. Approx.
50-60 people came and had me sign their books.
It was a really good time and I am thankful
so many people came to show their support.
Rachel Johnson from the Island Gazette was
in attendance and put an article in the paper.
The Blackhorn is near Britt's
Doughnuts on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk.
Talk
at the FPHPS meeting
Monday
- Nov. 17.
I talked
about Volume 2 and gave a little
slide presentation. Skipper
attended and helped me wih
door prizes and the introduction.
Approx. 25 people attended.
I brought a couple of copies
of Volume 2. Rachel was there
from the Island Gazette. She
wrote a super nice article
in this week's paper.
Wonderful Article
11/18/07
The
StarNews - Ben Steelman
Check
it out
It was in the Sunday
newspaper (11/18/07).
Ben's article's are
always so wonderful
Unexpected
Snag: Inspection
by US Customs,
Nov. 9
I
was informed that my
shipment was chosen
for a inspection. This
made me pretty mad.
But what can you do?
Now I expect the shipment
to arrive sometime
during the week of
Nov. 12. It better.
But everyone waiting
for them - please hold
on - they are coming.
CB 2 - Preview
Copies: October
10, 2007.
Picked
up the 5 preview
copies yesterday
at FedEx. It
was kinda crazy
strapping them
to my motorcycle.
But I made
it home. The
book looks
incredible.
No technical
problems. I
am sending
the approval
today and my
printers say
that the shipment
ought to be
here around
November 10.
I can hardly
wait! Time
to break out
the champagne.
Dummy: Juky
20,
2007
My
daddy
and
I
just
finished
cutting
out
the
small
(1.5
inch)
thumbnails
of
the
page
spreads
for
Volume
II.
I
did
this
so
I
could
more
easily
see
how
the
contents
would lay.
It
was
actually
sort
of
weird
to
see
the
spreads
reduced
to
little
pieces
like
that.
I
came
up
with
an
order
for
the
content
and
will
rearrange
them
in
InDesign
soon.
Everything
is
on
schedule.
I
have
all
the
content
laid
in.
192
pages!
A
fair
bit
bigger
than
Vol.
1.
Still
shooting
for
late
October.
Bumper
Stickers: July
5, 2007.
If
anyone is interested
in buying a sticker
reproduction
of the license
plate on the
cover of Volume
1, please send
me an email. I
just got them
via FedEx. The
really look great.
The CB sticker
is 9" wide
and they are
going for $4
a piece (minimum
of 7) shipping
is $2. I'm also
working on a
Britt's Donut
Shop sticker.
I will post more
info when it
is ready. These
will be the first
in a series of
decals spotlighting
extinct and extant
businesses and
subject matter
from "Pleasure
Island".
They are made
of high quality
vinyl and are
weather proof
and should last
over a decade
outdoors.
Volume
2 • Friends & Neighbors
Remembered: July
4, 2007.
I
have been furiously
working on Volume
2. First the bad
news... My tan
and waistline have
suffered a little.
I am at the computer
a lot. But the
good news is that
Volume 2 is 176
pages long and
is even better
than Volume 1 -
if I do say so
myself. The two
books together
make a perfect
couple and I am
very proud of the
results. I expect
to have Volume
2 back by the end
of October. Stay
tuned for more
info.
Beach
Music Festival - Carolina Beach: June
7, 2007.
Island
Tackle set up a tent to sell books. I
attended and signed books up until about
5pm. It was a fairly awful day weather
wise. It was cool, cloudy and started
raining around 1PM. Pretty much killed
off the best time. But I met a lot of
nice people and got to do a little impromptu
interview on 94.9FM who were there covering
the festival.
Carolina
in the Morning -
Carolina Beach: April
2007.
Bob
Townsend interviewed me at 5:30am for Carolina in the Morning and later at
7:20am on Fox26. Everything was fine except the weather sucked. It was cold
and windy. Very dreary.
Carolina Beach Chowder Cookoff: April
21.
Beautiful weather at the lake. Signed a bunch of books.
SlapDash
company truck: April
15. A "new to me" 1986 Ford Bronco II.
Put some cool graphics on it and bam! It became
the official truck of SlapDash Publishing. The
truck's colors match the graphics perfectly. Stylin'!
Looking for bigger tires. UPDATE (10/10/07): Got
it lfted and have bigger tires. Photos coming soon.
2007
NC Azalea Festival: April
14-15. Look for me at the Azalea Festival Street
Fair - Booth #137, in front of the Cotton Exchange.
I'll be selling and signing books. UPDATE:
Day #1 went well. A lot of people. Day #2 - Just
about Hurricane conditions. A rain-out!
They're here: Second
printing of CB1 arrived March 12th.
Sold
Out • Dec. 22, 2006: CB1
Sold out! Local retailers have snapped
up the last of the books. The second printing
will arrive in February/March 2007. Place
your order here and receive your copy as
soon as they arrive. Thank you to everyone
who bought copies of this first volume.
 Sarah
Warlick interviewed me for WECT News at 6. My hair
was PERFECT! Jim Hanchett says..."Jubilee Park,
The birth of the shag, the boardwalk when it throbbed
with activity, If you remember that Carolina Beach
You'll get a kick out of a new book by local author,
Daniel Norris." Click on the player to see the
video.
UPDATE • Nov.
3, 2006: I just received
the BIG load of books on Friday. 96 CASES! 1528 books.
Book signings were Saturday, December 2nd at The Cottage
Restaurant, 4pm, and at The Lime and the Coconut on Saturday,
November 25.
Why
did you do this?
Over the years, I have been collecting images and items as
a way for me to preserve our local history. Recently, I began
to think I should organize this stuff and put it into a book
so the public can enjoy it. So, here it is...
People have been very receptive to the concept and I have
had such a great response when gathering images and stories
for the book. I would like to thank everyone that has allowed
me to delve into their personal collections of memorabilia.
Without this cooperation I don't think the book would be
as good as it is already. Please contact
me soon if you have a good photo or something else to
contribute.
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