I received this letter from a gentleman in North Carolina last week: Mrs. Lomoe , I have been reading some of your books, your experience at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair and wondered if I could send you something to ” sign ” for me ? This would be greatly appreciated . … [Read More]
Archives for October 2009
Counting Down to the Poisoned Pen WebCon
Only three days till the Poisoned Pen WebCon on October 24th, and I’m psyched. I’ve signed on to be a virtual coffee shop host beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time – perfect for me, since I’m not a morning person, and that’s about as early as I can expect to be reasonably perky and sociable…. [Read More]
Hit On at The Egg with the Tragically Hip
Last night, while I was ushering for The Tragically Hip at The Egg in Albany, an aggressive young lesbian put some serious moves on me. It’s been decades since that happened, but somehow it seems emblematic of how my life gets ever more interesting as I age. Whether it’s downhill skiing or ushering for groups whose… [Read More]
Ten thousand hits on my blog! But what does it all mean?
For the past few days I’ve been watching the stats on my blog roll climb steadily toward the 10,000 milestone, and this morning I finally made it – 10,007 hits as of 11:13 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. But what does it all mean? Who’s reading me, and why? And are any of my blog readers… [Read More]
Depressed? Today is National Depression Screening Day
Did you know that this is National Depression Screening Day? No? Neither did I, until I checked my Inbox this morning and found the following story. I believe it’s important enough to reprint in full. Economic Downturn Taking Toll on Americans’ Mental Health New National Survey Finds Jobless Individuals Four Times as Likely to… [Read More]
Panic at LarkFest: News not fit to print?
Two weeks ago I wrote this letter to the editor at the Times Union. I guess they’re not going to run it, so I’m hereby publishing it here: As a lover of rock and jazz music for over five decades, I’ve been to countless concerts, most notably the Woodstock Festival in 1969. But never have… [Read More]