I've just returned from the launch event for
Lonely Destiny, and you'll be pleased to hear it was a big success - for starters, we raised
£115 for Comic Relief, thanks to the auction of Nigel's paintings and a surprise last-minute decision by the authors to donate a pound from every book sold on the night. A big thank you to everyone who came; if you missed out, you can still help the VP Red Nose cause by going
here and donating a few spare pence. You can catch up on what you missed by viewing some of the charming photos below...
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| Deirdre taking names for the 'open mic', filled with pre-launch excitement. |
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| Nigel and Deirdre get into the 'Red Nose Day' spirit - fortunately they'd only been able to find two noses. |
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| Nigel brought along evidence of the photo-session that came before he produced the paintings; I photographed the photos, for posterity. |
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| Nigel with a Mrs. Palmeira, the proud owner of a Lonely Destiny original, post-auction. |
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| A reluctant photo of myself, flanked by Deirdre and Nigel brandishing books. |
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| ...and finally, a shot of my local railway station as I caught the train to Bridlington. I thought it looked sort of mysterious and cool - any takers? |
Wish I could have been there! And yes, I love that railway photo.
ReplyDelete-Megan
I second Megan's comment! Alas, I couldn't make it!
ReplyDeleteRejoice ! Rejoice ! Congrats on the success of Lonely Destiny.
ReplyDeleteThe railway photo is appropriate, like a painter putting the final contrasting colors of light and dark shades to the painting.
I'm very much reminded of Billy Joel's reaction after his concerts. He says that during the show there is so much noise, energy and excitement not only coming from the music and his singing but also from the hundreds of people in the audience cheering and yelling, a high that time and space become obscured.
When the show ends he is swooped to a trap door
in the floor, goes down the steps into the basement of the building where there is a limo with the back door open. He is hurried into the car . The door slams and a garage door opens. The limo lays rubber and speeds out into the darken street, a couple of turns then onto a ramp that merges with the interstate highway. Then sudden awful gratifying silence, alone. It's deafening.
Of course, this is an exaggeration in your case.
Anybody who knows you should be donating to this worthwhile cause. By the way, where and how can I donate ? I don't want to go through the internet. Do you have a mailing address ?
Thanks very much Anonymous (why are the kind ones always Anonymous?!) Of course Comic Relief goes well beyond Valley Press, you can find out about them here: http://www.comicrelief.com/about-us
ReplyDeleteThough I haven't been able to find a postal address! If you want to send a cheque to VP, get in touch through the contact page and we'll sort something out. Thanks! - J.M.