All Hatfield, No McCoy

Went down to the Country Club Plaza Barnes & Noble this evening to listen to Juliana Hatfield read a few excerpts from her book and play a few songs. There was a nice crowd in the Starbuck's cafe... numbered about 50 strong sitting and standing.

This event was actually the first music event that this store has conducted. Practically everyone in attendance got in line for autographs after she finished. Let's hope that more music is in store for the future.

Juliana herself seemed quite timid... very soft-spoken. I wasn't too impressed with the excerpts that she read for they seemed rather shallow. However, hearing a few acoustic songs, such as "My Sister" was good medicine for I wasn't feeling all that well.

Live Acoustic Set: Juliana Hatfield

Just got a call from my friends over at the Plaza Barnes & Noble to tell me the exciting news that Author and Musician Juliana Hatfield will be performing a live, acoustic set in the cafe on Friday, December 5th, at 6pm.

Thanks for the news, Mike!

Dickie V (& the Schwab)!

AWESOME BABY!

I stopped into the Country Club Plaza's Barnes & Noble to see if Dickie V was still in the house. Sho' nuff... signing away!

While snapping a photo, I met two wonderful B&N employees, Mike & Deborah. I mentioned that we're starting up a local BUZZ blog and that I'd love to post about the events that they have going on in the bookshop. Bingo! New friends! I look forward to chatting with them in the future about how best to stay informed about their happenings.

And for the TRIFECTA...

STUMP THE SCHWAB was there, too. So I asked for his Hancock. SWEET!

Yeah Babeeee, Dickie V. Book Signing!

On Sunday, November 23rd, Dick Vitale will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Yeah babeeeeee! He tossed up the rock and nailed that trifecta!

On Tuesday, November 25th (12p-130p), Dickie V. will be signing copies of his latest book, Dick Vitale’s Fabulous 50 Players & Moments in College Basketball, at the Barnes & Noble on the Plaza.

How's that for a Diaper Dandy!?!?!

Blonde Actually a Night Spa?

I don't know what the hell Kent Babb of the Star is talking about and which falsehood he is trying to get us to believe more in regard to Larry Johnson's recent activity in Blonde:

1. That The Plaza's "Blonde" nightclub is a place where "the lights are dim and the music is calming." Riiiiiiiiight! Mr. Babb, have you ever been to Blonde? Skip Blonde and visit their neighbor, Fred P. Otts, where you can listen to the bass rattling the walls, since they are shared with the calming influence of Blonde's intense decibels, without paying a high price for cocktails. In fact, you can enter Otts' meditation room to really feel the vibration of house bass through the walls letting it become one with your soul... just don't forget to wash your hands on the way out.

2. That we should feel pity for Larry Johnson and his self-admitted need to "grow up and face his weaknesses." Poor LJ and his $750 bottle of champagne. I really can't believe that any white woman would say no to him... the bartenders in Blonde say that they all love him. Of course, any woman that is trying so hard to find Babb's "warm and peaceful" environment in KC, such as that claimed to be present in Blonde (that still cracks me up), is likely to also be in search of The Bling. In that case, LJ can have 'em.

If I'm looking for warm and peaceful, I'll be reading Kerouac's "Good Blonde" over a hot cup of tea at the Plaza's Barnes & Noble. Good women can find me there.