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Draft Christopher Guest to Bouchercon!

Monday, September 29, 2008


I spoke to someone years ago about the fertile ground that Bouchercon, an annual mystery book conference, would provide to the brilliant Christopher Guest.  He has dramatized the best and the worst of dog shows, folk music festivals, and community theater, so I can only imagine what he could do with a conference of writers, agents, publicists, and fans.  


As this year's conference approaches, I've been toying with the idea of creating a movement to support the idea.  Then today, as I was trying not to think about the stock market or politics, I passed Michael McKean on 5th Avenue and he smiled at the Duffer.  I took it as a sign (and then immediately cast him as an eccentric independent bookseller in Guest's future Bouchercon Mockumentary).  

I'll be collecting signatures at this year's Bouchercon in Baltimore.  If you'll be there, find me and sign.  And if you're on Facebook, join the "Draft Christopher Guest" group.  See what happens when I'm at home sick, supposedly resting?

posted by Alafair Burke at 6:37 PM

4 Comments:

Blogger Jen Forbus said...

Would you get some pictures of you with other really fun people and send them to me? I'd love one of you and Michael...I'd hang THAT in my living room! :) Hope you have a wonderful time!!

September 30, 2008 at 2:50 AM  
Blogger ruth the crimespree gal said...

Oh yeah,
I'd watch this movie, perhaps more than "Black Books", where's the petition? I've got a pen....

September 30, 2008 at 3:21 AM  
Blogger Alafair Burke said...

Bouchercon2008, I'll be roaming the conference with a clipboard ala Julie the Love Boat cruise director, but my clipboard will contain the Draft Christopher Guest petition. Do you know how to do an online petition? Way above my head.

Jen,I'll do my best on photos but I'm notorious for forgetting pics. (There is a photo of Michael, me, and a couple other folks somewhere on my site, though.)

September 30, 2008 at 5:35 AM  
Blogger Alafair Burke said...

Oh, sweet. Just found an online petition site. Know what I'll be doing on my first break from writing this afternoon.

September 30, 2008 at 5:43 AM  

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