Apologies for going off topic - I'm in search of a copy of the play Colonel Sanders. I had one years ago in a public domain version, but somehow lost it in technology hell. On Apr 28, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Arianne wrote: > Dear John. (it was so much fun to say that.) > > Thanks for information AND links to your own book and interviews. You and > Tarnoff must be about the same age since 2007 figures in both of your > biographies. You both have written about the exact period I'm most > interested in so THANKS for your research and insights. > Arianne Laidlaw > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 11:25 AM, John H. Muller < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Tarnoff was on C-Span's Book TV this weekend. He was speaking at City Light >> Books. >> >> John Muller, 30 >> author of *Mark Twain in Washington, D.C.: The Adventures of a Capital >> Correspondent* >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Arianne <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Sacramento was almost his last stop on a book tour and I'm glad >>> I was able to see and hear him here . He read a section of his book, >> "The >>> Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented >> American >>> Literature," which made me and my friends believe he should do the >> reading >>> for an audiobook. Wonderful voice and fascinating material. He fielded >>> the many questions with ease and charmed all who stood in line to get >>> books signed. (I saw one lady walk away with FIVE of them. For >> Christmas, >>> she said.) I was able to pass on a message about fact that the San >>> Francisco Library bought 27 of them to cover all the branches. That >>> pleased him because he's spent a lot of time in those libraries. I also >>> gave him the address if he'd like to join The Mark Twain Forum.. >>> >>> If you missed seeing Ben Tarnoff's presentation anywhere, you can get an >>> idea of what it was like by visiting his website at: >>> >>> www.bentarnoff.com >>> >>> There is a short video with a marvelous selection of photos plus a sample >>> of his reading from the book. I also enjoyed that the website >> included >>> a summary of the great reviews his book has received. >>> >>> The Sacramento Bee had published an interview with him so the occasion >>> was well attended, but I noticed a curious fact. Almost everybody in the >>> audience was a senior citizen. This makes me wonder, is Mark Twain >>> accumulating any YOUNG fans? I hope so. >>> >>> Thought you might want to hear about it. >>> Arianne Laidlaw >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> John Muller >> 202.236.3413 l [log in to unmask] >> Capital Community News l Greater Greater Washington l Huffington Post DC >> *Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C: The Lion of Anacostia >> < >> http://www.amazon.com/Frederick-Douglass-Washington-D-c-Anacostia/dp/1609495772/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=H42HP4SBZ8OA&coliid=I34OMAR1SV8L9G >>> *[The >> History Press, 2012] - Winner of 2013 >> DC READS <http://www.dclibrary.org/dcreads> >> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Douglassi >> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/JohnMul >> Mark Twain in Washington, D.C.: The Adventures of a Capital >> Correspondent<http://amzn.to/19PzIFd>[The History Press, October 29, >> 2013] >> > > > > -- > Arianne Laidlaw A '58 Alan Kitty 908-310-2117 [log in to unmask] www.marktwainslaststand.com