Time for a little catch-up tonight after enjoying a beautiful, sunny 70 degree day here in Jacksonville.Last week in St. Louis, it was a two-for-two night, highlighted by author Salman Rushdie. Rushdie was making an appearance at Maryville University's St. Louis Speaker Series. Salman Rushdie was condemned to death by the former Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on February 14, 1989, after publishing Satanic Verses. He was late in arriving and took time to only sign before entering the Powell Symphony Hall venue. Following his presentation and a reception, he emerged two and a half hours later. Rushdie was surprised to see me still there and gladly took a minute to exchange greetings and pose for this photograph.
Earlier in the evening, I visited Vintage Vinyl for an in-store signing by the band, Angels and Airwaves. Here a photograph with the elusive Tom
Delonge, former front man for the band Blink-182. And, here's a shot with Atom and Matt, and if you look closely, you'll notice the rabbit ears Atom is applying to Matt. They all got a kick from seeing my friend, Mark's, photographs he had taken at the David Letterman show in 2006.
In-store signings are a great way to meet a band/celebrity, but lots of times obtaining that great shot is next to impossible because you have to lean in, lean over, bend backwards, etc. (see above) to get yourself into position.
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