Loading ...Road Trip of the Living Dead Virtual Launch Party
Wow. A year has gone by and what do I have to show for it? A new book that’s what! Road Trip of the Living Dead
Alright. You’ve got me. I’m definitely cheap and delusional enough to accept the sigh as a sign of your undying love and faithfulness…or not.
It’s been a year of big highs and some smaller highs–no real lows, I’m happy to say–but some pretty embarrassing moments. So since I have no shame (and have a weird idea of what constitutes launch party entertainment), I thought I’d take some time before we get to our first scavenger hunt (did I not mention, there’ll be three!) to share my top ten moments of the past year (not all of them are book related, or pleasant, but not everything in life is either). Shall we share?
My Year Between Books, in Sentence Fragments…
10. Bookstore staff announcing over the intercom, the author of Happy Hour of the DEAF
9. My first reading and signing with Caitlin Kittredge! I’ll be damned if it wasn’t well attended and we sold out. Plus! There was a brain jello shooter!
8. Signing the Powell’s author wall! That I did this with my fellow Team Seattle peeps made it all the more special.
7. The Great Brain Cake Debacle. This is a really drawn out story that if you’re prepared for my pottymouthed frustration, is detailed here, along with the time the bookseller told me that I was wasting my time asking her to stock my book because she only stocked bestsellers. That was fun.
6. Meeting great friends at various conferences and conventions. Michelle, Jaye, Dakota, Renee, Leah, Mario, Heather. Too many to even recount here.
5. My first foreign rights sale! Italy for the win! Grazie!
4. My panel at Seattle Crypticon was woefully unattended. As in…nobody came. No one. Well that’s not true. My wife Caroline took pictures of me and laughed.
3. Belizian jungle terror! One of the best vacations ever! Read about it here.
2. The publication of my first book,Happy Hour of the Damned
1. The publication of my second book, Road Trip of the Living Dead
Good times, people.
You know what else is good? Free shiz! So today I’m gonna be hangin’ out and giving away three sets of signed Amanda books to the winners of three scavenger hunts. Just read the question and either follow the link to figure out the answer or google your way to the conclusion. You’ll soon figure out that you’re on a tour of some of my favorite things and people. Some are inspirations (albeit weird ones) and some just crack me up. Leave your answers in a comment, along with any questions you have. I’ll draw the winner and announce the next contest at noon PST today.
Let’s get started…
NOTE from BBB: Please show your support and go pick up copies of Mark’s books, especially Road Trip of the Living Dead
Books in the series in the order they should be read:
Happy Hour of the Damned
Road Trip of the Living Dead
ROUND #1
What famous fashion designer should all the fashionable vampires be wearing?
http://www.justinspace.com/blog/
What is a staple of the Trailer Trash Party?
http://www.guidespot.com/guides/how_throw_trailor_trash
What famous “actress” was the inspiration for Ursula the Sea Witch in the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid?
And the WINNER of the first heat in the scavenger hunt is…
MarnieCollette!
ROUND #2
What might make a lovely and practical Launch Party gift for your favorite irreverent zombie author?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBdymtyXt8Y
Note: well worth listening to the whole story!
Who’s waiting patiently to spread the good news?
http://the-electric-church.com/
What italian delight might be an appropriate choice for a romantic (and suggestive) dinner?
http://www.uglyfood.com/
Note: Ladies, there’ll be no guessing on his part when you serve him this anatomical delight!
And the winner of round #2 is…
Draculissa
Congratulations!
ROUND #3
Now it’s on to our next and final? heat of the launch party. This’ll be our toughest set of questions yet!
What infamous kitschy drag queen will be performing for Mark and his friend’s next month?
http://www.dinamartina.com/index.html
Which red-headed songstress and star of her very own Cakewreck will Mark be seeing in concert this Fall?
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/02/guess-who.html
Which zombie fashionista will be dueling another author’s snarky vampire in an original online story starting tonight?
Note: no hints.
Stay tuned for the next rounds of the hunt. The schedule times are Pacific Standard. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments posted in the time frames below. Open to readers worldwide.
Today’s Schedule!
8:00 am to 12:00 pm - Scavenger Hunt and mixer.
12:00 pm - Announce the 1st winner with much fanfare. A new set of Scavenger Hunt questions will be added to the main post and by Mark in the comments.
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Scavenger hunt and mixer.
4: 00 pm - Announce the winner with much fanfare. A new set of Scavenger Hunt questions will be added to the main post and by Mark in the comments.
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Scavenger hunt and mixer.
8:00 pm - Announce winner and a special surprise you do not want to miss.
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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1. Thierry Mugler
2. JELL-O MOLD
3. Harris Glenn Milstead aka Divine
I loved Divine! Have you seen “her” movies?
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Thierry Mugler is the name on all of the most fashionable vampire’s blood-stained lips.
You cannot throw a real trailer-trash party without a jello mold. I am particularly fond of the Nascar logo mold myself.
And the drag queen, Divine, was the inspiration for Ursula the sea witch.
Doesn’t everyone just know these things?
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While I’d love to participate, since I have a beautiful set of Amanda’s books sitting on my shelf (okay-I lie-amazon has yet to deliver Road Trip-but its on its way. I swear it is!), I’ll just sit here and laugh at the trailer trash party. I love it! How awesome!!!
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Fabulous! Okay…I’m intrigued. Definitely have to pick up a copy!
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Mark, I hope the questions get more difficult as the day wears on…I am off work with neck strain and I am bored to tears.
1.) Thierry Mugler, except I would think that at least some vampires have better fashion sense.
2.) Jello mold, although why anyone would want to eat moldy jello is beyond me, plus it moves which makes it alive in my book. I’d much rather see a pair of bib overalls on a jello-bellied man.
3. ) Divine is, well, devine! And campy as hell.
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I just wanted to pop in to say that you are a riot, Mark! Looking forward to your second book!
Light,
Nancy Haddock
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Sorry, the 2nd divine should have read dee-vine…I blame the medication…yeah, it was the medicashun….
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The staple to any Trailer Trash Party is people to bring the food, and you can’t have a memorable party without “Bubba”.
Harris “Divine” Milstead was the inspiration for Ursula.
Thierry Mugler is for every fashionable vamp.
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What famous fashion designer should all the fashionable vampires be wearing?
Thierry Mugler
What is a staple of the Trailer Trash Party?
JELL-O MOLD
What famous “actress” was the inspiration for Ursula the Sea Witch in the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid?
Harris Glenn Milstead aka Divine
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Congratulations, Mark!
Just want to wish you a very successful launch day!
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1. What designer are all of the fashionable vamps wearing? Thierry Mmugler.
Although I am a Gucci fan myself. And Angel in leather pants.
2. What is a staple of the Trailer Trash Party?
Jell-O. I hate Jell-O, but I must admit that I would eat a brain shaped jell-o shot.
3.What famous “actress” was the inspiration for Ursula the Sea Witch in the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid?
Divine. Scared me a lot when I was a kid.
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1. Thierry Mugler
2. Jello Mold but I would stick with the Cheese Whiz and saltines, cheese whiz rocks!
3. Harris Glenn Milstead (Divine)
hey Mark you should have a Trailer Trash Party at dragon Con this year lol.
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Thierry Mugler is the designer all fashionable vamps wear.
JELL-O is a must have for a Trailer Trash party.
Harris Glenn Milstead was the inspiration for Ursala.
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1. Thierry Mugler
2. Jell-O molds
3. Divine. Really totally appropriate.
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I will go against conventional wisdom and say that Divine is the fashion designer that all the fashionable vampires should be wearing.
(I live by Capital Hill, and a lot of the local undead are into cross dressing).
Also, Thierry Mugler should be a staple of the Trailer Trash Party, because that would be FABULOUS!
Finally, Jell-o-mold was the inspiration for Ursula the Sea Witch in the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid. She jiggles and wiggles (and not in a good way), so why not?
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What famous fashion designer should all the fashionable vampires be wearing?
Thierry Mugler
What is a staple of the Trailer Trash Party?
A Jell-O Mold
What famous “actress” was the inspiration for Ursula the Sea Witch in the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid?
Divine
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You guys are a riot! Well maybe that’s an overstatement, but I’m sure if I got you liquored up we could really tear this mother up!
Draculissa - Hells YEAH I’ve seen his movies. I can recite the lines like a midnight showing of Rocky. “For a quarter I will!”
Debi - We loves us some Divine!
Nancy - Thanks for taking time out of your busy being-fabulous schedule!
Carmen - OMFG, we totally should. I’ll roll out of bed hair all effed up, grab a cigarette and some Old E and we’ll be ready to go!
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1) Thierry Mugler - Quite frankly I am not sure even a Vamp would wear that but I will point out his fragrance Alien is hot.
2) Jello Mold (that jiggles)
3) Divine with a touch of Joan Collins I believe.
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What famous fashion designer should all the fashionable vampires be wearing?
Thierry Mugler
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2.
What is a staple of the Trailer Trash Party?
A Jell-Mold, an American flag one if you can pull it off.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3.
What famous “actress” was the inspiration for Ursula the Sea Witch in the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid?
Actress=Joan Collins
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LOL Mark! I would have loved to hang out with Jon Waters, Divine, Mink Stole, etc. Wouldn’t they have been a fun bunch.
I met you in MySpace, Mark. Love Native Americans, avid reader, aspiring writer, collect ARCs…ring a bell?
D
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Hey didnt realize that the release was today! Shan & I will have to go hunt a few copies down to buy!
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The Famous Designer : Thierry Mugler HOT! by the way
Trailer Trash Party Staple : JELL-O Mold I prefer mine green with floating bits in it
And the Actress for Ursel is Divine! Who is most definitely divine!
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Thierry Mugler
Jello mold
Divine!!
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count me in if you do a Trailer Trash Party at Dragon-con! People just don’t understand JELL-O mold here in California!
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Hey y’all. I’m just about ready to draw the winner and start the next heat of the scavenger hunt!
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Yay! MarnieCollette! Get me your address and I’ll mail off your booty!
Also, check the main post, the second leg is up and ready to go!
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1. A Catheter
2. Dennis Squalor and The Electric Church
3. Penis Pasta
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Congratulations, MarnieCollette!
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Stadium Pal
Brother Ajax
Pasta Penis Puttanesca
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Dang it… meant to say Penis Pasta Puttanesca. :p
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Oh man, the brain cake story is great. So, what, they’ll happily hop innocent little kids up on hydrogenated fats and high fructose corn syrup without a smidgen of guilt but they won’t make it in the shape of a brain? Sheesh, everybody’s a critic.
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1. Stadium Pal catheter
2. Brother Ajax with The Electric Church
3. Penis & Boob pasta or Weenie Mac & Cheese (I have actually made pasta salad a couple of times with the Penis pasta for Girl’s nights Out!)
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The lovely and practical gift of a Stadium Pal would be lovely on those lone book tours. Unless you would rather have the watch band?
Patiently waiting to spread the word. Dennis Squalor and the Electric Church
And the suggestive dinner could be a mixture of the MacaWeenie & Cheese (for those of the trailer trash persuasion)and a lovely penis and boob pasta with a nice ragu
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An External catheter after a while Mark will even smell like a zombie, but just think of all the extra time Mark can spend with the readers.
Pasta Boobs for a suggestive diner, at least I don’t think he would miss the point.
Brother Ajax wants us to join him.
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1. Stadium Pal Catheter (which would make a good rap name)
2.Brother Ajax would be happy to offer you salvation by putting your brain in an immortal cyborg body. However, with thousands of people joining the Church each day, he may not be able to answer your questions immediately. If you are having problems reaching a Church representative, please check back later.
3. Boob Pasta, but only if you serve it with Human Breast Milk Cheese. Sure, that’s mixing Italian Pasta with French Cheese, but sometimes that’s how you have to roll.
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Holy event, zombie-man!
If only I didn’t have work to do today, I’d be all over the scavenging. Good luck, scavengers, and have fun storming the Starbucks.
Congrats on the release, Mark!
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Hey!! You are going to be here in San Diego! I hope I will get to met you!
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After reading how booksignings go (bestsellers only? really?) I’d say you should skip the catheter and go with the “jaunty rope belt,” handy for manslaughter by strangulation (it would be an accident, of course) or auto-erotic asphyxiation, as needed.
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1. Stadium Pal Catheter - Words you just dont hear enough.
2. Dennis Squalor with Brother Ajax should you ever get to talk to him…
3. Penis & Boob pasta - with a nice cream sauce made with the human breast milk cheese. With a sweet lollipop from page 2 for dessert. You know what I am talking about, just making it dificult for anyone too underage to see.
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1. Stadium Pal catheter-everyone needs at least one.
2. Brother Ajax with The Electric Church
3. Boob pasta - Yum
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What might make a lovely and practical Launch Party gift for your favorite irreverent zombie author?
Stadium Pal
Who’s waiting patiently to spread the good news?
Brother Ajax
What italian delight might be an appropriate choice for a romantic (and suggestive) dinner?
boob pasta because what man of mine wants penis pasta or Macaweenie and cheese?
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1.Stadium Pal catheter -lmao That was too funny
2.Brother Ajax the question at the bottom of the site struck me funny. (Are people dying around you?Discuss). Yes I know I’m weird
3.Pasta Boobs– hmmm wonder how much trouble I would get in for sending that to school with my son for his lunch.
Mark if you have a Trailer Trash Party at Dragon Con I so want to be there. Maybe I could go as Bubba Fett lol.
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1. Stadium Pal Catheter
2. Ajax
3. Pasta boobs
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Hey Mark congrats on the Launch Party it looks like it is a hoot…. Gotta get ready to go to the school for Parent teacher conference….
Enjoy
Cindy mac
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ah…I see…the waiting patiently. I missed that one. darn it.
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These are great!
1. Stadium Pal
2. Ajax
3. Boobs Pasta
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Yay! Draculissa is the winner of ROUND #2! Get me your address and Mark will mail off your booty!
Also, check the main post, ROUND #3 is up and ready to go!
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Round #3
1. Dina Martina
2. Tori Amos
3. Amanda Feral and Nina Blackman
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1. Seattle’s beloved Dina Martina
2. Tori “Hey Neil, make me a tree in your book” Amos
3. Amanda Feral, of course.
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1. Dina Martina
2. Red Head is Tori Amos
3. Amanda Feral is blogging is with Nina Blackman tonight!!
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congrats Draculissa!
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What infamous kitschy drag queen will be performing for Mark and his friend’s next month?
Dina Martina
Which red-headed songstress and star of her very own Cakewreck will Mark be seeing in concert this Fall?
Tori Amos
Which zombie fashionista will be dueling another author’s snarky vampire in an original online story starting tonight?
Amanda Feral
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Great scavenger hunt, Mark! You’ve been a hoot!
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Third times the charm
1. Dina Martina
2.Tori Amos OMG at those cakes
3.Amanda Feral and Nina Blackman– sorry Dakota my money would be on Amanda
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1. Dina Martina
2. The Great Tori Amos!!
3. Amanda Feral with Nina Blackman = )
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Dina Martina
Tori Amos
Amanda Feral & Nina Blackman
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Dina Martina
Tori Amos (and I’m jealous!!)
Amanda Feral & Nina Blackman
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Dina Martina
Tori Amos (she’s touring again??)
Amanda Feral
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Dina Martina is the drag queen that will perform for Mark and Friends.
Tori Amos is the red-head Rolling Stone Mark plans to see in concert this fall.
Impromptu Dueling Amanda Feral and Nina Blackman.
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#1 Dina Martina is the Drag QUEEN that will delite Mark and his entourage
#2 Tori Amos is who Mark will be viewing in concert
#3 Amanda Feral and Nina Blackman
The HockeyVampiress Shell
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Dina Martina
Tori amos
Amanda Feral and Nina Blackman
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Dina Martina
Tori Amos
Amanda Feral
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1. Dina Martina
2. Tori Amos
3. Zombie Fashionista: Amanda Feral dueling Snarky Vampire: Nina Blackman - on Mark Henry’s blog.
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1. Dina Martina
2. Tori Amos
3. Amanda Feral and Nina Blackman
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1. Dina Martina
2. Tori Amos
3. Amanda Feral and Nina Blackman
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You guys are doing great! Not too chatty though. Am I wearing you out?
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I’m just trying to do a hundred things at once, lol! I can’t wait to read your books. If I don’t win the contest I’ll have to make a special trip to the bookstore and pick them up.
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I just don’t want to look crazy by talking to myself on here, i do that at home and always get strange looks
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So are you going to referree between Amanda and Nina tomorrow ? Will there be mud Rasslin’ (that’s how they say in dem der hills)?
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I need to get me some cheese whiz and beer and cheer on amanda
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I posted on by blog http://luckyrosiescreations.blogspot.com/
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Mmmmm….cheez whiz!! I have some Ritz crackers
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Alright folks!!! It’s 8 and I’m nearly done with the opening of Fashion Disaster, the Amanda/Nina crossover original that starts tonight on my blog..
http://www.markhenry.us/blog
…and continues tomorrow at Dakota Cassidy’s place, but since it’s 8 we need to wrap this party up! Thanks to everybody for playing and supporting the book, I hope you’ll pick up a copy of Road Trip as soon as you can.
Now, for the winners (plural!)…
Kelly Barnes takes the 3rd scavenger hunt!
And
Carmen R is one lucky random commenter (I’ve got a signed Road Trip for you too)!
I believe y’all will settle up with Rachel and she’ll get me your addresses. Thanks again y’all!
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Thanks so much mark the scavenger hunt was a blast.
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Woohoo! Me? Really! Yay!
Thanks Mark1 It was fun… I may have to break out a jello mold to celebrate!
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What infamous kitschy drag queen will be performing for Mark and his friend’s next month?
Dina Martina
Which red-headed songstress and star of her very own Cakewreck will Mark be seeing in concert this Fall?
Tori Amos
Which zombie fashionista will be dueling another author’s snarky vampire in an original online story starting tonight?
Amanda and Nina
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Thank you, Mark! I’m bloody thrilled!
Thanks for the congrats, Jessica. Congrats, Kelly.
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If you haven’t already emailed me, just send a quick note with your first/last name and mailing addy to: racoo.smith @ gmail.com (no spaces).
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I got in on this to late to play, but I sure did have fun with the hunt anyway. It was a great way to pass the time while sitting in a hospital bed being bored.
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Thanks a bunch Mark. So thrilled to win. I can’t wait to read your books.
Thanks as always BBB for bring to light a new author(at least for me!)
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MarnieColette
Draculissa
Kelly Barnes
Have each won a set of Amanda Feral Books.
AND a bonus winner Carmen R wins a copy of Road Trip of the Living Dead.
All winners have been notified via email. Congrats!
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Thank you, Mark! Good coffin reading.
Congrats, Marnie, Kelly, and Carmen!
D :-)=
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Congratulations MarnieColette , Draculissa, Kelly Barnes, Carmen R
Mark please come back with some new games.
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