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[Blofeld's Cat]

Bought my hardback copy from Borders today. Usual retail price here is AUS$49.95, but with a special Borders discount voucher I snapped it up for $38.50!

When I got home it went straight into bubble-wrap and will only be unwrapped for Sir Rog to sign when he visits Sydney later this month.

[Sbott]

Borders in Melbourne tried to charge me $49.95 but thanks to your earlier post I said
"but Blofeld's Cat said it was on offer in Sydney for $39.00" 10 seconds later I was charged $39.00 - ahh the power of the cat....

[Blofeld's Cat]

Borders in Melbourne tried to charge me $49.95 but thanks to your earlier post I said
"but Blofeld's Cat said it was on offer in Sydney for $39.00" 10 seconds later I was charged $39.00 - ahh the power of the cat....

Glad to be of help.

Actually, Borders' standard price for the book is $55 as per their price sticker on the back, which is $5 more than anywhere else.

[DLibrasnow]

I received a free uncorrected proof for review purposes well over a month ago but I plan on attending one of the N.Y./N.J. book signings (probably the Ridgewood one) and purchasing one for Sir Roger to sign.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

I'm attending the book signing in Huntington, NY this coming Saturday. Anyone else going to be there?

[Blofeld's Cat]

I'll be attending this.

[Sbott]

I'll be attending this.

Lucky lucky man - I'm sure David Stratton is even more impressive in the flesh

[DLibrasnow]

I'm attending the book signing in Huntington, NY this coming Saturday. Anyone else going to be there?

I will probably be there. I am trying to decide between Huntington or Ridgewood.

[Blofeld's Cat]

I'll be attending this.

Lucky lucky man - I'm sure David Stratton is even more impressive in the flesh

Yes, thank you.

I just hope that he doesn't go all arty-farty on us all. Poor Rog will never survive it.


And I hope that Margaret Pomeranz isn't there either!

[JWM Tanner]

I absolutely enjoy the book.
Wonderful pictures from Roger and his family.
The man has a wonderful career.

On the photo pages you will see the first promotion picture from Roger when he joined MGM. Notice his facial mole. A few pages later in the book you will see his first Warner publicity photo. Notice the mole again!

I attended the Spy Who Loved Me Reunion at Pinewood last month. I got a free special signed copy special for the event. number 16 out of 100. I love the book!

Does anyone else have a special signed copy from the event?
I like to know where the books are situated around the world!

[Simon]

I too enjoyed his book and his chat at the National Theatre. A book told very much in Moore's vein, lighthearted and gentlemanly.

Splendid.

The one time he does actually appear vitriolic about someone is in reference to David Niven's wife, and it is all the more potent for this attention.

[Cruiserweight]

Just put a hold on it at my local library.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

I'm attending the book signing in Huntington, NY this coming Saturday. Anyone else going to be there?

I will probably be there. I am trying to decide between Huntington or Ridgewood.

See you at Huntington, perhaps. He's doing a Q&A as well so bring your video camera.

[TheSaint]

Does anyone else have a special signed copy from the event?
I like to know where the books are situated around the world!

I've got one, #013. I wonder who has #007?

I'm going to the Barnes & Noble in NYC tomorrow. Any other CBners going?

[TheSaint]

I got there at 10am. There were already 15-20 ahead of me. They started letting us in around 12pm. Before I left they announced that all copies they had on hand were sold out, and they hoped to be getting more. It was very much an assembly line-like process...you handed your copy off to a B&N employee, who then handed it to Gareth, who then slid it over to Sir Roger for signing, then you got it. No personalization, no signing anything else, and no photos with Roger though you could take a photo of Roger signing or, if someone was with you, they could get a photo of you receiving the book from Roger. I had hoped to get the photo I had of myself with Sir Roger taken at the Pinewood event signed but to no avail. Was worth a shot.

[DLibrasnow]

I'm attending the book signing in Huntington, NY this coming Saturday. Anyone else going to be there?

I will probably be there. I am trying to decide between Huntington or Ridgewood.

See you at Huntington, perhaps. He's doing a Q&A as well so bring your video camera.

I will be there. I am driving up tomorrow. I will be bringing my video camera for the Q&A. See you there!

[Bondian]

I'm attending the book signing in Huntington, NY this coming Saturday. Anyone else going to be there?

I will probably be there. I am trying to decide between Huntington or Ridgewood.

See you at Huntington, perhaps. He's doing a Q&A as well so bring your video camera.

I will be there. I am driving up tomorrow. I will be bringing my video camera for the Q&A. See you there!

Hope you have a great time with Rog.

If you would like to share any video, I will host it for you Darren.

Cheers,


Ian

[rogermoore007]

I was at the Huntington event yesterday and Sir Rog was absolutely awesome. His Q&A was hilarious, and him and his wife are wonderful. I got to shake his hand and talk to him for a few seconds, which pretty much made my year....

He is, unquestionably, the man

[Qwerty]

Does anyone else have a special signed copy from the event?
I like to know where the books are situated around the world!

I've got one, #013. I wonder who has #007?

I'm going to the Barnes & Noble in NYC tomorrow. Any other CBners going?

Nice one, TheSaint. #013 is pretty low nonetheless!

[Doctor Shatterhand]

My son and I were at the Huntington book signing. Roger gave a Q&A session which was worth every second. I videotaped the entire Q&A from the side of the stage where Roger was standing, approximately 15 feet away from the camera.

Darren and I were the only ones who were videotaping as far as I can tell. I will have the video FTP to my website within the week.

Although it was great getting his book signed, I do wish they allowed us more time to greet him. I felt I was pushed through the line while he signed my book because the employee took it from me before I was near the table.

[DLibrasnow]

My son and I were at the Huntington book signing. Roger gave a Q&A session which was worth every second. I videotaped the entire Q&A from the side of the stage where Roger was standing, approximately 15 feet away from the camera.

Darren and I were the only ones who were videotaping as far as I can tell. I will have the video FTP to my website within the week.

Although it was great getting his book signed, I do wish they allowed us more time to greet him. I felt I was pushed through the line while he signed my book because the employee took it from me before I was near the table.

It was a wonderful experience meeting Sir Roger at the Huntington event. I also felt that that I was pushed along through the line, but I was able to pause at the table, shake Sir Roger's hand and thank him for his efforts as a Unicef ambassador.

Stuart had the benefit of a tripod for his taping whereas mine is very shaky. I urge those who did not attend the event to check out the tape on Doctor Shatterhand's site.

I could not believe how many people were in attendance, I was in the second row and Stuart was standing off to the side, but it was standing room only in the bookstore. There had to be at least a couple of hundred people there.

[Bondian]

Excellent. I'm sure Sir Rog was impressed meeting you chaps.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

My son and I were at the Huntington book signing. Roger gave a Q&A session which was worth every second. I videotaped the entire Q&A from the side of the stage where Roger was standing, approximately 15 feet away from the camera.

Darren and I were the only ones who were videotaping as far as I can tell. I will have the video FTP to my website within the week.

Although it was great getting his book signed, I do wish they allowed us more time to greet him. I felt I was pushed through the line while he signed my book because the employee took it from me before I was near the table.

It was a wonderful experience meeting Sir Roger at the Huntington event. I also felt that that I was pushed along through the line, but I was able to pause at the table, shake Sir Roger's hand and thank him for his efforts as a Unicef ambassador.

Stuart had the benefit of a tripod for his taping whereas mine is very shaky. I urge those who did not attend the event to check out the tape on Doctor Shatterhand's site.

I could not believe how many people were in attendance, I was in the second row and Stuart was standing off to the side, but it was standing room only in the bookstore. There had to be at least a couple of hundred people there.

There were over 500 people sitting and standing in the store during Sir Roger's Q&A session. The store had only 600 books and each one was signed and sold by 9:30 pm. Two hours after he began signing them.

[stromberg]

There were over 500 people sitting and standing in the store during Sir Roger's Q&A session. The store had only 600 books and each one was signed and sold by 9:30 pm. Two hours after he began signing them.

And that's certainly the reason why the signing was done this way. 500 customers, each of which would certainly have loved to talk to him for only a minute and have a pic taken with him. If you do the maths, that'd be more than 8 hours. Plus the Q&A. A long and exhausting day's shift and a lot of work for a man that (mind you) turned 81 a few weeks ago.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

There were over 500 people sitting and standing in the store during Sir Roger's Q&A session. The store had only 600 books and each one was signed and sold by 9:30 pm. Two hours after he began signing them.

And that's certainly the reason why the signing was done this way. 500 customers, each of which would certainly have loved to talk to him for only a minute and have a pic taken with him. If you do the maths, that'd be more than 8 hours. Plus the Q&A. A long and exhausting day's shift and a lot of work for a man that (mind you) turned 81 a few weeks ago.

Thanks for the math lesson, but we were told very early that Sir Roger may not be able to sign all the books and therefore the employees were pushing us through so that he could sign all the books. Otherwise, if he left early and customers did not have their books signed, they would have asked for a refund and the book store would lose revenue. In this case the book store sold $18,000 worth of Roger's book alone. After overhead that's not too bad.

I just wish the book store had a digital camera off to the side that would take a photo of Sir Roger and the person buying the book. Therefore the person can get a photo with Roger and the store can make more money. Of course Sir Roger would have to agree to that setup since he is only making money off his books and not his image.

[stromberg]

There were over 500 people sitting and standing in the store during Sir Roger's Q&A session. The store had only 600 books and each one was signed and sold by 9:30 pm. Two hours after he began signing them.

And that's certainly the reason why the signing was done this way. 500 customers, each of which would certainly have loved to talk to him for only a minute and have a pic taken with him. If you do the maths, that'd be more than 8 hours. Plus the Q&A. A long and exhausting day's shift and a lot of work for a man that (mind you) turned 81 a few weeks ago.

Thanks for the math lesson, but we were told very early that Sir Roger may not be able to sign all the books and therefore the employees were pushing us through so that he could sign all the books. Otherwise, if he left early and customers did not have their books signed, they would have asked for a refund and the book store would lose revenue. In this case the book store sold $18,000 worth of Roger's book alone. After overhead that's not too bad.

I just wish the book store had a digital camera off to the side that would take a photo of Sir Roger and the person buying the book. Therefore the person can get a photo with Roger and the store can make more money. Of course Sir Roger would have to agree to that setup since he is only making money off his books and not his image.

And isn't it great that Sir Roger still managed to sign them all. Signing 500 oder 600 books in a row certainly is an ordeal. And if it has to be done, it's better done quickly.

The whole procedure may not have been a pleasant experience for you, and I probably wouldn't have liked it myself, but I stand by what I said. Only a minute everyone would have extended the whole affair to an unbearable length (also for those waiting in line behind you). No need to be snappy that I did the maths. The numbers speak for themselves.

Good call on the camera, but I'm afraid that wouldn't work either. I've seen this kind of stuff, and it would require a bit more logistics than just putting a camera on a tripod and start taking pictures. Also, I doubt that Sir Roger would have liked that very much.

Again, I understand your frustration. But sometimes, things work that way. You've got you're book, you've got your signature and you've met Sir Roger, for which I envy you (bought myself a signed copy at the London Cinema Store, but never had the pleasure of meeting him, and maybe never will). You've been to the Q&A session, certainly recorded some great footage and took a nice set of pictures. Don't say you didn't get your money's worth. Be happy with those four fingers you got instead of complaining that you didn't get the whole hand.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

There were over 500 people sitting and standing in the store during Sir Roger's Q&A session. The store had only 600 books and each one was signed and sold by 9:30 pm. Two hours after he began signing them.

And that's certainly the reason why the signing was done this way. 500 customers, each of which would certainly have loved to talk to him for only a minute and have a pic taken with him. If you do the maths, that'd be more than 8 hours. Plus the Q&A. A long and exhausting day's shift and a lot of work for a man that (mind you) turned 81 a few weeks ago.

Thanks for the math lesson, but we were told very early that Sir Roger may not be able to sign all the books and therefore the employees were pushing us through so that he could sign all the books. Otherwise, if he left early and customers did not have their books signed, they would have asked for a refund and the book store would lose revenue. In this case the book store sold $18,000 worth of Roger's book alone. After overhead that's not too bad.

I just wish the book store had a digital camera off to the side that would take a photo of Sir Roger and the person buying the book. Therefore the person can get a photo with Roger and the store can make more money. Of course Sir Roger would have to agree to that setup since he is only making money off his books and not his image.

And isn't it great that Sir Roger still managed to sign them all. Signing 500 oder 600 books in a row certainly is an ordeal. And if it has to be done, it's better done quickly.

The whole procedure may not have been a pleasant experience for you, and I probably wouldn't have liked it myself, but I stand by what I said. Only a minute everyone would have extended the whole affair to an unbearable length (also for those waiting in line behind you). No need to be snappy that I did the maths. The numbers speak for themselves.

Good call on the camera, but I'm afraid that wouldn't work either. I've seen this kind of stuff, and it would require a bit more logistics than just putting a camera on a tripod and start taking pictures. Also, I doubt that Sir Roger would have liked that very much.

Again, I understand your frustration. But sometimes, things work that way. You've got you're book, you've got your signature and you've met Sir Roger, for which I envy you (bought myself a signed copy at the London Cinema Store, but never had the pleasure of meeting him, and maybe never will). You've been to the Q&A session, certainly recorded some great footage and took a nice set of pictures. Don't say you didn't get your money's worth. Be happy with those four fingers you got instead of complaining that you didn't get the whole hand.

But you misunderstood my situation. Yes, I videotaped the Q&A, but I did not get to his table. The book was taken from my bag, without permission, and by the time I got to the table the book was signed and another person was handing it to me. I did not meet Sir Roger. That is my complaint, they could have allowed a few extra seconds, that's all.

[stromberg]

There were over 500 people sitting and standing in the store during Sir Roger's Q&A session. The store had only 600 books and each one was signed and sold by 9:30 pm. Two hours after he began signing them.

And that's certainly the reason why the signing was done this way. 500 customers, each of which would certainly have loved to talk to him for only a minute and have a pic taken with him. If you do the maths, that'd be more than 8 hours. Plus the Q&A. A long and exhausting day's shift and a lot of work for a man that (mind you) turned 81 a few weeks ago.

Thanks for the math lesson, but we were told very early that Sir Roger may not be able to sign all the books and therefore the employees were pushing us through so that he could sign all the books. Otherwise, if he left early and customers did not have their books signed, they would have asked for a refund and the book store would lose revenue. In this case the book store sold $18,000 worth of Roger's book alone. After overhead that's not too bad.

I just wish the book store had a digital camera off to the side that would take a photo of Sir Roger and the person buying the book. Therefore the person can get a photo with Roger and the store can make more money. Of course Sir Roger would have to agree to that setup since he is only making money off his books and not his image.

And isn't it great that Sir Roger still managed to sign them all. Signing 500 oder 600 books in a row certainly is an ordeal. And if it has to be done, it's better done quickly.

The whole procedure may not have been a pleasant experience for you, and I probably wouldn't have liked it myself, but I stand by what I said. Only a minute everyone would have extended the whole affair to an unbearable length (also for those waiting in line behind you). No need to be snappy that I did the maths. The numbers speak for themselves.

Good call on the camera, but I'm afraid that wouldn't work either. I've seen this kind of stuff, and it would require a bit more logistics than just putting a camera on a tripod and start taking pictures. Also, I doubt that Sir Roger would have liked that very much.

Again, I understand your frustration. But sometimes, things work that way. You've got you're book, you've got your signature and you've met Sir Roger, for which I envy you (bought myself a signed copy at the London Cinema Store, but never had the pleasure of meeting him, and maybe never will). You've been to the Q&A session, certainly recorded some great footage and took a nice set of pictures. Don't say you didn't get your money's worth. Be happy with those four fingers you got instead of complaining that you didn't get the whole hand.

But you misunderstood my situation. Yes, I videotaped the Q&A, but I did not get to his table. The book was taken from my bag, without permission, and by the time I got to the table the book was signed and another person was handing it to me. I did not meet Sir Roger. That is my complaint, they could have allowed a few extra seconds, that's all.

Oh. I see your point now. Now, that was really "rushed". Very frustrating indeed.

[DLibrasnow]

But you misunderstood my situation. Yes, I videotaped the Q&A, but I did not get to his table. The book was taken from my bag, without permission, and by the time I got to the table the book was signed and another person was handing it to me. I did not meet Sir Roger. That is my complaint, they could have allowed a few extra seconds, that's all.

Wow. Sorry to hear that.

Even those of us who did get to the table had only a matter of seconds. After Sir Roger signed my book I stuck out my hand to shake Sir Roger's hand and his handler was trying to move me out of the line. Sir Roger shook my hand and all I could think to say was "Thank you for all you do for Unicef."

Then as I moved out of the line and took my book I was putting my stuff together (camera, book etc) away from the signing table and his handler came up to me and said "Keep the line moving." I was very surprised because I was not in the line anymore and nowhere near where the signing table was.

[trs007]

I am very happy I avoided the NY/NJ signings and was able to meet him at the Pipe Night. Sounds VERY rushed and these stores knew he'd be a big draw.