My wife recently went to a book signing for a female cook from HGTV and there were over 600 people there. I agree with you about the e-bayers and maybe 20-30 of the book buyers were the aging hippy types that still live in the 60's. POWER TO THE PEOPLE DUDE!!!!!
Jane (Commie, Traitor) Fonda went to the large city and larger metropolis of Atlanta, GA. for her in-person book signing and 147 people showed up. ![]()
I explain the 147 as a few ebay sellers wanted her signature to sell, not keep, a few North Vietnamese/American citizens and a few Frenchmen. The rest I blame on mainstreaming.
Vet.

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