Good evening, 919 Gang. My messages to Gene Cubbison and Ann Jarmusch are bouncing. If you are in touch, please let them know I need a new email address for them.
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REBER: Peter Rowe did me a favor by pointing out I misspelled John Muncie’s name last night. Sincere apologies to John. In the past year or so I have noticed the error rate in my writing is rising rapidly. I can think of only one reason, but I don’t want to admit it.
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DAVID GADDIS SMITH writes:
Louise and I went to the Joe Guerin retirement/birthday party at Stone Brewing at Liberty Station on Sunday. Joe, who retired in January as the KPBS news editor, had Feb. 27 declared Joe Guerin Day by Mayor Todd Gloria. He also served as editor of the Daily Transcript and worked at the Log and other places. During his speech, Joe praised Al JaCoby, with whom he started the Neighbors supplement of the U-T.
This photo of Joe shows Joe and former U-T business writer Dean Calbreath and his wife, Sarah. Among those with U-T connections attending were former U-T theater critic Jim Hebert, editorial page editor Matt Hall, former medical writer Cheryl Clark and former business reporter Tanya Mannes. Among those Joe thanked were his wife — former U-T political, science and food editor Margaret King — and her mother.
Joe Guerin (with microphone), with Dean Calbreath (Hawaiian shirt and shorts) and his wife, Sarah, in background
Jim Hebert and Matt Hall. Sipping beer at right is AP reporter Elliot Spagat.
A younger Joe Guerin, taken from his Facebook page.
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KRISTEN GREEN writes:
Thank you so much to Carl and Jack for sharing the news of my forthcoming book. I live in Richmond, Va., where the book is based, but I made it to Warwick's for my first book. I had the chance to catch up with a bunch of 919ers and I hope I can do it again for this book! I would love to see you all.
I am adding the link to my publisher's page in case you would like to order from somewhere other than Amazon. It should be available anywhere books are sold.
It can't be overstated just how helpful pre-orders are in making a book successful. Reaching out to your local library systems and requesting that they order several copies is also a big assist.
Thanks again for your interest. I couldn't have done this work without my time at newspapers working next to great people like all of you who taught me so much.
JOHN KERN writes:
Totally agree with Carl Larsen on Kristen Green's work. Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County is one of the best books I have read about race and race relations in the South. I highly recommend it and am looking forward to her next book. I urge all to pre-order it from Amazon. Carl had the link.
REBER: The Amazon link for Kristen’s book is:
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DAVID GADDIS SMITH writes:
Louise and I took advantage of the last day that the Safari Park was offering free admission for seniors and really enjoyed ourselves on Monday, Feb. 28. It took a while to get into the parking lot (after paying the $15 parking fee) but then we hightailed it to the tram, where we had a short wait before getting to see this giraffe at close range. A club sandwich wrap was $14 and an ice cream cone $7. It was fantastic seeing the large California condor and cassowary birds, among many other animals, as the temperature eventually rose to 84 degrees at the park.
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