St. Supery, Upcoming Dates, Borderlands Bestseller Lists
1) St. Supery
2) Upcoming Dates
3) Borderlands Books Best Seller Lists
ST. SUPERY
Once again...so much going on, so little time to explain it all. I think that's what makes twitter so appealing. You might not be able to say *a lot* in 140 characters, but you can say enough. Another really cool thing that has made me a "follower," or fan - whatever you want to call it - is the community. Where else can you post a tiny note about your favorite "every-day" wine (meaning as a good value, one you could open at any time without fear of dollar bills falling out of it as you pour--not meaning mediocrity), and have the winery respond back?
We were treated to a VIP tasting, a nice little gift, and my name was on the announcement/welcome marquee just inside the lobby. I took a photo of it, and facebook/myspace users can see it as my user photo (server is still an issue right now, so I can't post it otherwise at the moment). I twittered a play-by play of the wines, which was fun, and we came home with another case of our favorite Merlot (2000 vintage this time), and a Magnum of the 1999 Meritage (what the Elu was called before). My thanks again to Lesley for setting up such a nice afternoon for us, and to Joe for always taking good care of us in general.
Afterwards we headed over to Rubicon Estate so I could get some writing done, which was fruitful (no pun intended). Four poems in two hours was not a bad turn out. Apparently we'd just missed Francis Ford Coppola by 10 minutes...but we've seen him there before, enjoying a cigar and a glass of wine in his usual corner. They have a new hummingbird nesting right above the upper left are of the Café doors in a break in the wall stones. My thanks to David for taking care of us there.
UPCOMING DATES
Well, kiddies - it appears I'll miss the St. Patrick's day parade in SF. I'm Houston bound this Friday, through the weekend. Next week, however, you are all invited to Bonny Doon Vineyard's Cellar Door in Santa Cruz to enjoy their Albarino release and some decadent oysters, while I get up from time to time to read some poetry inspired by them. The event is from 5-7pm, and should be a lot of fun. It also gives me an excuse to surf down there, provided the weather cooperates. We're back up North on the 21st, just in time for a Pirate house-boat warming party. It was supposed to have happened already, but alas...our fearless Captain has been waylaid by travel.
That's about it for March (thank goodness).
BORDERLANDS BOOKS
I'm pleased to note that when I read the March Newsletter for Borderlands Books, that BARFODDER is a bestseller in Trade Paperbacks, at #2. It's the little things in life that make me happy.
2) Upcoming Dates
3) Borderlands Books Best Seller Lists
ST. SUPERY
Once again...so much going on, so little time to explain it all. I think that's what makes twitter so appealing. You might not be able to say *a lot* in 140 characters, but you can say enough. Another really cool thing that has made me a "follower," or fan - whatever you want to call it - is the community. Where else can you post a tiny note about your favorite "every-day" wine (meaning as a good value, one you could open at any time without fear of dollar bills falling out of it as you pour--not meaning mediocrity), and have the winery respond back?
We were treated to a VIP tasting, a nice little gift, and my name was on the announcement/welcome marquee just inside the lobby. I took a photo of it, and facebook/myspace users can see it as my user photo (server is still an issue right now, so I can't post it otherwise at the moment). I twittered a play-by play of the wines, which was fun, and we came home with another case of our favorite Merlot (2000 vintage this time), and a Magnum of the 1999 Meritage (what the Elu was called before). My thanks again to Lesley for setting up such a nice afternoon for us, and to Joe for always taking good care of us in general.
Afterwards we headed over to Rubicon Estate so I could get some writing done, which was fruitful (no pun intended). Four poems in two hours was not a bad turn out. Apparently we'd just missed Francis Ford Coppola by 10 minutes...but we've seen him there before, enjoying a cigar and a glass of wine in his usual corner. They have a new hummingbird nesting right above the upper left are of the Café doors in a break in the wall stones. My thanks to David for taking care of us there.
UPCOMING DATES
Well, kiddies - it appears I'll miss the St. Patrick's day parade in SF. I'm Houston bound this Friday, through the weekend. Next week, however, you are all invited to Bonny Doon Vineyard's Cellar Door in Santa Cruz to enjoy their Albarino release and some decadent oysters, while I get up from time to time to read some poetry inspired by them. The event is from 5-7pm, and should be a lot of fun. It also gives me an excuse to surf down there, provided the weather cooperates. We're back up North on the 21st, just in time for a Pirate house-boat warming party. It was supposed to have happened already, but alas...our fearless Captain has been waylaid by travel.
That's about it for March (thank goodness).
BORDERLANDS BOOKS
I'm pleased to note that when I read the March Newsletter for Borderlands Books, that BARFODDER is a bestseller in Trade Paperbacks, at #2. It's the little things in life that make me happy.