Filmed Sunday, January 24 at Visioncon 2010, Springfield, MO.

Catch all four parts of Cynthia and myself on YouTube doing brief readings of our work, discussing playwrighting/theatre in general, the Visioncon experience, and much more. (By this time in the con my voice is incredibly ragged, so my apologies if it is hard to understand me at times.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QiQxQdcyzo

Also includes readings from TWO WIVES AND A DEAD GUY (www.samuelfrench), a short chapter excerpt from the horror novella “Oh, Baby” (by Rachael Saltzman and myself), commentary on the soon-to-be published kaiju comedy RODRIGO GETS THE POST MODERN BLUES (www.hitplays.com), a plug for PAIRING ENERGY (w/. Mitch Berntson, www.originalworksonline.com), why the Bemidji Chamber of Commerce should put me on salary, and more!

Again, special thanks to David Stanfield and the Visioncon staff and crew for flying Cynthia and myself down to their fantastic convention, it was a BLAST.

I’ve been contacted by the “Ostensibles e. V.” English-speaking theatre troupe of Osnabruek, Germany with regards to their producing CAFE A LA IONESCO for three performances in June. (And, yes, this is the award-winning comedy w/. the giant squid in it…) Absolutely made my day!

www.originalworksonline.com/cafeionesco2.htm

Someone is trying to auction off the following in the UK:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRIAN-KEENE-Termin..al:-The-Play-official-programme-RARE!_W0..QQitemZ140379255150QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq..20100131?IMSfp=TL100131175001r17067
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So, the big question now is this: how did it get from Bemidji to the UK? (We did have two fans out there receive copies, one in England, the other in Scotland, but they were CLEARLY signed in heavy marker on the front cover by both Brian and myself…)

GRANDPA JIM IS DEAD… in Utah, courtesy of Tabiona High School, Tabiona. The Booth/Paslawski juggernaut keeps rumbling along.

https://www.hitplays.com/default.aspx?pg..=sd&st=GRANDPA+JIM+IS+DEAD

According to my records this will be the play’s 30th known production overall, and my 2nd in Utah. The grand total is now set at 645.

Speaking of Heuer, had a great talk with Steve the owner/publisher today about where Heuer is heading, filming stuff, and their brand new printer, which means they will now be offering do-it-yourself choose-and-pick anthologies — which also means (at least) more unit royalty sales for moi as well. They will be offering standard anthologies as well, and I have to admit I am excited to find out which plays get into how many.

Check ‘em out over at my MySpace and Facebook accounts.

We’re both back home safe and sound from Springfield — more later, but we’d both like to thank David Stanfield and his top notch staff for  such a wonderful good time!

Now to crash.

My editor at Heuer has informed me that MARRIAGE… AFTER DEATH by Abbey Ferrier and myself, a zombie-themed one-act comedy, will be published in the following months after RODRIGO… The play is Abbey’s first to be published, my 49th.

MARRIAGE… AFTER DEATH was first performed at The Cabin in Bemidji, MN on November 2, 2009. The original cast and crew were as follows:

Director: Roy C. Booth
Stage Manager: Howard Preston
Set Designer: Roy C. Booth
Lights & Sound: Jake Baggenstoss
House Manager: Neomi Ayelsworth

LENORE: Cynthia Booth
VINCENT: Andor Lofthus
JEZEBEL: Erica Johnson

Congratulations to Brandon Deadwiler of James Logan HS for taking 4th place out of a field of 75 for Humorous Interpretation at the James Logan MLK Invitational, Union City, CA by using a scene from BEANIE AND THE BAMBOOZLING BOOK MACHINE.

http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/4494

Getting things set up for the Cowboys/Vikings game — SKOL!!!

We’re 50 pages now into Tales of Anduale: Book One, Decatia — first draft is at 254 pages.

Local newspaper article about Cynthia and myself and our upcoming cons:

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100014984/

Visioncon’s program will feature a snippet from my horror novel/novella, OH, BABY, a collaboration in progress with NYC filmmaker R. Saltzman, along with a snippet from Cynthia’s (and mine) horror short story, Trespassers.

Pretty exciting stuff, Maynard.

www.visioncon.org

Wrapped up Chapter Two of DECATIA, and having a blast with that as well.