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***Free event***

Changing Hands Bookstore and Arizona Wilderness Brewing present Craig Childs

Join us for an AZ Wilderness Brewing tap takeover at our First Draft Book Bar as the author of House of Rain and The Secret Knowledge of Water visits with his latest, a vivid travelogue through prehistory that traces the arrival of the first people in North America at least twenty thousand years ago, and the artifacts that tell of their lives and fates.

when:
7pm Tuesday, May 15th

where:
Changing Hands Bookstore & First Draft Book Bar
300 w. Camelback Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85013

event details:
https://www.changinghands.com/event/may ... lost-world

Bump!

Just a reminder-- this is on Tuesday!

Our son is in town and like us he is a Craig Childs fan. We are gonna do our best to be there. Beer helps.

I've never heard of the kid (kids?). Is he a big hiker or something?

So I looked it up. http://www.houseofrain.com/theauthor.cfm

Seems like he might be an interesting fellow.

Childs is an Arizona native, and he grew up back and forth between there and Colorado, son of a mother hooked on outdoor adventure, and a dad who liked whiskey, guns, and Thoreau. He has worked as a gas station attendant, wilderness guide, professional musician, and a beer bottler, though now he is primarily a writer. He lives off the grid in Western Colorado.

Occasionally I consider the possibility of reading something longer than a toughboots triplog. And then reality hits me again. Nah. Not my thing.

The talk might be good though.

chumley wrote:Occasionally I consider the possibility of reading something longer than a toughboots triplog

What, do you lose, um, er, ..... concentr.....

Well crap because of our son and his visit timing, tonight is off. I just knew 37 years ago having a kid would one day spoil my plans.

Craig's writing is amazing! I think "the secret knowledge of water" and "animal dialogs" are my favorites. And his Facebook is pretty fun too.

His books and adventures are great...he's a real favorite of mine. But I'm a pretty poor fan (except for that one time I went to Alston's lecture). One time I did take a pi$$ next to Guy Clark while waiting for his concert to start.

@Hansenaz
My grandfather's dog ran through Buffalo Bill's backyard.

@azbackpackr
We all got something. I forgot to mention that Jack Nicklaus stepped on my brother's foot....in golf shoes...when he was fat.

@Hansenaz
When your brother was fat? Or Jack?
Ain't English great?

@azbackpackr
I thought about adding that clarifying clause but figured I'd already inexcusably damaged this thread.....

@Hansenaz
Personally, I love threads that go off-topic. But then we have the PURISTS who disagree.

Here's one for a somewhat related, but still a bit off-topic discussion:

What is it about people getting autographs from other people? I mean, like full-grown adults.

I think there was a line of people an hour long after the talk last night. Seriously. And people waited that time for another human person to write his name in the pages of a book they already have his words permanently written in.

I understand wanting to experience/share in somebody else's gift or talent: watch an athlete play, or an artist perform, or especially to have a personal conversation with somebody whose thoughts and ideas you admire or respect.

But I absolutely don't understand the autograph thing.

@chumley
As a hiker, should I have heard of the guy? On the otherhand, I have heard of AZW

@chumley
I for one love getting autographs, on credit or debit receipts.

@Alston_Neal
Oh so it's like a legal document!? Got it!

I, the undersigned perceived deity, do hereby acknowledge I have laid eyes upon you, a swarthy and far less-talented assclown. Thank you for acknowledging my superiority.

Signed,
Joe Schmoe

A first edition book is worth more for resale with an autograph. I have books signed by Edward Abbey, Katie Lee, Janice Emily Bowers, Betty Leavengood, Tom Martin, Patricia McCairen, Brad Dimock, etc. All are SW nonfiction writers. I also know a couple of them.

If you are really into southwest nonfiction authors you will have heard of Craig Childs, and these others. He's been around for many years. If that genre isn't your thing, then he'd be pretty unknown. It's very much a niche market.

azbackpackr wrote:worth more for resale with an autograph

This basically reiterates my question but certainly doesn’t answer it.

I don’t understand why people place value on somebody else’s autograph.

Now if you could explain to me the reasoning behind why you have all those signed books I’d probably gain some insight to something I don’t really get.

I wouldn't mind knowing how the event was. Kyle? Too specific to the original topic? Did anyone actually attend? I like his work, although I haven't read a lot of it. Mostly in AZ highways