BWAHAHAHAHA!

[yendi]

Link ganked from robyn_ma. This is the book the world's been waiting for.

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[murnkay.livejournal.com]

You haven't heard of this? His surreal fictional work? Oh lord.

[yendi]

Nope. I've been woefully out of the loop.

[murnkay.livejournal.com]

If I can find it, do you mind if I post the Man himself giving someone an idea about the book and what it is about? Might contain minor plot spoilers.

[yendi]

Sure! Fire away!

[murnkay.livejournal.com]

Ok I will not be held responsible for how much this gives away. Might be everything but it SOUNDS like only the start. Feel free to delete:

CAMPBELL: That's fiction, fortunately for the world. I'm me in a novel on a merry escapade in Hollywood. It's a mockumentary book.

THE BEAT: I guess we're just going to have to read it, eh?

CAMPBELL: Well, I can try to give you a basic idea of the book. The very beginning of the book is that I get a rejection letter for a book that I've just submitted, a walking book called "Walk this Way" and my editor says, "Look, they’re not selling. If you can write a relationship book we'll buy it." And I say "Relationship book? You're out of your mind!" I married, like, the fifth woman I ever met. And he says, "That's what's biting." And I say whatever.

The phone rings. It's from my acting agent to audition for a movie called LET'S MAKE LOVE directed by Mike Nichols, where I would audition for the third lead as Foyle, the wise cracking doorman. It stars Richard Gere and Renee Zellweger. And I don’t want to audition for it because I know I won’t get the part. I've only gotten three roles in my life in 25 years from auditioning. So I'm not gonna audition. But Mike Nichols has requested I audition. So I think this is stupid but fine I'll go meet Mike Nichols. Great. I'll go read for this movie. And I look at the sign-in sheet. And the whole book has graphics; every other page has a graphic. So we show the sign-in sheet. It's Tim Robbins, it's Sean Penn, it’s everybody -- John Cusack and I'm like, get the fuck out. This is stupid. But I audition. I get the part. So now Mr. B movie is now in an A movie all of a sudden, so I'm like, shit, I've gotta give relationship advice to Richard Gere throughout this movie. What if Mike Nichols wants me to ad lib! I have to go method. So I become the ultimate devoted actor to pull my weight in this big opportunity to be in an "A" movie finally…and it all goes to hell in a handcart.

THE BEAT: [Flabbergasted silence.]

[corwinok.livejournal.com]

BAHAHAHAH! That rocks! I can't wait to get a copy!

[yendi]

Wow. That's the best origin story of a novel I think I've ever seen.

[murnkay.livejournal.com]

Yeah isn't that one hell of a setup?

[iresprite.livejournal.com]

The image you're posting is coming from akamai, and Firefox's adblock extension is blocking it. Doh! Who are you talking about?

[yendi]

Just replaced it with one on the LJ server. It's Bruce Campbell's new book. :-)

[oneechan19.livejournal.com]

*staaares*

*blinks*

[yendi]

Heh. Yeah. Kinda my first reaction, too.

[moop2000.livejournal.com]

I heard about this, and I want to get it! :D

[darth-spacey.livejournal.com]

Neat icon. I loves me some PVP.

See also: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/pvp/6d1f/

[yendi]

:-) Yeah, I need to get that shirt sometime.

[woodrunner.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am so getting that book for J for our wedding anniversary....

[yendi]

shadesong got me a signed copy of his bio for our dating anniversary a few years ago. "Bruce" needs to be added to all those lists of things like "paper" and "wood" for anniversary gifts.

[woodrunner.livejournal.com]

Damn straight. Bronze for our upcoming anniversary? No thanks. Let's go for Bruce!

[redfishie.livejournal.com]

that scares me....but in a good way.

Kick. Fucking. ASS.

[zitronenhai.livejournal.com]

Re: Kick. Fucking. ASS.

[yendi]

I follow that poster's advice every day. :-)

[elionwyr.livejournal.com]

Bruce mentioned the book last week in Philly, but I had no idea what it was about..!

Oh.
And..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

[yendi]

Thanks! :-)