Saturday, January 16, 2010

CALAMITY JACK event #2!

Hey everyone--everyone living in TOOELE, UTAH, that is: Calamity Jack signing event today! Al three Hales will be there, Me, Shannon and Dean! 2:00 at the Purple Cow Bookstore. See you there!

If you are reading this from OUTSIDE of Utah, here's a contest. Spell for me the phonetic pronunciation of Tooele and win a prize!

11 comments:

David Miles said...

too-il-uh?

Anonymous said...

too eh lee

or maybe tool, but thats too obvious.

Today's the Day said...

Hi, I came to the Tooele signing. My daughter is the one who made the book cover and took her picture with you. I LOVED the illustrations in Yellowbelly and Plum. I just had to ask you if the glockenspiel and drums they play in the book is a Beautiful South reference?

Today's the Day said...

oh..and it's "two-ill-uh"

Paula said...

Too-will-a, not to be confused with too-lee. I should know, I used to live there! :) Wish I could've been there today, however I did have my wonderful sister buy me a book and have it signed. My kids and I are now just anxiously awaiting its arrival!

Je Reve said...

To ill uh, or too ee lee

Rita said...

two-will-uh
with emphasis on the "will"

Nathan said...

Everyone's wrong. It's pronounced Two-vee-lagh. So even if you live there and posted the local pronunciation, you got it wrong--that's a hard "V" in the middle there, with a guttural "GHGH" at the end.

David Miles-You actually got it! How did you know?

Anonymous-A valiant effort. "Too eh lee" is actually kinda nice, sounds like an island paradise.

Today-HOLY SMOKES! Of all the people who have ver read that book, you are the first to catch it! It is a loving tribute to my favorite band from Hull. Nice catch! And that poster your daughter drew was fantastic. Thanks for coming and bringing it!

Paula (and Today)-You can't play the pronouncing game if you LIVE in Tooele! That's against the rules!
I hope you enjoy your triple-signed copy. Shannon, Dean and I have taken to using different colored markers, so the signed page looks like a delightful rainbow. I hope you enjoy it!

Je Reve-(Hey, Je reve aussi!) Another vote for "Too ee lee" I gotta be honest, I think I'd rather live in "Too ee Lee" than "Two-ill-uh."

Rita-Correct, "Will" as in "WILL we ever get there?" It is a long and lonesome drive from my house to Tooele, Over the mountains and past the Deseret Toxic Chemical Depot.

David Miles said...

Woohoo! Well, I did a little looking and found that Toelle used to be spelled "Twilla" on old maps so I put two and two together... actually, I googled it just now and the pronunciation is all over the place :). I guess I was just the fastest!

Wish I could've been there for all the fun!

David M said...

Whatsa' prize? I don't win something every day :)

Nathan said...

Oh yeah--the prize? Did you enter the avatar/photo thing? If not then you are in! I seem to recall that you did...so...a second avatar?