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!
too-il-uh?
ReplyDeletetoo eh lee
ReplyDeleteor maybe tool, but thats too obvious.
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?
ReplyDeleteoh..and it's "two-ill-uh"
ReplyDeleteToo-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!
ReplyDeleteTo ill uh, or too ee lee
ReplyDeletetwo-will-uh
ReplyDeletewith emphasis on the "will"
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.
ReplyDeleteDavid 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.
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!
ReplyDeleteWish I could've been there for all the fun!
Whatsa' prize? I don't win something every day :)
ReplyDeleteOh 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?
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