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Last night was KGB with Sarah Micklem and Alisa Kwitney (the latter, Bob Sheckley's daughter, someone I've known since she was 14 --although I can't remember, she says we met then). Both readers were excellent and the audience was appreciative--photos as soon as I get a few last ids sorted. Photos of the event
Kimball Johnson, a filmmaker who was at World Fantasy and hoping to sell a genre series to a cable channel, interviewed me with a few of my Lovecraft Unbound contributors there. We made an appointment to film some more when they were coming to NYC to meet with publishers: Orbit and Tor.
He wanted to film me at KGB and then interview me the next day (today) around my neighborhood. He was unobtrusive at KGB, only bringing a small camera and not his cameramen or big equipment. I told him earlier via email that he could not come up to my apartment to see where I work because it's just too much of a mess and there wouldn't be room anyway...So I suggested the High Line --and he wanted me to bring a writer along so I asked Rick Bowes to accompany us.
Kimball and Rick picked me up in the afternoon, and we picked up his sons and all the equipment from their van around the corner and hiked to the High Line. It was drizzly and I hadn't been there before in bad weather but as I suspected it was lovely. And very few people.
We walked from the beginning at Gansevoort under several overhangs (hotels) to figure out the best place to shoot--too noisy in one section and we couldn't do it outside because even though it was more a fine mist than rain by 3:30, all the benches were wet.
Interestingly, we passed another small group filming an interview with someone (turned out he was a former boxing announcer) and by then time we returned from 20th street they were finishing up so we could take their place, which was sheltered but light and protected from most of the traffic noise as well. It took about 15 minutes to set up all the equipment and our mini-mics. We then had a very easy going interview about my work history, Rick's fiction, my editing, how we've worked together on stories, etc. It was a lot of fun. I wore my spring coat because it was pretty mild initially, but by 4:35 it was damned cold so we they packed up and got ready to continue at my favorite Japanese restaurant, Sakura. Kimball had gotten permission from the management to film there, figuring that at 5pm, when they open there wouldn't be any other customers. He and his cameramen went back to their van to pay the meter, Rick and I went up to my place so I could pick up my winter coat.
We headed over to Sakura and while the guys were setting up the equipment, I ordered some cold sake (no one else drank, so I couldn't get my favorite unfiltered bottle which is too big for one person) and Rick and I noshed on the most excellent free appetizer they sometimes serve: chopped spicy tuna with crunchy bits plus some edamame. Then Kimball continued with more questions for another 40 minutes or so. Then we all ate.
I've always hated being interviewed on TV as it makes me pretty nervous usually but this was perfect. Of course, we'll see how it comes out.
Kimball Johnson, a filmmaker who was at World Fantasy and hoping to sell a genre series to a cable channel, interviewed me with a few of my Lovecraft Unbound contributors there. We made an appointment to film some more when they were coming to NYC to meet with publishers: Orbit and Tor.
He wanted to film me at KGB and then interview me the next day (today) around my neighborhood. He was unobtrusive at KGB, only bringing a small camera and not his cameramen or big equipment. I told him earlier via email that he could not come up to my apartment to see where I work because it's just too much of a mess and there wouldn't be room anyway...So I suggested the High Line --and he wanted me to bring a writer along so I asked Rick Bowes to accompany us.
Kimball and Rick picked me up in the afternoon, and we picked up his sons and all the equipment from their van around the corner and hiked to the High Line. It was drizzly and I hadn't been there before in bad weather but as I suspected it was lovely. And very few people.
We walked from the beginning at Gansevoort under several overhangs (hotels) to figure out the best place to shoot--too noisy in one section and we couldn't do it outside because even though it was more a fine mist than rain by 3:30, all the benches were wet.
Interestingly, we passed another small group filming an interview with someone (turned out he was a former boxing announcer) and by then time we returned from 20th street they were finishing up so we could take their place, which was sheltered but light and protected from most of the traffic noise as well. It took about 15 minutes to set up all the equipment and our mini-mics. We then had a very easy going interview about my work history, Rick's fiction, my editing, how we've worked together on stories, etc. It was a lot of fun. I wore my spring coat because it was pretty mild initially, but by 4:35 it was damned cold so we they packed up and got ready to continue at my favorite Japanese restaurant, Sakura. Kimball had gotten permission from the management to film there, figuring that at 5pm, when they open there wouldn't be any other customers. He and his cameramen went back to their van to pay the meter, Rick and I went up to my place so I could pick up my winter coat.
We headed over to Sakura and while the guys were setting up the equipment, I ordered some cold sake (no one else drank, so I couldn't get my favorite unfiltered bottle which is too big for one person) and Rick and I noshed on the most excellent free appetizer they sometimes serve: chopped spicy tuna with crunchy bits plus some edamame. Then Kimball continued with more questions for another 40 minutes or so. Then we all ate.
I've always hated being interviewed on TV as it makes me pretty nervous usually but this was perfect. Of course, we'll see how it comes out.