ADVISORY
Blogging from me will be light today, because I'm in New York for the booksellers convention, which is where we authors go to act like complete strumpets meet with booksellers. Last night at the Disney Publishing dinner a group of men who have written children's books sang a protest song in honor of Bob Dylan's 70th birthday, titled "Everybody's Writing a Goddam Children's Book." The group was (from left) Ridley Pearson, Eoin Colfer, Rick Riordan, the late Ray Charles and Mo Willems (who took a triangle solo). When we were finished there was hardly a pair of dry underpants in the house.
That ain't Ray, babe.
Posted by: NotSherly | May 25, 2011 at 08:02 AM
Ray, you're (not your) white...and alive.
I'm so confused.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | May 25, 2011 at 08:03 AM
Dave you love your blue shirts. I'll bet you have a closet full.
Posted by: Theresa | May 25, 2011 at 08:12 AM
I wet my Depends just thinking about it.
Posted by: Mikey | May 25, 2011 at 08:18 AM
I think there might be a conspiracy afoot. I didn't see any reference to the song at http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1470#m12352
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | May 25, 2011 at 08:40 AM
Dave wrote a book?
Posted by: wiredog | May 25, 2011 at 08:52 AM
No video? Dave, you're (not your) toying with us.
Posted by: Guin | May 25, 2011 at 08:56 AM
It must be wonderful going through life wondering what the word "inhibitions" means.
Posted by: Steve | May 25, 2011 at 09:12 AM
Wish I could have seen that! Priceless!-Michelle M.-Children's Librarian
Posted by: Michelle M. | May 25, 2011 at 09:14 AM
Dang it, dude! Bring on the song!!
Posted by: Greg | May 25, 2011 at 09:26 AM
Gee, Dave, how about a sample of the musical
mischeifmelodies?But you failed also to note whether Walt was there or not, having overcome his cancer??? And I 'm not talking about your Walter
Posted by: funny man | May 25, 2011 at 09:39 AM
welcome to noo yawk. feel free if you get a chance to come up the hudson to the state crapitol. i work across the st. dunkin donuts right in thebldg, so find a cop and come on up.
Posted by: queensbee | May 25, 2011 at 09:52 AM
HELLO CLEVELAND!!!!
Posted by: pokerplayer | May 25, 2011 at 09:55 AM
Did the guy who wrote "Go the F**k to Sleep" help you with the lyrics?
Posted by: padraig | May 25, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Dave, writing is a serious business. If you and some of those others would buckle down you all could be moderately successful some day. btw, I reread "Boogers Are My Beat" the other day and I'm curious about something. You mentioned Ridley is so organized that he knows what he is going to have for breakfast on May 23, 2011. (this was written in 2004) I would like to know if in fact he did have lightly buttered toast, tea, and oatmeal.
Posted by: nursecindy | May 25, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Love the song title!
Posted by: Jan Crozier | May 25, 2011 at 10:58 AM
If I Had A Ham. Both kinds.
Posted by: Loudmouth | May 25, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Mo better watch his triangulation on Dave, IYKWIM.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | May 25, 2011 at 11:40 AM