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Jerry Lee Lewis New Book and Signing?

has anybody got information about what bookstores jerry is attending to sign his new book ? I say sign as I have seen at the barnes &noble store in new York while he will be in attendance the books will be pre signed and only the auther will be signing !! does that set any alarm bells off

at this moment this is the only signing he will be attending does anyone know of any others as would really like to add him to my book collection and being based in uk I have to get in touch with the stores in usa !!

thanks

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Permalink Reply by Mark Shull on November 9, 2015 at 10:55am

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 9, 2015 at 11:21am

Keep in mind that when you cast a vote of “1”, you are effectively stating that JLL, Judith and JW Whitten (or some unknown 4th person?) have conspired together to deceive and defraud JLL’s fans. In addition, you are discrediting 750 signed books with a combined value of somewhere around $100,000, against the findings of PSA. I don’t think this is mitigated by the fact that the wording has been changed from “positive” to “feel strongly.” Either way, a “1” represents the highest level of confidence within the context of this poll that these things are true and accurate.

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Permalink Reply by Sidney Fields on November 9, 2015 at 11:43am

Perhaps so. Whoever was involved, it doesn't seem like they care very much.

But don't forget the responsibility of the publisher, Harper Collins.
It put the books in the stream of commerce.
It had a responsibility to oversee the signing.

Agreed on the change in phrasing not meaning all that much under the circumstances.

By the way, it seems the combined retail value of the books was more like $22,500 (approx. 750 books x approx. $30 per book).

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 9, 2015 at 11:48am

I'd be very happy to pay $50 plus shipping and PayPal fees. If anyone is interested, send me a PM.

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Permalink Reply by Sidney Fields on November 9, 2015 at 2:07pm

If you're serious, I can get hold of at least one and perhaps two JLL "signed" books. Would be happy to sell at retail cost plus shipping.

And, by the way, the book itself is quite a good read.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 9, 2015 at 2:14pm

Yes, I'd like to purchase them. Thank you! I will cover the PayPal fees.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 9, 2015 at 2:35pm

I gotta give you credit, Ballroom... you are putting your money where your mouth is. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Chad B on November 11, 2015 at 12:10pm

If you change your mind Ballroom, I'll buy one of those for retail plus shipping and PayPal fees.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 9, 2015 at 11:45am

Ballroom,

Those are your words. My 1 vote says that the signed books that I have seen absolutely do not look like they were signed by Jerry Lee Lewis to me.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 9, 2015 at 11:55am

Ballroom, while I may not agree with your analysis, I have respected your views all along. That said, I have to call BS on this. Basically this is emotional blackmail and an intellectually dishonest way to shut down dissent. "If you think a certain way, you are guilty of slandering JLL, etc." What's next? Threats of lawsuits?

In the history of autographs THOUSANDS of celebrities have used proxy signers. Few, if any, have ever admitted to doing it. They almost always deny it.

Why has this become so personal with JLL? When Reagan, Nixon, Heston, Shepard, Johnny Cash, Jack Lemmon, John Wayne (and on and on) secretarials were identified, no one was screaming that it was a personal attack on the celebrity.

If you want to debate the signature, fine. But you are better than to resort to cheap shutdown tactics.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 9, 2015 at 12:11pm

These are not "shutdown tactics" Steve. It was intended to be in the interest of the members here who are considering voting in this poll. I truly believe that they will later regret their decision, and I don't want that. With regard to the JLL discussions, I feel that more damage is being done internally than any outside entity could ever dream of causing.