I fell asleep earlier and dreamt about my first book signing for THE MONSTORE. It was so glitzy and glamorous, I wanted to reenact it for you. Unfortunately, my makeup smeared onto my pillow and my hair got all matted, plus I lost my Jane Jetson mask, so these cartoon characters offered to be my cast.
But I don’t think they got it quite right. Especially that dude with the camera.
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September 16, 2012 at 3:30 am
Dana Carey
Ha! Too funny. Those cartoon characters went way off script. A classic case of actors trying to improve a writer’s work. The nerve. 🙂
September 16, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Tara Lazar
They are not getting their union cards!
September 16, 2012 at 4:36 am
Genevieve Petrillo
OMG! Hilarious. I hope this dream doesn’t come true!
September 16, 2012 at 5:18 am
Julie Falatko
I still think he should have bought a book. And nice Ferris Bueller reference stuck in there.
Also, you’re a good dancer.
September 16, 2012 at 10:41 am
Tara Lazar
I’m glad you got the Ferris reference. But if I tried to dance like that in real life, I’d crash onto the floor!
September 16, 2012 at 6:16 am
tinamcho
Very cute!
September 16, 2012 at 7:02 am
laurasalas
Ha! Love it!
September 16, 2012 at 10:25 am
Wendy Martin BookArt
My first book signing was like that. Except there was another author there. He writes horror/mystery/S&M. He signed a lot more books than I did.
September 16, 2012 at 10:47 am
Lori Alexander
Love this! Hope to see a lot more of that dance come June 2013.
September 16, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Tara Lazar
I may need musical accompaniment. Danny Elfman would write a killer “Monstore” theme.
September 16, 2012 at 11:09 am
Tara Dairman
“You are nuttier than the Reese’s candy factory.”
I love it!! 🙂
September 16, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Mirka Breen
It actually looks a lot like many of the book signings I’ve walked past in B&N… Ouch!
September 16, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Tara Lazar
I know! That’s what worries me…it’s all too eerily REAL. I mean, it’s so real, I even have the outfit she’s wearing!
September 16, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Julie
Too Funny!
September 16, 2012 at 1:42 pm
laurimeyers
Do you often carry gummy worms in your pocket?
September 16, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Tara Lazar
No, but I should! (P.S. That was the Ferris Bueller reference. See the closing credits.)
September 16, 2012 at 1:43 pm
carol gordon ekster
You make real fears into funny videos! Don’t worry, your first booksigning will be great. Just keep those gummy worms out of your pocket!
September 16, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Donna Martin
THAT was cute, Tara but I doubt it will be anything like that! ;~)
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September 17, 2012 at 9:45 am
heylookawriterfellow
That was hilarious!
But wait. Your planning to have a book signing in a 7-11?
September 17, 2012 at 9:47 am
Tara Lazar
Yeah, I hope this isn’t an omen of things to come…I couldn’t find a background scene that looked like a book store…this came close enough! LOL. But when I made it, my eyes were blurred and I couldn’t really see what it was. If I knew there were SLURPEES, I would have made my character throw one on the camera dude! (Or no, she probably would have thought it TOO PRECIOUS and would have drank it instead.)
September 17, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Lori Mozdzierz
Too funny, Tara!
September 18, 2012 at 6:29 am
thiskidreviewsbooks
HAHAHA! Can I have a gummy worm? 😉
September 19, 2012 at 11:23 am
Madeline Barr (@MadelineBarr)
OMG Tara! I love how you/she says ‘squishy.’ You are too funny! Love it!
September 29, 2012 at 10:23 pm
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November 17, 2012 at 11:25 am
June
Tara,
Your video was too funny!. I loved it!