Mark this on my calendar. An absolutely amazing day. It was our One Book Wyoming event for Washakie County.
We, meaning three of us from the Ten Sleep Library, piled into the Buick and flew to Worland and help set up for author Craig Johnson’s appearance. It was very well attended, and fun, and then we had to pack everything up and come back to Ten Sleep.
We had informational boards about Steamboat, the bucking horse, in all his incarnations… the Mitchell B-25 bomber which flew a pivotal role in the book… and blizzards of Wyoming…
We had the Steamboat bomber pasted onto the front of the local bank…
I think we’re hanging this in the library for a while… there was a great deal of work in this! 😉 (Atta girl, Talena!)
Plus I had my little chalkboard Steamboat bucking horse…
(Shown this morning in the back of my truck since, somehow, I didn’t get a good pic of it at either event!)
We had a good little crowd in Ten Sleep…
They had a great time…
getting autographs,
Listening to the born storyteller relay tales of writing, television, Wyoming life, and humor…
(Sometimes I hear echoes of my dad, who could also tell a great story…)
And remember my zentangle poster that I wrote about here and here???? Well, I did what you suggested… and had him autograph it! He loved it and wants a copy of it! Inside I was giggling and screaming SQUUEEEEEEE! and I calmly told him, “Sure, I’ll make a copy and send it to you!”
Gotta give a shout out to the guys at the Ten Sleep Brewing Company for coming and handing out free samples of their wares… Speedgoat is my favorite… and though J. posed at one point for me… I can’t resist posting this photo of him instead.
It just made me laugh… how many times have I done this with books, drinks, newspapers, and various other items? Way to advertise the brewery AND the Spirit of Steamboat, J.!
Hey, great company, laughter, hard work, friends, and free beer… all in one day. Aren’t we lucky?
Cheers, Mr. Johnson, thanks for coming to Ten Sleep for One Book Wyoming!
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Sounds like a great day. And what a great guy!
Mr. Johnson is a wonderful, personable storyteller. I’m hooked on his books now. Thanks to you three for making this event happen.
Lucky – all around! And Craig Johnson must be thrilled to receive a copy of your fabulous zentangle poster as a momento. 🙂
Shucks. Had I known, I’d have driven up from Salt Lake.
Looks like a great event.