Good Gawd! The Sarah Palin "book signing system":

[Are_grits_groceries]

From Wonkette:

I went to the Palin book signing. Here’s the rundown.

* I got in line at 9:30. I ended up being just around the middle of the line.
* She arrived through the back at 11am
* They forced you to buy a BJs membership in order to get a book signed.
* They forced you to buy a book from BJs, even if you already had your own book. You had to show your receipt.
* They took away all bags and cameras before you got to palin. I took some SECRET SPY photos with my Jesus phone. They are blurry — sorry.
* You didn’t get “your” book back, you got a different one.
- Walk in, give them your book, it goes into the first pile
- A handler gives Palin a book from a second pile
- Sarah signes that book and puts it into a 4th pile.
- As you walk out, a book is given to you from a 5th pile.
* 2 books max a person.
* No personalizations (because you don’t get the same book you give).
* Sarah shook our hands, took my friend’s hand into hers, and told her that her hands were very cold.
* It was cold as fuck outside. everyone had to wait outside, the inside of BJs was pretty much empty.
* Sarah’s parents and aunt were also there and allowed you to take pictures.
* I was out of there around 1pm.

Two questions:

(1) What is the third pile? Is that the pile of books Sarah is signing at any one time? Does she have nine writing hands?

(2) What happens between the first and second piles, and the fourth and fifth piles? We’re thinking some sort of… vetting. Books in the first pile are scanned through to look for any prank graffiti or whatever, so Sarah doesn’t open them and find pictures of fat donkey penises on the title page, which would produce a comical and well-Internetted reaction. Once, cleared, they go into the second pile. Similarly, books Sarah puts into the fourth pile are scanned to make sure Sarah didn’t accidentally write or draw anything, like pictures of fat donkey penises.
http://wonkette.com/412570/sarah-palin-book-signing-is-very-complicated-system-involving-various-piles-of-books#more-412570

I have been to a lot of book signings. I have arranged book signings. Some of them have been for very popular authors.
While there were restrictions at times, I NEVER was asked or came across anything like this system.

[spanone]

1. thanks for the report!!! shower immediately.

so, i guess she didn't see those pictures of fat donkey penises i tried to sneak into books, damn

[HowHasItComeToThis]

19. THAT IS THE ROVE WAY

WHAT A BUNCH OF POOPS

[kskiska]

2. One of the FReeps was complaining on their board

that she didn't get HER book back that had been signed earlier by Palin's parents and aunt, so she went home with only the one signature.

[thereismore]

3. Somebody else got more than one signature out of it. It's a wash. What fucktards. nt

[lunatica]

4. Run for the hills

You're beginning to sound like her crowd. Confused.

[KamaAina]

5. Props for juxtaposing "Palin" and "BJs"

:evilgrin:

(BJ's is actually a Costco-style warehouse club in the East)

[randr]

6. Somehow they are racking up sale with the gimmick

Your book has already been purchased. My guess is that someone is donating the books she is actually signing so that the sales volume doubles for all the books she signs.

[zbdent]

22. Plus, it keeps them from having a situation where

someone like a person from DU slipping in a book like "Going Rouge" or something else which would embarrass her if she signed it ... like "Lying Liars" ...

[aquart]

7. Flat-signing has more collector value than personalization, anyway.

Something to remember when you're on line with a real author.

Used to be the other way around, then someone decided he didn't want to collect a book inscribed to Henry when his name was George. Or something like that.

[Are_grits_groceries]

9. I know.

Some authors like Palin just sign. However, some will personalize them. If there is a choice, it's up to the customer.

[dgibby]

8. So,

I wonder if people who brought their pre-purchased books were allowed to keep them. If not, I wonder if they were resold by BJ's. Nice scam if that's what they were doing.

[Are_grits_groceries]

10. Apparently not.

They are up to something. This is worse than '3 card monte.'

[walldude]

11. What's BJ's?

Yeah yeah.. I know that definition, I was wondering if it's a bookstore chain or what, never heard of it.

[barbtries]

20. it's like a costco

in the southeast

[ashling]

12. What is the third pile? - do you really need to ask?

a pile of shit, of course

[tanyev]

13. I am just a simple woman of the people.

I only do this because it makes their lives so much brighter when they adore me.

[madamesilverspurs]

17. "Don't cry for me. pull my finga..." n/t

[lunatica]

23. The Imelda Marcos of Alaska!

Famous Imelda quotes:

"Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums."

and these gems:

"Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes."

and,

"I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking, I'm not very logical."

"The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave."

Tweak a word here or there and it might as well be Sarah Palin talking.

[BlueIdaho]

14. Anyone sick as a dog?

Get in line and when you finally get to Sarah - cough and sneeze all over her...

Germ warfare!!!!!!

[tanyev]

15. Also too, what is up with the hat she has on in the photo at the link?

Looks like she got all dolled up for a meeting with Castro after the book signing.

[Contrary1]

16. Well, according to the comments:

Sharkey says at 5:23 pm, December 7th, 2009
- The third pile is the Gomer pile

~~~ or ~~~

Min says at 5:25 pm, December 7th, 2009
- The third pile has the ones in which she misspells her own name.


:rofl:

[old mark]

18. I think the "pile system" is a cover. I think the books you finally got were signed by someone else-

probably a staffer copying the signature-and Sarah signed some"live" just for effect. The books she actually signed may have been commected for later re-sale elsewhere.

I'm interested in the "jesus cam"...
sounds like a lot of possibilities there.


mark

[Berry Cool]

21. Sometimes people who can't make it to a book signing pay to have a copy signed anyway

and sent to them later. Maybe that's what the other pile was for.

Kinda crappy not to get your own book back. I've been to signings where you had to buy the book on the premises (that's pretty typical), where you couldn't have any other souvenirs or items signed, where it was one or two per person only. and where no personalization was done (and you had to have the book open to a specific page to be signed). But never one where I didn't get back the book I bought.