Just A Geek signing in San Francisco

Posted on By Wil

Good news, everyone!
When the press release went out about MacWorld, a lot of WWdN readers asked if there would be a reading or signing for people who were unable to afford admission to the conference.
Well, it turns out that we have a mole at Borders in Union Square. She made an introduction for me, and I am super excited to announce that I’ve been invited to their store for a reading and signing when I’m in town!
It looks like the Borders website hasn’t been updated yet, but I’m scheduled for Friday January 14th at 7pm.
Oh! I just got a Really Big Idea™, that could be a whole bunch of Supercool: I have a short list of stories from Just A Geek that I choose from when I perform at bookstores. Based on comments and e-mail, I know there are a lot of WWdN readers in NorCal. How about, instead of me choosing what to read, I let you guys pick what you’d like to hear? If you’re planning to come out on the 14th, say so in the comments, and leave a brief description, or chapter number, or page number, or whatever, and the majority will rule.

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  1. it’s hard for me to pick a chapter or page number, since i haven’t bought the book yet — that’s why i’m driving up from the south bay area for the booksigning! but pick from the scary/dramatic or silly/funny ends of the spectrum for me, not the romantic/mushy stuff in the middle. 😉

  5. Anyone going to this event Please READ:
    Your outlook on Wil will forever be changed if you go to this signing/reading. It will most likely inspire you, spark some creative thoughts, but most importantly, you’ll realize that Wil is cooler than you realized. A man is more than the sum of his parts. Wil is no exception. Besides, he’s a kickass public reader/speaker!
    I’ve only met him twice personally (and he actually recognized my name which was totally cool), and each time, I get more inspired by him.
    So if you plan on attending, it’s going to be an event that you will not soon forget.
    Regretfully, I can’t make San Francisco trip to see you again Wil (I was in San Francisco when you were in Palm Springs). When there is another signing/reading in So Cal, you can count on me being there.
    -Evin

  6. Thanks, Evin, you’re too kind. 🙂
    Steve and Kevin: To get out East or down to New Orleans, my publisher would have to cover the travel and related expenses. Though all but one of my signings has been heavily attended, they don’t seem to think there’s any value in having me do in-stores. I was also recently informed by them that they’re not going to actively promote or market Just A Geek any longer. That means I’m pretty much on my own from here on out, and since I can’t afford to foot those expenses right now, my appearances will be limited to events like this, where someone else is covering travel and hotel.

  7. In best Peter Griffin voice: “About Freakin’ Time!”
    Ever since I missed the DNA Lounge Barney fight, I’ve been kicking myself that I never got to see ya’. Damn right I’ll be there.
    I don’t have the book on me at the moment, so can’t pick one outright, but I’d like to go out on a limb and request maybe something not from the book, but a reading from the Odessa story.
    Speaking of, since you’ll be in the area, any chance you’ll hit a poker room while up in NorCal? I’d recommend Sonoma Joe’s up in Petaluma, about 40 minutes north of the city.

  8. Finally a signing/reading in San Francisco! Hope to be there, but not sure. For that reason I won’t vote, but I would be happy with anything. Oh Why did it have to be on a Friday??? (mope mope mope – that’s my problem, not yours)
    As long as you’re doing instores in San Francisco, why not connect Books, Inc. (on Market St. Downtown) and/or A Clean Well-Lighted Place For Books?
    Hope to see you!

  9. Wil – My wife works at Barnes & Noble in Walnut Creek. Store is about 1/2 the size of the SF Borders, but if you’d be interested, I could ask them about hosting a signing. I know at Christmas that they had “Just A Geek” displayed.
    Sometime soon they are supposed to have John Lithgow.

  10. Hey Wil, Any chance you will be coming up to Santa Rosa area for a signing? I would go to the SF one, but that date is allready taken up in my book =/
    -Steve

  11. Hey Wil,
    Awsome man…I tried to catch you in LA this summer, but was unable to make it over to the bookstore while I was on vacation. Now since you are coming to the Bay Area, I get to catch your reading up here. Just wanted to say how much I enjoy reading your site (along with both your books). Anyhoo, whatever you read is good with me. See you when you get up here.
    -brad

  12. Hi, I’m Melissa and I’m a LURKERholic on your site, but today I’m coming out of the closet to spread some honey your way! Come share in this special De-Lurking Day and do some of your own.

  13. Wil, you’ve been watching way too much Futurama. I was expecting you to follow up the “Good news, everyone!” with a “you’ll be making a delivery to the forbidden zone” or “I’ve taught the toaster how to love.”
    Great idea on the taking requests for the reading. Even though I’m not is NorCal, my vote would be the one of girl you never called who’s number is on the Car Wars card (my books are at home and I don’t remember the title).

  14. My sister will be so bummed! She works at the Borders about 6 blocks away from there (yeah, there’s another one that close), but her last day is the 11th, and then she’s coming up to Seattle to visit me for a week. . . ah well: ships, night, passing.
    Do you think you’ll ever make it this far north?

  16. *sniff sniff I wish I could come to CA to see you at your book signing.
    Too bad you can’t come up to Chicago.
    Oh well, I still plan on telling every single soul I know about your book because it is awesome 🙂

  21. Ack! Finally you’re in the Bay Area – on the night my stupid play opens! Hope you have a great turnout and lots of fun in our fair city.

  22. SWEET! Not only are you reading in the Bay Area, but you’re doing it on my day off.
    I’m sure you’re overwhelmed with invitations, but I’ll add mine to the mix – I co-own a game store in Oakland called EndGame. We’re 15 minutes from downtown SF via BART. Every Monday night (including the 10th) we run RPGA-sanctioned D&D. A bunch of the judges are WWdN fans. It’d be awesome if you were free to swing by & play, or even just say hi and check it out.
    Cheers!
    Finn

  23. Hey Wil,
    If I had even been thinking, I would have offered to have you do a JAG signing at my Game Store in Oakland while you were up. You could also have signed copies of Dungeon too! Sigh. We could still fit it in if you were interested…and I am sorry I didn’t think of it sooner.
    Hope to run into you while you are up in our neck of the woods!

  24. Ha! One of my partners was thinking the same thing (and we aren’t even working together today 😉 See Finn’s note from above, and again, hope to see you soon!

  26. WoooHooo! Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to see the NorthBayers who can’t get to MacWorld! I would like to humbly suggest William Farking Shatner as a possible choice for reading at Borders. I love that story! Thank you again for being there, and your website and books are awesome!

  27. I second the vote for Philadelphia!
    I know you’ve been here once… but that was when I was about 12 or 13! 😉
    -Lisa

  28. Excellent! Now I can get a personally signed copy of Dancing Barefoot since my bonehead party-buddy managed to get the last one when we saw you at Gnomedex.
    Looking forward to another great reading either way! Hmm.. I wonder if you can get a GPS reading in downtown SF? Geocaching anybody?

  29. So i guess it’s too much to hope that you’ll get over to the UK sometime then Wil? That’s a damn shame, cos i’ve really enjoyed what i’ve heard of your readings, and think it would be a f&^kin cool treat to have you over on this side on the pond. And hell man, if you ever want to do it but need somewhere to crash, there’s always a place here. Anyways, take care of yourself and have a kick ass reading at Borders!
    S

  30. Wil–
    I’ve never been to one of your book signings/readings, but I am going to be trying to come up from the Peninsula to attend. Having never been to one before, I have to admit that the William Fucking Shatner story is the one that immediately leaps to my mind of one I’d love seeing you perform. I’m sure everyone asks you to do it, but can’t hurt to ask, right?
    I hope I can make it now!

  34. Well, it turns out that we have a mole at Borders in Union Square. She made an introduction for me, and I am super excited to announce that I’ve been invited to their store for a reading and signing when I’m in town!
    That’s super cool, Wil. I’ve been reading your blog and lurking for some time, partly because I’ve been a Next Gen fan since it’s creation, partly because I’m a Mac switcher and broadcaster (www.macradio.com, I think you were on Mac Help Radio last year? Maybe again this year, if you’d like :), and mostly because I have a friend who reads your blog that recommended to me some time ago that yours was definitely a blog to read (he was right 🙂
    Anyway, since I will be down in SF for Macworld covering the event, I’ll definitely be showing up for this, since I haven’t heard you read before and have been told that I must, *must*, do so before I die!

  35. something from the big vegas trip. after along night dealing with voices in your head(tm), you stumble into an early morning shower. When you come out of the bathroom, your wife is up and has ordered brekafast. Your amazed/delighted she is up, and that there is food already there, and she just says something like “the voices in your head ™ woke me up”. That was so funny I laughed out loud. The Hooter ‘book ends’ are great too.
    I’m happy I forgot most of the book, now I can re-read it and enjoy it again. I got my signed ed. at the store in San Diego, but couldn’t get there when you were there 🙁
    JON

  36. DRAT DRAT DRAT….if only it didn’t cost 100 bucks to change a plane ticket….hey Wil, any chance you could swing by the airport in San Fran for a signing…just pull up to the curb, roll down the window, i’ll hand you my Dancing Barefoot book, you sign it then drive off *G* (i’d have you sign my JAG but i had the guys at peppertree in PS have you autograph one for me and they were kind enough to mail it up here to me *big cheesy grin* drop me a line if you can do the sign and dash thing heheheheheh

  37. How about the chapter that starts:
    “I’d heard about this happening to other people, but never dreamed it would ahppen to me…”

  38. I just finished your book Just A Geek and I absolutly loved it! It was very honest, funny and inspirational.
    I gotta admit I never really watched Star Track:Next Generation all that much, but I have seen your movies Stand by Me(best movie ever made) and Toy Soliders.
    I have always admired you as an actor, but I admire you even more now for writting your book. It takes courage and guts to take a risk and follow your heart like that, it is not easy.
    So anyway you should be very proud of yourself 🙂

  40. I am so there! Good, now I don’t have to post that “when the heck are you coming to Northern California” comment that I’ve been meaning to post for some time. This one is much more fun. It sounds like you’re going to be pretty popular… Any idea how early people are going to start lining up to see you? I just want to plan my evening properly… Anyway, I’m way stoked. I loaned my “Just a Geek” to an East Coast friend in August — I may have to buy another one just so I can get you to sign it. Awesome!

  41. Hey wil! I’m here in the east bay (richmond). I’ll try and make it out to your signing. Be sure to wear a hawaiin t-shirt

  44. I hope you can come to Seattle sometime. I also hope that the MacWorld preso will be taped/streamed. I am stuck in Seattle. 🙁 If I could be there, I would love to hear the “WILLIAM FUCKING SHATNER” story, but I think that’s in Dancing Barefoot? I think the Wesley Dialogues, SpongeBobVegasPant$ and All Good Things … were my favorites and would be awesome to hear, if I could be there.
    alas, I can’t, but I hope someday you’ll be here in Seattle! 🙂

  45. that’s totally rad.
    I hope I can be there.
    Do you have to buy the book from Borders to get is signed?
    I’ve bought the book already, and I’d like to get it signed.

  46. Wil, I just finished reading “Just A Geek” and I must say it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read(for a lot of personal reasons). I can’t exactly attend the Macworld Expo in CA, seeing how a.) I’m on the East Coast b.) College starts in a few days, and there’s lots of little SNAFU’s that need to be resolved; and c.) I spent the last money I had leftover from the holiday on “Just A Geek.” However, if I were there, my favorite passage would be…(are you sure there isn’t an online version I could pipe through grep?) on page xxv when you meet Tim O’Reilly, and your inner thoughts vs. your actual reaction, and when your brain gives you a reward for not geeking out too much. I think the inner geek in us can all relate, and I think it’d be hil-freakin-larious to hear you actually perform that. Any chances of getting an audiobook verison of this? (I already scanned the Apple Store, no luck.) Just my 0.02.
    -TC

  47. WIL,
    I was just watching old DVD episodes of Star Trek from Netflix. I’m watching the “Justice” where I think you get arrested for stepping on some flowers and breaking something (haven’t gotten that far yet).
    I just had to say, O M G ! ! ! That girl talking to you about “playing ball” is HOT! How did you CONTROL YOURSELF!!! lol
    I had to pause the episode to post this.
    Good thing I did, since I see you’ll be coming to my area.
    I’d love to say hi. I was only a little boy when I started watching TNG and you/Wesley inspired me to be all I could be even as a child.
    If you want someone hang out with while you’re here, let me know.
    Hope you READ THIS =)
    Best,
    Anthony

  48. Borders is cool. You don’t have to buy the book at the store to have it signed. Also, Borders leaves it up to the visiting authors as to whether they will sign “other stuff” besides their current book (as in DVDs, photos, star trek memorabilia, etc). I’m sure Wil will clue us in there. It’s the same with photos. Up to the visiting author. Hope that’s helpful!

  49. My big brother says he will kick my butt overseas so I can make it, but I’m afraid to fly, plus that hurts!
    I hope you have fun, Wil!

  50. Hey Wil-
    A while back you told me that you would probably be coming out to the East Coast- hopefully in NJ! Any news on that?
    -Alicia
    [email protected]
    http://www.thewagband.com
    P.S. I’m almost done Sean Astin’s book “There and Back Again: an Actor’s Tale” and I think if you haven’t read it yet, you should. I know you know you’re mentioned in it (even if your name is misspelled) but anyway, I think you’d enjoy it. He seems to have the same writing style that you do, and the way he speaks about his wife is exactly how you speak about yours. And when he talks about his insecurities (hey, we all have ’em!) he sounds like you do when you talk about yours. I just really think you should read it! 🙂

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