Geek Tour reminder: San Diego May 3-4

The 2008 Geek Tour rolls out of Los Angeles this weekend and into San Diego!

Saturday, I’ll be reading from The Happiest Days of Our Lives (and signing all of my books) at Mysterious Galaxy Books:

Join us on Saturday, May 3, at 2:00 PM, when we host Wil Wheaton for his new collection of essays, The Happiest Days of Our Lives. Maryelizabeth’s review below of The Happiest Days of Our Lives
reads in part: "Whether he is writing about subjects one can identify
with or less familiar topics, Wil’s stories are truthful, insightful,
and above all, entertaining." Join Wil in celebrating life as a writer,
a parent, and a proud geek. And don’t forget to stop by Comickaze to check out Wil’s contribution to Star Trek: The Manga, and take part in Free Comic Book Day.

Mysterious Galaxy is an indie booke shoppe that specializes in
Science Fiction and Fantasy. I went there with Just a Geek, and this
will be my first time back since then. I think 30 or 40 people came out
last time, making a great audience for the reading, while still being
small enough that I could talk to everyone who was there.

Sunday, I head up to North County for a stop at the Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens:

To boldly go where no book club has gone before
(er, except for ours, that is), Stone Brewing Co. proudly announces
another season of Book & A Beer Club…On the Grass!

Once again we
are inviting beer geeks and bookworms alike to participate in a monthly
meeting that pairs awesome beer with lively intellectual discussion.
The premise is simple: read a book and have some great conversation—and
great beer!—in a beautiful outdoor setting.

Wil’s
most recent book, The Happiest Days of Our Lives, will be up for
discussion, and this evening’s event is sure to be provocative, fun and
enlightening.


Guests are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs, and blankets will be
provided for those without to keep you from grass-staining your
chinos. An RSVP is appreciated (though not required) at 760.471.4999
x1700.

Some of my favorite beers in the world are crafted by Stone, and
Stone’s owner, Greg Koch, has a lot of the same beliefs about marketing
and making stuff that is awesome that I do. At his brewery in Escondido
(in North San Diego County) he has an incredible restaurant and
gorgeous beer garden. A few times a year, he invites authors to come
out for something he calls Book and a Beer, which is exactly what it
sounds like. We’ll have Stone Pale Ale, Stone IPA, Arrogant Bastard,
and all sorts of non-beer drinks if beer isn’t your cup of tea. I
suspect this will be an intimate gathering, but it will most certainly
be an awesome one. If you’ve ever wanted to have a beer with your old
pal Wil, now you can do eet.

I am so looking forward to this weekend. I can’t wait to get my geek and beer on!

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24 thoughts on “Geek Tour reminder: San Diego May 3-4”

  1. Have a great time! I’m really jealous about the Stone Brewing Book & a Beer series. That’s totally awesome. Have fun! 🙂

  2. I live in Valley Center, right next to Escondido, but I’m currently in Santa Barbara for school. I am so, so, sad that I can’t come to the Book & a Beer. I hope you end up coming down some other time too!

  4. If only I could make it there. If only I could drink. If only I had the money to get out there. If only I didn’t have to be in a college class with a bunch of arrogant douchebags.
    If all those conditions had a check in the “Yes” category (ESPECIALLY not having to be in a college class with a bunch of arrogant douchebags), I would so be there. However, in lieu of showing up, I’ll send my best “Good Luck and Have Fun” vibes. Consider them sent. 🙂

  6. That book and beer sounds like an awesome time. If I had a bar, or a brewery I would definitely organize an event like that.
    If you make an “official” Geek Tour visit to NYC. I would recommend doing something like that at Rocketship: http://rocketshipstore.blogspot.com/
    They serve up Brooklyn Lager for free and that girl who stared in Teeth lives near there and frequently comes by. She’s a cool girl.

  7. I have left a message to RSVP for the Book & A Beer this Sunday — I’m so stoked! That’s going to rock!
    Drinking beer while talking about books and writing is one of my all-time favorite things to do. (Hell, it was how I spent my time in grad school.) And I’m totally excited to get to drink beer and talk about your writing, Wil.
    Any other regular commenters going to be there?

  8. I’m going to be at the Mysterious Galaxy along with my best friend. We can’t wait to get our geek on with you, Wil.

  10. Arrogant Bastard rocks! You have to be careful whilst ordering, though – I got into a horrible fight with a bartender once:
    Me: Arrogant Bastard!
    Him, chagrined: Drunk Customer!
    Me: What? Arrogant Bastard!
    Him, now pissed off: Obnoxious Prick!
    It degenerated from there, like the Chevy Chase/Richard Pryor word association skit.

  11. FarmerDave, that must’ve been one helluva fight. But was it as funny as the Chevy Chase/Richard Pryor skit? ’cause I’ve seen that, and it’s pretty damn funny…

  14. I don’t know if you know this or not, but I’m an assistant brew master at a brewery here called Alcatraz, and there’s one in Cali too (but different beer recipes)=) I’m a big stone fan myself, and love the pale. It’s really well balanced.
    -Belinda

  15. I don’t know if you know this or not, but I’m an assistant brew master at a brewery here called Alcatraz, and there’s one in Cali too (but different beer recipes)=) I’m a big stone fan myself, and love the pale. It’s really well balanced.
    -Belinda

  18. Wil:
    Since you are a fan of Stone’s beer (the Russian Imperial Stout is my favorite), I strongly suggest that you try some beer from The Lost Abbey. Brewery located at 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA and is open Friday 4-8 pm and Saturday noon-5 pm. Bottles available at the best two beer stores in the San Diego Area, Holiday Wine Cellar at 302 West Mission Ave, Escondido, California, 92025 and South Bay Drugs, 779 Palm Ave
    Imperial Beach, California, 91932.

  19. My son works at Stone Brewery in Escondido and I live in that fine city as well. I’ve been there just once, the food is excellent, the setting and outdoor eating area is beautiful and of course the Beer is fabulous. You can count on me to be there Wil; I look forward to meeting you in person. I’ll probably be the oldest person there, sans dark glasses and fake moustache. Looking forward to it…..

  20. Thanks to the wonders of the universe known as corporate trips to training classes, I’ll be coming in from Spokane, WA to LA for the week. I’m flying in early on Sunday to take a drive down for this.
    Any competitors for the farthest visitor award? 🙂

  21. Dan, I think you win – I just live in OC, and Mark lives there… though maybe we’ll be surprised on Sunday by a horde of WWdN readers from Tibet who insist on drinking yak butter tea instead of beer. 🙂

  23. What a blast at Mysterious Galaxy! I’ll blog it myself momentarily, but Wil: thanks for being such a mensch. You laugh as easily and genuinely as I do, one more reason I love you.
    Happiest Days is beyond awesome.

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