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Be a character in CELL
Brian Freeman reports:
Eric Gazin, President of Auction Cause (http://www.auctioncause.com) writes:
"Here is some big news for you - Stephen King is participating in a major charity auction in which he is auctioning off the name and description of a character in a future book."
What Stephen King is offering:
"One (and only one) character name in a novel called CELL, which is now in work and which will appear in either 2006 or 2007. Buyer should be aware that CELL is a violent piece of work, which comes complete with zombies set in motion by bad cell phone signals that destroy the human brain. Like cheap whiskey, it's very nasty and extremely satisfying. Character can be male or female, but a buyer who wants to die must in this case be female. In any case, I'll require physical description of auction winner, including any nickname (can be made up, I don't give a rip)."
When you can bid:
September 8-18
For more information: http://www.ebay.com/fap
Eric Gazin, President of Auction Cause (http://www.auctioncause.com) writes:
"Here is some big news for you - Stephen King is participating in a major charity auction in which he is auctioning off the name and description of a character in a future book."
What Stephen King is offering:
"One (and only one) character name in a novel called CELL, which is now in work and which will appear in either 2006 or 2007. Buyer should be aware that CELL is a violent piece of work, which comes complete with zombies set in motion by bad cell phone signals that destroy the human brain. Like cheap whiskey, it's very nasty and extremely satisfying. Character can be male or female, but a buyer who wants to die must in this case be female. In any case, I'll require physical description of auction winner, including any nickname (can be made up, I don't give a rip)."
When you can bid:
September 8-18
For more information: http://www.ebay.com/fap
Comments
Wants to know if the cell-phone-brain-destroying zombies, become flesh-eating monsters...!
Yewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
"A new book arriving in a year near you!"
That's my catchphrase people...and I want royalties if anyone else chooses to use it! :P
I have driven by, behind, around, next, past several cell chatting zombies myself - even in the rinky dink town of Hudson Falls, New York - just this past weekend.
Why is this amazing. Well for two reasons - one, its illegal in NY State to talk on the cell phone while driving, unless an ear piece or speaker phone is in use, and two, cuz this IS a rinky dink town. I am pretty sure you can almost pass throught he entire town while holding your breath. It's quite small to say the least and most of the old local yokels still think cell phones are a luxury for the rich and famous!
Dam, I grew up there and now the old farts think I am rich and famous! Wish I were - well at least the rich part! ;D
The ones I really dislike are the people with those ear-pieces that walk right past you and then say something, and you think they are talking to you, until you see them with the ear-piece.
lol, Bob! ;D
My older brother passed away several years ago and my Mom and I flew in to Buena Park, CA for the funeral. We rented a car, and since we would be leaving at an early hour and my Mom doesn't get around so well anymore, I took out the insurance the car rental place offered because I wouldn't have time to get checked in for our flight and deal with the car too. This way I could just drop the car off and not have to have it inspected.
The day of the funeral, I was driving to a flower shop in Buena Park. I was coming up to any intersection and a guy coming from my right ran the red light and turned left right in front of me. I hit him in the side near the rear and he pulled to the curb and got out to check. I also got out and was looking at the rental car, and the fender was pushed into the tire and the front bumper was just hanging there. It wasn't hard enough for the air bags to deploy, but the car wasn't driveable in that condition. When I looked up, the guy who had run the red light was gone! Surprise, surprise! I stood there for a few minutes waiting for the cops to show up, but none did (never around when you need them, right?) so I walked to a business on the corner and called them myself. I got back to the corner where the car was and was waiting for the light to change so I could go back to it. I looked up and here comes this Volvo and I could see the guy talking on his cell phone. He was looking out the side window and just yakking away. The only problem is, he's in the same lane as the disabled rental car! I had the four-ways flashing and everything! I tried to catch his attention but couldn't. Next thing you know, BANG!!! he hit the rental car in the rear so hard that his front bumper went underneath the back end of my rental car! I just stood on the corner, shaking my head. It was like something out of the Keystone Cops. When the cops got there, he said he was talking to a guy in the building across the street who was giving him directions to that building. I was so happy I had taken out the insurance. My credit card includes coverage on rental cars, but you have to pay the car rental place first and then you deal with your credit card company to get the money back. All I had to do was call the rental company and tell them where their car was towed to and then sign a paper the next day at the airport.
I'm saying it will be over $20,000!
John
I'll say it will reach around $30-40,000 mark, with a mid-way probability of $35,000.
There, all the bases between $30-40,000 are covered
Lilja
I think my $20,000 top was too low!
John
That's a lotta beans man!
Lilja
That would add symmetry to the occassion
that is a good stopping place as well!
My wife told me to bid $30,000. I asked her if she were serious, and she said if I did, she'd pay it with my life insurance--because she'd kill me! I didn't bid! ;D
John