My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Anything off topic, Pull up a chair and make yourself at home.
User avatar
durangokid
Posts: 352
Joined: Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:13 am
Location: SW Colorado, USA

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by durangokid »

EarlyWheels wrote:Might also be a good pretext for a cross-pond jaunt for me as well. The idea of a book launch combined with a gathering of sorts, formal or informal has a lot of appeal.Would be my first trip to England in 17 years, and I do love the old sod (even if I was born in New York, not Olde York)!
Sounds like we're starting to get a "quorum" and increasing interest from those across the pond and other countries ..........! Nick will need to check his calendar and start to put some possible dates out there --- of course when the weather is nice in the U.K. :D :) :P

Bill
DurangoKid
GHOSTHUNTER
Moderator
Posts: 12249
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:12 pm

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by GHOSTHUNTER »

Yes of course, the weather will be the deciding factor. The famous saying..."Weather stops play"...applies to virtually everything we do here in the UK, except one, Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink, say no more... :shock:

Ghosty.
User avatar
nickjones
Site Admin
Posts: 2355
Joined: Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:54 am
Location: Clacton on Sea, Essex, UK

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by nickjones »

Hi all.
Well I have had a brief chat over the phone with the publisher, At the moment there is no official launch date but they are willing to help out if we decide to hold one. But at the moment the book is due to be published in the spring of 2017 although Amazon are still selling it with the release date of October this year, Assuming that it is released in the spring of 2017 then I would suggest we do it at either the NEC or at the Sandown show. I would prefer Sandown as the NEC a long drive and a very early start for me, I guess I should ask the promotors of the events about the cost of a table and we'll see where it goes from here.
Nick Jones.
In sunny Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, UK
GHOSTHUNTER
Moderator
Posts: 12249
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:12 pm

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by GHOSTHUNTER »

OK Nick, Sandown is good for me.

Ghosty.
User avatar
motorman
Moderator
Posts: 6863
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:09 pm
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by motorman »

NEC would be my preferred location. Please give some thought to those of us who dont live in the South of England!
MOTORMAN

"Kill all my demons and my angels will die too"
User avatar
fixer
Moderator
Posts: 3655
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:59 pm
Location: basildon essex

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by fixer »

either is fine by me
reg
GHOSTHUNTER
Moderator
Posts: 12249
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:12 pm

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by GHOSTHUNTER »

Perhaps we can get the publisher to arrange for Nick to be picked up from his house and taken upto the NEC in a nice big luxury car, a Rolls or a Jag or something. Now if we could lay our hands on a nice big car like that, I wouldn't mind doing the driving, having driven for Two hire car companies in previous jobs.

Ghosty.
User avatar
motorman
Moderator
Posts: 6863
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:09 pm
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by motorman »

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Perhaps we can get the publisher to arrange for Nick to be picked up from his house and taken upto the NEC in a nice big luxury car, a Rolls or a Jag or something. Now if we could lay our hands on a nice big car like that, I wouldn't mind doing the driving, having driven for Two hire car companies in previous jobs.

Ghosty.


Well volunteered Ghosty. Nick will be delighted.
MOTORMAN

"Kill all my demons and my angels will die too"
GHOSTHUNTER
Moderator
Posts: 12249
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:12 pm

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by GHOSTHUNTER »

Oh of course, I've got a big Rolls, it's sitting on my drive...better start saving my pennies for a gallon of Petrol for the journey then.
By the way Nick, there is a donation box in the back of my Rolls, so if you don't mind, when you're sitting comfortably....

Ghosty.
User avatar
Tinman
Moderator
Posts: 3915
Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:16 pm
Location: Florida, USA

Re: My Matchbox toys book goes on sale

Post by Tinman »

Good grief, I could be dead by the time this book is printed :?
It might be time to start my "Bucket List."
Locked