LAST TANGO WITH MARLON novella excerpt now online

Hail, Bloggies:
An excerpt from the upcoming novella LAST TANGO WITH MARLON is now up at the home site, Fletcher Rhoden.com. You can get to it from the LAST TANGO WITH MARLON page, the NOVELS page, or go direct: www.fletcherrhoden.com/lasttangowithmarlonexcerpt.htm
The book is set to be released in July from Trafford Publishing, who published my acclaimed 2001 effort THE TRIAL OF DAVY CROCKETT, excerpts of which are included in the back of the new novella. ...DAVY CROCKETT is now available as a Kindle Edition from Amazon -- this is an e-book format whereby you download the file onto an electronic book-style portable computer called a Kindle. Anyway, a few copies of my novella are selling in this format, which is exciting. Kindle readers, check it out at
http://www.amazon.com/The-Trial-of-Davy-Crockett/dp/B000RG1FRO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211756545&sr=8-1
My recently mentioned DV short subject is written and ready, but it won't go before the cameras until at least the fall, maybe sometime in early 2009, depending on when my partner Robbie Rist starts HIS short (they're part of an anthology feature project). I am hoping to have a new animated short this summer though, possibly to feature the star of THE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ECSTATIC DANCE ACADEMY, Quinton Flynn. Q and I haven't worked together since 2002's one-and-only live appearance of rock groupie-turned-comic Abby Rode, currently under the artistic guidance of co-creator Diane Germano. If anyone's interested, Mighty One Productions released a DVD of this performance, ABBY RODE: ALMOST INFAMOUS, available only by request (fletcherrhoden@yahoo.com). The Christopher Walken Ecstatic Dance Academy just passed 10,000 hits on Youtube, a first for any of my shorts. Not huge numbers by Youtube standards, but all in all I seem to pick up about 50-100 hits a day on various shorts over various sites, which isn't bad. (Note: these TCWEDA numbers are from 'trekfox's' posting of the short -- my own recent posting has lower numbers and only a few weeks online.)
And yes, I am recording a follow-up to my much-ballyhooed jingle for CharmandHappy.com. I couldn't believe how positive the response was! If Carmen likes the new one (it was her concept and request), that should post sometime in June. It looks like I'll be doing one of my solos at Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church also in June -- I've been asked to speak on Father's Day, and since I'll be there I may be tapped to sing a number, probably with a father theme of some sort. "Father, Father" by Pops Staples? Bring Eva in for another duet? Hey, it always sounds better with Eva in the mix, but she does keep pretty busy these days. Whatever it is, if it comes out half-descent you can expect a video single to pop up on the home site's PERFORMANCES page (www.fletcherrhoden.com/performances.htm). You can go there now for a taste of what I've done so far.
Other news to follow as this busy year progresses!
Blye Blye for now, Bloggers!
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