I Made The List!
This just in: Alternadad is #10 on this week's L.A. Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction. When I heard the news, I said:
"Whooo! Whooo-hoooo! Oh my god, Regina! You've got to come in here right now! I don't care if you're on the toilet! I made the list! Can you fucking believe it? No. The bestseller list! What list did you think I meant? Whooooooooooo!"
Subtle, I know. But what would you have me say? Restraint has never been my foremost quality. Oh, I'm so excited!
Comments
Good for you, pal. Congrats.
Posted by: troy | February 5, 2007 10:48 AM
Hooray for the Alternadaddiest Dad of all!
Posted by: Belinda | February 5, 2007 11:08 AM
Awesome work. I'm super proud and excited.
Posted by: GIRL'S GONE CHILD | February 5, 2007 1:24 PM
I knew I should have bought that Neal Pollack stock after his last book no one read!! Damn it!!!
Posted by: The Trev | February 5, 2007 9:04 PM
you've always been on my list...but, congratulations neal...you're awesome!
Posted by: erica garza | February 9, 2007 10:25 AM
Congrats Neal. You're on the top of my list too buddy.
Cheers,
Dave
Posted by: Dave Delaney: Two Boobs and a Baby+ | February 10, 2007 6:21 PM
Your book is so fucking awesome. I think you are my husband's twin personality....So many similarities came up in the book that I started to get a little freaked out. Some are:
* our baby was born on Halloween in 2003
* My husband is in a "band" that doesn't tour
* He enjoys his weed
* I love Wilco
* He likes the DBT's
* He has always had a dream to move to Austin
* Sometimes we smoke pot then sit back and laugh at the kids
* Once he deep-fried a turkey for Thanksgiving for my parents when it was a fad, and it ended up this shriveled up little black carcass; god, it was awful.
* Our daughter was kicked out of toddler school for biting and scratching the other children's eyes out
* Ever since the girls were born, they had to endure "music appreciation night". Even I do, but in a different way. Do you know what he did to me the other day? We got in the car, and got stoned (I don't do it that much, because someone has to be conscious); and he says "You have to listen to this Rush bass solo" And I say "No! I hate Rush!" and he says, "It's 30 seconds long...it's really cool, come on" and it went like this until I gave in and had to listen to the stupid Rush bass solo which I found really unimpressive. Give me some Tweedy and I"ll listen...but Rush?? What is this, high school?
* We had to sell our house once to pay off debts, and we are still enjoying the curse of the middle class. I have a health insurance deductible of $2000.00
Okay, I don't want to go on, but you get that this book struck a chord with us in a big way and made us feel not so alone out there. I mean, we are good parents, but yes, we get stoned and go to concerts all the time. We are broke. It's rough, But we are COOL.
Thanks Neal, for your book.
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Posted by: jen | February 14, 2007 8:08 AM