I had a book signing yesterday at Double Punch. It's this super cute toy store in North Beach with an art gallery upstairs (featuring Piximix, an art collective specializing in awesome characters like a deviled Pikachu saying "I hate you.") A few friends came, some fans, and one guy who came to yell at me about how some of the tricks advocated morally bad things. (I explained that it's not a moral book, but a fun book. He eventually left.) Pics after the jump.
Ben and Jeremy from my Wednesday night volleyball league showed up, bought books, and painted their nails while holding tennis balls for stability. I drew a gimpy volleyball on Jeremy's, so instead of letting me screw up his copy, Ben just asked me to put a thought bubble on Ruby's pic on the back flap.
Chris is a TokyoMango reader. He sang Michael Jackson's Thriller while holding a wine bottle up. Holding heavy weights up high makes your larynx vibrate faster, and you can reach higher pitches.
Ruby came too, but stayed in her bag pretty much the whole time.
Ryan drew his favorite character, Squirrelly, smudge-free on a t-shirt by dousing it with hairspray first.
Many many thanks to the gracious owners of DP for hosting the event, and to Melissa Tan for organizing and promoting it.
Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan [Amazon]
Thank God you're only posting the picture of me singing Thriller and not the video. I think I actually scared someone away with that!
It was great meeting Lisa, Brian, Yuka and the other lovely tall girl there whose name escapes me. Looking forward to another book someday! Get busy, Lisa! :)
Posted by: Kuriharu | July 14, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Hey Lisa,
I've just got your book yesterday!! It cost \1,800 in Japan.
I will definitely read it on weekends and make a review soon!
Posted by: horoscopeweb | July 14, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Hey Lisa!
This is my first comment here but I've been around here reading your blog for several weeks now.
Just wanna say I'm gonna try and find your book in Amsterdam next week, there's a Japanese bookstore there. I'd like to learn some tricks and tips from Japan ^__^
Posted by: Rik | July 15, 2008 at 02:35 AM
I didn't realise they made books that big?
Posted by: Rabido | July 18, 2008 at 07:37 PM