July 2010
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841 Followers and Counting!
Thanks to everybody who has taken the time to follow my little Tumblr bloggy thing. I hope you’re all enjoying my Beatles and zombie quizzes, the excerpts from my book PAUL IS UNDEAD, and the periodic pictures of my cat. If you have any questions about anything — writing, reading, publishing, music, monsters, whatever — feel free to write me here, or at PaulIsUndead at Gmail. ...
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Just out of curiosity...
…how many of you have read, are reading, or are planning to read PAUL IS UNDEAD? For some reason, publishers don’t like giving their authors sales figures, so I’m trying to feel the pulse of the street. Or something like that.
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Today's Beatles quiz...
If you could pick one song for the Beatles to cover, what would it be, and why?
yeahcarmelo asked: I guess this is really the only place I can talk to you.. Just E-Mail me back on my page, my email is on the side of the page. I was wondering what exactly your book is about, cause I love the Beatles and every guy loves zombies, so it looks like a sweet book. I was wondering if you ever needed any help with html for your twitter, or graphics, or anything really, just e-mail me and I'll...
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Airports usually suck. But not today.
One of my pals just sent me a photo from the Borders at Washington Dulles in which PAUL IS UNDEAD is displayed in a fancy rack right under CATCH-22. Not sure what’s cooler, being in an airport, or being under Joseph Heller.
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“Ringo is a Seventh Level Ninja Lord, y’know, and to reach Level Eight, he...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter 3
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Today's Beatles quiz...
If Paul McCartney read PAUL IS UNDEAD and said, “This isn’t too bad, y’know,” what kind of gift would he give me for a job well done?
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Just a reminder re: cheap books...
You have until Saturday, 7/31, to buy one copy of the Beatles/horror/comedy mash-up novel PAUL IS UNDEAD: THE BRITISH ZOMBIE INVASION by Alan Goldsher (a.k.a., me) at Borders and get another one at 50% off!
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Beatles quiz of the day
Say it’s 1969. Say John, Paul, George, and Ringo are pissed at each other. Say somebody throws them all into an open-topped cage and says, “Okay, lads, battle royale. First one to climb out wins.” Who escapes, and why?
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“There were plenty of jazz monsters around—Miles Davis is a vampire, of course,...”
– “Paul is Undead,” deleted scene
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#IfJohnLennonWereAlive
You know what? Today’s Beatles quiz is so cool (if I do say so myself), that I’m expanding it. Let’s post #IfJohnLennonWereAlive all over Twitter, and reblog it all over Tumblr, and find out what we can find out.
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Beatles quiz of the day
If John Lennon were still alive today, what kind of music would he be making?
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“I didn’t factor their state of being into my feelings about them as a...”
– “Paul is Undead,” introduction
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Zombie quiz of the day, pt. 2
Zombie Usain Bolt leaves Kingston at 7:31 PM, running north at 12 MPH. At the same time, Zombie Devin Hester leaves Chicago, running south at 16 MPH. Meanwhile, Zombie Angelina Jolie leaves New Orleans, running west at 51 MPH. The question is, whose leg falls off first?
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Zombie quiz of the day
If you were undead, how would you deal with your B.O.?
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Max 'n' me
This is a silly little thing, but there’s an interview with Max Brooks on Time.com, and in the middle of the piece, there’s a link to an article about yours truly from Techland.com, which is Time’s nerd blog. All of which means that Max and I are besties, and I’m going to co-star with Brad Pitt in the “World War Z” flick, right? Right!
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BEATLES QUIZ OF THE DAY
What’s your fave Beatles jam to listen to when it’s a Sunday, and you’re crazy tired, but you’d like to write 5000 or so words?
kili-at-your-service-deactivate asked: I love horror books, I love to read them. What's your top 3 or 4 or 5 (this is your blog anyway) horror books that you love to read or that makes you have nightmares?
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Check out Bookgasm's very cool (and very silly)... →
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Ye olde Beatles poll question of the day...
What’s the most Beatles-y sounding song you know that’s not by the Beatles, either as a group or individuals. (And to make life difficult, Oasis is disqualified from the discussion.)
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“We decided to sneak into Prudence’s room in the dark of night, but...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter 7
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Seeking strip club advice...
I’m far from a strip club frequenter, but I’m being dragged to one this weekend for a bachelor party. Any advice? Because frankly, I’m a little scared.
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cocollage asked: There's a book of zombie Christmas carols out there. Are you familiar with it? My favorite is their version of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," which includes the following lines:
We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, while we bite off your ear...
Bring us a hippocampus, oh bring us a hippocampus, oh...
We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, while we bite off your ear...
Bring us a hippocampus, oh bring us a hippocampus, oh...
goodtimeisland-deactivated20120 asked: Thanks for following me - Zombies and The Beatles happen to be my two favorite things, so now I can't wait to read your book!
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“The thought of that dustmen shite shooting out of my plonker wasn’t very...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter 1
Just zombie stuff.
“The zombie is in a lot of ways the perfect horror movie bad guy. It plays on so many fears all at once. The fear of predators, the fear of disease and the fear of loved ones betraying us — the ones we care about are turning around and trying to eat us.”
James Gunn
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“You could tell by the way Marcos governed the undead that he was a cunt. ...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter 6
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Zombie memoirs
My literary agent and I are compiling a list of contemporary zombie memoirs. Here’s what we’ve come up with so far:
A MILLION LITTLE PIECES OF BRAIN
EAT BRAINS, PRAY, AND LOVE
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE’S LIFELESS, BLEEDING, ONCE-VIBRANT BODY
I WAS TOLD THERE’D BE BRAINS
THE TENDER BAR OF DEATH
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS THEN TRIPPING AND STABBING MYSELF IN THE HEART BUT...
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"PAUL IS UNDEAD" goes to Comic-Con...
…in Chicago. I just learned that I’ll be in Artists Alley at Chicago Con in August. I still wish I was in San Diego this week, but this is a most excellent consolation prize. (I’ll also be on a panel at NYC Comic-Con in October, so, really, it’s all good.)
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“They had a couple more fights before we wrapped, the most notable being in the...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter 4
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Quick, what's the first Beatles song that pops...
And if you dig this question, ask it on Tweet this: #TheFirstBeatlesSongThatPopsInYourHeadIs
aaliriyah asked: You do live readings (or at least I think you do, as your pictures allude to such practices) so by chance will there ever be an audio book or audio series in the works? Is there already one floating around somewhere?
Also: Zombies. You took me at my weakness. You clever clever man.
Also: Zombies. You took me at my weakness. You clever clever man.
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“I wouldn’t have chosen to tear up Paulie’s face mere hours before he...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter 3
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Today's music/zombie quiz...
Let’s say a mid-to-high-functioning undead classic rocker like, I dunno, Dave Davies was coming at you with a guitar and an appetite. How do you escape with your life and/or your brain?
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I smell a new book idea... →
himynameiszak asked: Hmm I was looking on amazon you don't have a a hard cover yet?! I'm really interested in your book by the way.
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“Fifteen years later, I have the story…or, at least, I hope I do. I guess...”
– “Paul is Undead,” introduction
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“We could’ve zombified [Elvis Presley] against his will, but the paperwork...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter 5
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If Lindsay Lohan was a zombie, she would...
…[fill in the blank]
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Who would you want to see play the Fab Four in the...
FYI, the movie rights have been optioned by Double Feature Films, the folks who brought you “Pulp Fiction.”
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kili-at-your-service-deactivate asked: Who's your favorite author and why?
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“I’ve spoken to a number of people who were at the Cavern Club show, and...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter 3
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The winners of the "PAUL IS UNDEAD" BECOME...
3rd Prize - Liz Esnard of Ontario, Canada 2nd Prize - David Hughes of Chicago, IL And the grand prize winner, who will appear in my forthcoming novel, “FRANKENSTEIN HAS LEFT THE BUILDING”: Jordyn Hermani of Troy, MI Great work, everybody. Thanks for playing!
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“I’d put them to sleep, then, after a quick cuppa cuppa, I’d take the...”
– “Paul is Undead,” chapter one 