EAGLES UP! FREEP'S ON! Hillary Invades St Louis Monday, Stand By To Repel Carpet Baggers [8/11/08]

[Doctor Raoul]

http://www.left-bank.com/

FROM THE WEBSITE:

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will sign her latest book, Living History Monday, August 11 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at Left Bank Books.

Due to the overwhelming response, we are completely sold out of tickets for this event. We still have copies of the book available.

Left Bank Books will CLOSE at 4 pm to prepare for the event and reopen at 5:30. People with tickets should form a line outside the store headed south on Euclid. The line will file through the store past Sen. Clinton’s table and out, She will sign up to two copies per person of Living History purchased from LBB. Bags and packages must be checked at the front door and retrieved upon exiting. The store will reopen for normal business after approximately 8 pm.

Location:

399 North Euclid at McPherson in the Central West End
St. Louis, MO 63108

It's shorrt notice, so who can let me know now that they'll be there?

Who's been active in ST Louis in previous FReeps?

If you're interested, but don't know where to start, we'll give upi everything you need to know to pull this off. It's safe, fun and a real experience.

[Doctor Raoul]

[Doctor Raoul]

From their message and our past experience, this one will last from 4 pm till at least 7:30 pm. So don't take a pass because you have to work. There will be plenty of fun to go around after work.

FReep mail me if you need advice on approaching the police, where to stand, what signs to make, how to make them, what costumes to use if you're into that, press interviews and how to handle the left wing wackos.

[WellsFargo94]

When I have my book signing, I bet they just stick me in the corner by the bathrooms.

[Ladytotheright]

Left Bank Books---what a perfect name for her. I would be there but too far away. I would love to take my copy of Ann Coulter's TREASON and ask her to sign it--wonder if she would know the difference. Naturally the store will be closed, but do they close for all book signings??

[Doctor Raoul]

I've heard people complain at at least some of her book signings that they could not enter the store for routinepurchases, such as newspapers, etc. However, in the WalMart, Costco and those size stores, the other shopping continued.

[Doctor Raoul]

When I have my book signing, I bet they just stick me in the corner by the bathrooms.

When you roll up Hillary's book and put it on the roller, does page 1 hang on the wall side or does it hang in the front?

Where's Martha Stewart when you need her?

[colette]

For Hillary's book signing here in Atlnata earlier in the day, the Atlanta Journal Constitution said, "No photos." Maybe everyone should take large, fake cameras along with the signs.

[Angelwood]

The booksignings held in the DC area stated specifically that only her Heinous' book would be signed. They have stacks nearby which are opened and slid in front of Hillary and then they are pulled away, closed and handed to another helper to hand to the buyer -- it is quite a production line!

You will not be able to bring another book to slip in front of Hillary. In fact, in a number of stores where Hillary visited, personal possessions (including women's purses) were taken from them by aides and returned after they had passed in front of Hillary. No one seems to seems to complain about what they have to do in order to have an audience with the "Queen."

Have a good time freeping Hillary. Be of good cheer; she will know you are there! FReep On!

[sauropod]

Ping!

[sauropod]

Putting floral borders on the TP roll.

[BillF]

Pinging all Missouri FReepers and other patriots in the "show me" state to show me how FReeping is done.

Asking you to FReep Hillary til her dreams are repeated nightmares of FReepers. Help avoid the nightmare of a repeated Clinton Presidency!

Having FReeped Hillary 4 times in the last two months here in the D.C. area, I can tell you that you're treasure the experience.

Hoping that you have a great FReep! Stay safe and peaceful, obey the law, and have fun.

[FatherOfLiberty]

Hey, has any FReeper ever had the gall to get in line at one of these book signings? I'm envisioning a "Stealth FReeper" wearing a T-Shirt with some great FReeper saying printed on it, covered up with a shirt/blouse that snaps in the front. Right when they get up in front of Hillary - pull the snaps and "FReeper Flash" the Queen! If they could have a friend catch it all on tape, that would be priceless!

Oooh, ooh, ooh...

Now I'm envisioning 4 or 5 "Stealth FReepers" randomly distributed throughout the book signing line...

At the next book signing they'd be strip searching everyone!

[Syncro]

You're right, they don't allow cameras in the stores when she is signing.

In Corte Medera, CA a few of us slipped in an unlocked side door, and we did manage to get a picture.

They actually pushed us back out when they realized we were some of the "common" people without tickets and books. She allots 7 seconds for each person and she was about 40 minutes late.

The Thread is here. They kept the store open until Hilliary drove up, then emptied it out.

If you take a look at the Thread. you will see some pictures I took inside the store before the Evil One arrived.

FatherofLiberty:

Now I'm envisioning 4 or 5 "Stealth FReepers" randomly distributed throughout the book signing line...

Good idea. I always infiltrate the enemy when I go to rallies or similar events such as these book signings.

I take pictues and ask questions of the people if possible. I would love to get in line to get her to sign a book.

I tried in Corte Medera with this Book but they caught on to me...

I tried to get JimRob to go with me to SF signing last Tuesday and go with him up to the table, but he had other obligations plus it turned out I couldn't go either.

[BillF]

Pinging some Illinois FReepers.

Hope that some of you, especially those living nearby, will FReep Hillary in St. Louis. You're be glad you did.

[JustPiper]

Wish I could make it, a Big Chi-Town Bump!

[barker]

The booksignings held in the DC area stated specifically that only her Heinous' book would be signed. They have stacks nearby which are opened and slid in front of Hillary and then they are pulled away, closed and handed to another helper to hand to the buyer -- it is quite a production line!

Darn it. Would be fun to put the cover of her book on Ann's book and have her sign it.

[cherry_bomb88]

Wish I could come down and join you guys....Have a great FReep!

[mewzilla]

Good luck to any FReepers who can make it! BTW, does Hilliary visit anywhere that hasn't had their local library buy scores of her books? I see St. Louis's library system has bought around 38 copies. Sheesh.

[RonDog]

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[apackof2]

bump for a Hitlery freep

[BillF]

Bump for a sucessful, safe, and fun FReep!

[BallandPowder]

Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!

Any Show-Me freepers up? Freepmail me or post it here I will monitor this thread all day. I don't have any posters, camera, or costumes but I will show up with my voice.... This will be all over the news this evening... ballandpowder

[Grassontop]

The best way to freep hildebeast is by having her sign her book for you and then telling her she can keep her pack of lies! Grassontop

[kristinn]

Any luck today?

[Ymani Cricket]

well..its in the Central West End so.. LOL
My band did an acoustic show at a coffee house that leads into Left Bank Books. Yeah...its defintiely LEFT ;)

[BallandPowder]

Powder..Patch..Ball ... eh wet powder..

Didn't get a response from ANYBODY in the St. Louis area. On the bright side it doesn't look like she got to much press, channel 2 was fauning over her this morning...

[kristinn]

What's funny is that I'm told one of the news reports noted that there were no protesters there like they were expecting some to be there.

[mountaineer]

In a way, I'm sorry I no longer live in St. Louis, as I most definitely would have greeted the Beaste. In any event, here's the Post-Dispatch's glowing, slobbering account of the visit:

With a wide smile and an easy laugh, Sen. Clinton makes a big impression
By Deborah Peterson
Post-Dispatch
08/12/2003


She sat, she smiled, she signed, she shined.

Hillary Clinton, dressed in a sleek turquoise top and black pants with gold and turquoise jewelry, signed more than 1,000 copies of her memoir "Living History" at Left Bank Books in the Central West End on Monday. Her hair was gently tousled and she had the wide smile and willing laugh that didn't seem to come as naturally when she was the nation's first lady. But as Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., she is sensational.

After flying in from a book-signing in Atlanta, signing books here for nearly three hours, and facing an immediate turnaround flight to Minneapolis, Clinton was still bubbly about her visit.

"It was terrific," she told this columnist. "It was so well done. The bookstore people were fabulous. People were in such a good humor. I think it was an excellent book-signing, and I've done enough of them now that I should know."

Clinton also dropped that even though she will be returning to her full-time job as senator once her book tour is over, she will continue to read drafts of husband Bill's book, which is due out next summer. The senator said she feels that part of the difference in her image is that now she has a defined job and people are seeing her for herself, not in the symbolic role she filled as first lady.

"I feel like I'm the same person," she noted. "But part of the perception has to do with my being judged on my own now. The first lady is a derivative role, and being senator has a job description."

Clinton said she has always been a fan of biographies and autobiographies and just finished reading Katharine Hepburn's autobiography Sunday night.

"I loved it," she said. "I'm a huge Hepburn fan."

Clinton managed to do a little local networking, even though she was surrounded by a security detail, an advance team, publisher's agents and staffers. She said she was particularly happy to have seen her childhood friend, Sue O'Callahan Lorenz, who is married to a dentist here. She also met with state Treasurer Nancy Farmer, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, hoping to challenge Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. Later in the day, she met with Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr., D-Mo. And shortly before she wrapped up the signing about 7 p.m., Clinton met with former Sen. Jean Carnahan and her daughter, Robin Carnahan, who has announced her candidacy for Missouri secretary of state. Clinton and Jean Carnahan were freshman senators together and mulled over old times. Jean Carnahan is writing her memoirs under the working title "Don't Let the Fire Go Out," and the women talked about Clinton writing a blurb for Carnahan's book jacket. The University of Missouri Press is interested in publishing Carnahan's book.

Pols weren't the only Clinton friends to stop by the signing. Along with her own friend, Sue, Hillary saw Cara Nussbaum, a Claytonian and Wash U. grad and friend of Chelsea Clinton and her boyfriend, Ian Klaus. Klaus, a Belvedere, Calif., native and Rhodes scholar, was a friend of Nussbaum's and fellow Wash U. grad. Hillary Clinton said she called Chelsea immediately after the signing to tell her Cara had dropped by.

Nussbaum is well-known in her own right. She was a cast member last year on "The Real World: Chicago," an MTV reality series that recruited seven beautiful strangers to live and work together for four months. She grew up in Boston and moved to the Lou after her father, Samuel R. Nussbaum, was hired as a top administrator at BJC Health Systems. She is working in Los Angeles.

A trio from Rockford, Ill., who had waited about four hours to get their books signed, said the wait had been worthwhile. "Hillary is making history," said Mike Ewaldz, one of the group. "She's maybe going to be a president real soon. Or at least in six years."

Marilyn Gomerich, a legal aide at Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, said Clinton had complimented her on an amber necklace she was wearing (even though she got it at ABC Trading for only $6!). Her friend, Paula Gonterman from Granite City, wasn't to be outdone. "She told me she loves my glasses," Gonterman crowed, modeling her pinkish-mauve sunglasses.

Paula Griffith of Maplewood, who got her Clinton book as a 50th birthday present (on June 14) from her friend, Julie Tolle of Fenton, said the senator told her: "The 50s are great."

Local merchants had ringside seats for the event, which had a partylike atmosphere. Joseph Schall, who owns Joseph's Fine Jewelers on McPherson Avenue just west of Euclid, used the opportunity to pass out "tax holiday" cards, offering tax-free sales to shoppers who brought in signed copies of the senator's book. Pete Rothschild set up a chair in front of Rothschild's Antiques, across the street from Left Bank Books, and held court there. Marty Kaplan of Marty's Baking had one of his employees, Deborah Krebs, dog-sit for Toffe and Joffe. The pair of cockapoos couldn't get into the book-signing with their owner, Karen Kalish of Clayton. Kaplan sent Clinton off with one of his great mayo-less tuna fish sandwiches, a turkey sandwich, and two bottles of water with sides of chips and fruit. We don't know how she did it, but the senator resisted a sample of Marty's "death by chocolate" brownie. If she only knew what she had missed ...

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/Columnists.nsf/Deb+Peterson/9F31C9722DC121EB86256D8000180D0D?OpenDocument&Headline=With+a+wide+smile+and+an+easy+laugh,+Sen.+Clinton+makes+a+big+impression

[lawgirl]

ARRRGG!! I sure wish I lived in St Louis right now!!! I'd love to freep that witch. I JUST moved to Wisconsin two weeks ago.