Stuart McLean book tour for the Vinyl Cafe Unplugged
Monday May 22, Ottakar's in Putney Exchange
Stuart McLean, Canadian broadcaster and writer, tells his hilarious tales from the Vinyl Cafe centered around the Vinyl Cafe owner Fave and his family and chronicling their valiant attempts to rise to the challenges of modern life. In these hymns to common foibles and absurdities, nothing ever quite goes according to plan. Stuart's first visit the UK last year was a temendous success and he returns to the UK in May 2006 for a nationwide tour to promot his new book Vinyl Cafe Unplugged.
The Canadian version of the Portuguese Nuno Markl is in London …. Although 20 years older. The guy is a radio comediant that as recently launched a book: Vinyl Cafe. He's really funny he talks about daily life situations in such a way that can make a stone laugh out laud. Not a difficult task he said, “…All one needs is to be silly but in the right moment”. I had the privilege to be sitting 5 feet from him and to hear him telling 2 of his stories. I was so delighted hearing him and his inspirational tails with such a great humour… that I ended up buying his book and I even found myself in the queue for an autograph.
When I was actually in from of the guy…we had a little conversation in which of course he asked me where am I from…and he looked at me and said: “Run out of ink … sorry no autograph”. Fortunately he was just kidding…
I was really curious to read what he was about to write to me, expecting of course something really substantial.
We shaked hands and as soon as I coud I opened the book where I could read in a blue permanent ink:
For you Sofia,
HAPPY TRAILS,
Well this wasn’t exactly what I was expecting… I mean… 2 words… 2 little words. And the worst… What does this mean? He’s the guy trying to tell me I should go in an Inter-Rail... He’s he sending me back home?
Well none of these. According to my Canadian friends this simple words have a deep meaning… It’s like “good journey throw your life”… And it looks like there’s a very famous Canadian song that talks about this… Happy trails la la la …..
