EXCITING NEWS!

The first book cover design for THE PRESLEY PLOT is now finished!  I am thrilled

to report that the artist did a wonderful job capturing the mood and the mystery of the

story.  In other words, the cover looks great!  (I will post a copy as soon as possible.)

Also exciting…  The Great American Steamboat Company (owner of the American

Queen, a Mississippi River paddle wheeler) has just announced that they will be

offering an ELVIS PRESLEY CRUISE (leaving from Memphis!) this coming

December.  Cabins are expected to sell out quickly, so if you’re interested, don’t

delay.  I have contacted the company and will hopefully be offered a book signing/

speaking engagement during the cruise.  Further details to follow!

Until we meet again…

Doc Yanoff

 

Ah, but a painting is worth $37,000,000!  Well, not all paintings, but certainly some

of those painted by Andy Warhol…  Such as the one that recently sold at Sotheby’s in

New York City… Which is aptly entitled:  “DOUBLE ELVIS.”

 

True enough, a painting of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll was recently sold at auction for a

breath-taking price of 37 million buckaroos!  The painting shows Elvis in a

“gunslinger” pose, pointing a pistol toward the viewer.  It was one of about 22

paintings Andy did of Elvis.  (If you recall, Mr. Warhol died in 1987, at 58 years of

age.  Sadly, he died from complications brought on from a routine gallbladder

surgery.)

 

Well, on a more positive note, you can see that the memory of Elvis (and all that he

represented) is still very much alive and well….  and as many of you know, the man

is selling more records now than when he was alive!    Thus, the beat goes on!

 

Until next time…    Doc  Yanoff

(So will a lenient judge!)

 

In any case, the truth of which I speak is this:  My San Antonio meeting (with the two

top honchos of Endurance Insurance Group) went quite well, but what I neglected to

mention in my last post is that they were very excited about the actual story told in

THE PRESLEY PLOT, and so they agreed over dinner (grilled quail and rib-eye steak!)

to purchase 300 copies of the book!  (They intend to give them out as gifts to their

employees and some clients)  Needless to say, I was struck speechless.  (No jokes,

please!)  I was so delirious that I almost picked up the check!  Thank God I came to my

senses in time!  But seriously, I was quite touched by their generosity and I am

exceedingly grateful for their support.  Have a safe and wonderful day!

Well, today should be quite interesting — both in a literary and literal sense…

Later this afternoon I shall be driving down to the Riverwalk in San Antonio, where

at dusk, I will be having dinner with the two Executive Vice-Presidents of the

Endurance Insurance Group.  (At Boudro’s on the river.)  I am happy to report that

they are thrilled by my “insurance-related mysteries” and have agreed to allow me full

access to their most bizarre claim-files!  (Which should keep me writing for the next

50 years or so!)  This would be the equivalent of allowing a researcher into the secret

vaults at the Vatican  (Think DaVinci Code) so….  I am very pleased and excited!

I shall, as they say in the cinema, keep you informed, so don’t touch that dial!

(Or, at the very least, come back soon.)

 

Good morning/afternoon buckaroos…

 

Several folks have asked about my recent trip, so here’s a brief rundown of where I went, what I spent, from this old gent…  Our main stops (sailing aboard the Zuiderdam) were Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao.  The water, reef, and diving conditions were simply ideal.  (Bonaire was the best)

We also made stops in the Panama Canal, Colon (a coastal city), and Puerto Limon,

Costa Rica.  (My favorite stop was the banana factory… which held “great appeal” for me personally.)

 

To answer one of your questions, YES, I wrote a lot during the voyage.  In fact, I knocked out 50 pages and put the finishing touches on book two, MURDER ON MAIDEN LANE.   Since the book deals with the discovery  (a real-life event) of Captain Kidd’s treasure, the environment (at sea) was perfect!

By the way, do you know who Captain Kidd’s favorite clothing designer was?

(ARRGH-MANI!)     LATER, GATORS.