You might think that Bethlehem Shoals is where Jewish people vacation in Alabama, but it's actually the nom de plume of the blogauthor for Free Darko, a nationally-known hoops blog. Nathaniel Friedman is the name of the actual human, and both of them will be in town tonight at Powell's for a reading from his new book, the Macrophenomenal Basketball Almanac. Billed as a book for both the hardcore hoops fan and the neophyte reader who isn't even sure s/he likes sports, it's a neat volume that undoubtedly will be made neater by the presence of the author.
The sponsor for tonight's reading will be the boys at Blazer's Edge, Dave and Ben. They're becoming semi-national blog authors themselves, and I'm sure will make FD/BS/NF feel welcomed. And they'll have lots of help from other Blazer Bloggerati like myself, who will also attend and hopefully head next door to Henry's for the afterparty, around 9pm.
The poop:
When: Monday, February 9th, 2009 at 7:30PM.
Where:
Reading @ Powell's Books, Downtown Portland. 1005 W. Burnside. Directions.
Why: It's the perfect chance for Portland basketball fans to: witness the blogtacular revolution of thought that is FreeDarko, network with local basketball writers, talk hoops, and grab a bite to eat.
What Else: Copies of the FreeDarko book will be available for purchase. After party is BYOB (we're bloggers).
RSVP: Email blazersedge@gmail.com with questions and to get your name and/or website added to this page. Otherwise we'll see you there!
And stolen from the BE page, a video of another FD reading, to whet your appettite. See you there, and if you are there--come introduce yourself!
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