Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I just rec'd a great big package from
the UPS delivery guy.
It's the final pre-flight proofs for
BLACK IRON: THE JOHN DAVIS STORY.
Now, that was kind of amazing, because
we had a terrible storm last night with
something like four or five tornadoes.
They came out of nowhere, with no
warning, while lots of people were
out on the roads, so it was a scary
night for many Louisvillians.
The first tornado hit some of the stables
at Churchill Downs (home of the world-famous
Kentucky Derby), as well as the University of
Louisville campus (home of the world-
famous Louisville Cardinals) -- and one
of them managed to scare all of us when
it came out of nowhere and touched down
close enough to my daughter in law that
she could see it while driving home.
The step-son (her husband) happened to be
over here, and it was a tense couple of
minutes when she called him to say, "Hey,
I'm on the expressway and I see a tornado."
Especially when her cell phone then clicked
off right after she said it.
Luckily, it moved past her and away --
and I think that was the one that hit
Churchill Downs.
The UPS hub was close to all the action,
and over a period of two or three hours
it had four or five tornadoes go over,
around or close to it.
But nothing hit the UPS hub -- and even if
it had, my package would have been okay.
How do I know?
Because it's so darn HEAVY!
Nothing would have blown it away.
This is my 10th book, and I'm very familiar
with the printing process and the pre-flight
proofs and what they look and feel like -- and
this one is a MONSTER.
7 x 10, with 496 pages.
That includes 16 pages of photos -- many of them
never published before.
And for everyone who orders during the pre-publication
special, the package will also include a special bonus:
an 8 1/2 x 11 copy of a photo of John Davis handling
some very serious iron -- from way back in December,
1940. It's never been published before, and it's a
real collector's item.
The printer will ship the books to me on JULY 7.
I should get them on JULY 9 or JULY 10 -- and as soon
as I do, we'll fill all orders.
So, it won't be long now -- and this is going to be
something very, very special.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Yes, you can still reserve a copy of BLACK IRON
and get the bonus photo -- but do it NOW:
http://www.brookskubik.com/blackiron_johndavis.html
P.S. 2 -- Save some wampum on s&h -- order two or more
books, one of them being BLACK IRON, and ask us to
ship everything in one package when BLACK IRON ships.
