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February 13, 2006
A Million Little Pieces of Toilet Paper
I'm not going to deny Stantis a couple of shots at Oprah. She's ripe for ridicule and Stantis hasn't yet harvested that fruit twenty thousand million times. However, we'll make sure to keep an eye on this. If Oprah jokes turn into the next Teddy Kennedy, Michael Moore, or Winslow-Tries-to-Fly, we'll be all over his ass.
There's no denying Oprah's Imprimatur can help move product. She can make (or break, or make and then break) a career. Like that one fellow...William Faulkner. Who ever heard of HIM prior to Oprah.
At any rate, what I'd like to find out is if Shrubville has any of the same power as Oprah. Therefore, I'm officially announcing February's Shrubville's Books selection: Prickly City by Scott Stantis -- a delightful collection of "comic" strips artlessly sketched with a Sharpie on six rolls of toilet paper.
If just a handful of the handful of Shrubville readers purchase this book, we may see its Amazon ranking rise from 431,575 to at least 431,576...but with a bullet.
So get out your credit cards! Let's make Scott Stantis a couple bucks in royalties! And Scott, if you're listening, I'd gladly accept a couple spare nickels back for my efforts.
Comments
That book dropped 6 THOUSAND spots on the Amazon rankings from only yesterday. Talk about Shrubville having an impact!!
Posted by: FredN. at February 13, 2006 12:08 PM
Actually, I think it's your comment on Amazon that's making the impact, Fred! The first cut is the deepest.
Posted by: CJo at February 13, 2006 12:35 PM
I'll wait for the movie. I hear Nic Cage wants to play Winslow...
Posted by: The Furnace at February 13, 2006 01:00 PM
Now what would the royalties be on 30 million copies? And suddenly Carmen finds Winslow so much more charming *Cue Kanye West's "Gold Digger"*
"She take my money... when I'm in need"
BTW, I'd like to thank The Furnace for his great weekend stuff that makes every Monday extra Shrubtastic for us readers.
Posted by: JB at February 13, 2006 01:19 PM
Thanks JB. Sometimes I wonder if anyone reads those, which provides a bit of kinship with myself and Scott Stantis since I'm sure he wonders the same thing all the time.
Posted by: The Furnace at February 13, 2006 04:16 PM
The Furnace, I routinely log on over the weekend just to check your posts. Keep it up!
Posted by: FredN. at February 13, 2006 06:32 PM
