Dear Subscriber,

Welcome to the Tallfellow Tribune, Vol. I, Issue #5, November 2005 - The "Boy am we glad we live in L.A. ??“ sorry for everyone else who??™s cold out there!" Issue

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Enjoy the Tallfellow Tribune - your hopefully-by-now-favorite newsletter, chock full of trivia, games, contests and news from Tallfellow Press of Los Angeles - a pioneer in indie publishing. See below for funny facts, special discounts, excerpts from great books and our fifth Droodles Caption Contest (and last month's winner)... plus our attempts to warm you up with some fun trivia.

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TALLFELLOW TRIVIA - SPONSORED BY We??™ll Never Be Young Again ??“ Remembering the Last Days of John F. Kennedy by Chuck Fries and Irv Wilson with Spencer Green


November Trivia: (answers below)

??? What year marked Thanksgiving??™s official celebration as a holiday?
??? What Parker Brothers game made its debut in 1935?
??? Who starred in the title role on Broadway in 1951??™s original production of Gigi?
??? What famous pirate was killed off the coast of Virginia in 1718? Can you give his real name and his pirate name?
??? In 1872, Susan B. Anthony defiantly walked into a polling place and voted. How much was she fined for doing so?
??? The Hollywood 10 received citations of ???Contempt of Congress??? for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. Can you name the year and the 10?
??? Did you know that Charles Darwin published The Origin of the Species in November of 1859?
??? Did you know that Elvis??™ first film, Love Me Tender, premiered in November 1956?
??? Did you know that in November 1935 the China Clipper flew across the Pacific Ocean to deliver the first airmail cargo?

??? Some famous November birthdays: George S. Kaufman, Joe Di Maggio, Grace Kelly, Claude Monet, Jimi Hendrix, Indira Gandhi, Hedy Lamarr, Charles Schlutz, Rock Hudson, Micky Mouse, Charles Manson, Calvin Klein, Joni Mitchell, Christiaane Barnard, Daniel Boone, Alfred Heineken, Georgia O??™Keefe, Vivian Leigh, Auguste Rodin, Madame Curie, Scott Joplin and Billy the Kid (William Bonney)

Sponsored by We??™ll Never Be Young Again ??“ Remembering the Last Days of John F. Kennedy by Chuck Fries and Irv Wilson with Spencer Green ??“ A heartfelt journey into the last nine days of our 35th president??™s life.

Contributors include: Dominick Dunne, Michael Dukakis, Wally Schirra, Betty Friedan, Garry Marshall, Liz Smith, John Kerry, Billy Dee Williams, Buck Henry, Tom Snyder, Bruce Hornsby, Sherwood Schwartz, Otis Williams, Janet Leigh and many more.

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BREAKING NEWS OF ALL THINGS TALLFELLOW

We have received some nice reviews of our books recently. Take a look:

Ten Minutes to the Pitch
from Compulsive Reader.com - "This is a very useful book."
And Talking Pix.com - "Ideal reading as you nervously wait..."

Write Screenplays That Sell - The Ackerman Way
from Talking Pix.com - "Makes the whole process seem incredibly easy..."
And from Armchair Interviews.com - "If your serious about screenwriting, You'll refer to it again and again."
And from iofilm.com - "This is one of the best out there."

Great Failure of the Extremely Successful
from Armchair Interviews.com - "An amazing collection of "get-off-your-duff" stories to energize and support you to try again."


The Comfort Book
from Book Review Caf?©.com - "A handy pocketsize book that you can carry around fora quick pick-me -up."

Compliments of the Chef
from Book Review Caf?©.com - "A wonderfully put-together book packed full of great things."

Rosie and Roger
from Curled up with a good Kidsbook.com - "...a great book for young children..."

Happy with Me
from Curled up with a good book.com -
"...delightful book..."

Forever Friends
from Preschool Entertainment.com - "This is a soft, heartwarming story." (plus and interview with the author, Barbara Cohen)

AND Write Screenplays??™ author Hal Ackerman??™s play (Testosterone) won 2nd prize out of 18,000 entries in the Writers Digest playwriting contest.
AND Hal won 1st place in: the eighth asinine poetry contest: sonnets! (http://www.asininepoetry.com/contest/8)>;From AsininePoetry.com Congrats Hal!!!

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The 5th Droodles Caption Contest is here! Go to our blog to celebrate the satisfaction of being succinct. As always, the winner gets a free, one-of-a-kind copy of the mass-produced mega-seller, Droodles: The Classic Collection. And here 72746/101712_earlybirdDroodle.jpg rc="http://tallfellow.typepad.com/earlybirdDroodle.jpg" />

To see the real caption, go to our blog ??¦and then enter your own fabulous caption, too!

The winner of last month's contest is... P. Farney. Congrats! Look for a copy of Droodles - The Classic Collection in the mail. To see the Droodle and the winning caption, visit our blog.

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AND, IN ANOTHER, TOTALLY UNRELATED STORY

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we offer a wonderful recipe for Turkey Meatloaf from Morton??™s Restaurant. It and 32 other great recipes from top chefs of top Los Angeles restaurants (plus interviews and tips) can be found in Compliments of the Chef. From appetizers to desserts, these yummy treats will make you the hit of any dinner party AND the author's proceeds go to the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank.
Now, don??™t overeat! (Go to our


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PAINLESS PROMOTION OF THE MONTH:

Now that the days are shorter and darkness comes too soon and almost everyone other than us Los Angelinos are feeling the chill, we want to brighten what??™s left of those days with some humorous excerpts from our book A Martian Wouldn??™t Say That ??“ Real Memos TV 72746/101724_15-sm.jpg

Enjoy! (Remember, these are REAL memos from REAL executives!!!)

???Is it possible to improve the caliber of the writing without doing a disservice to the show??™s popularity and excellent ratings????

???From now on, eliminate Roman numerals on any cue cards. Undoubtedly, this is why the line was read ???And now, a few nostalgic songs from World War Eleven.??™???

???Regarding your inquiry as to my reaction to the script. I don??™t know. I??™m the only one who has read it.???

And my personal favorite, from the VP of Current Programming to the producers of The Fred Astaire Special, ???Too much dancing.??? !!!!!!!!

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A TALL SMALL NOTE

And speaking of Thanksgiving, a very large cat named Mister Schmupsle eats his way completely through the alphabet, from apricots to zucchini,in The Enormous Mister Schmupsle... and you won??™t believe the reason why until you read the surprise ending! It??™s a good thing Mister Schmupsle

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TRIVIA ANSWERS
1. 1789

2. Monopoly

3. A young Audrey Hepburn

4. Edward Teach (Blackbeard)

5. $100

6. 1947. Alvah Bessie, Herbert J. Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott and Dalton Trumbo

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