I feel like a School Headmaster please take your seats. We oversee book expo and other shows but honestly a former independent bookseller. [applause] but i could not hack in the tough independent world so i joined the confines of forprofit corporations where things seem easier now i can oversee shows like this and talk to all of you. But i will not delay the amazing lineup of authors we have coming up. I just wanted to take a moment to tell a story and acknowledge a friend that many if not all of us have in common. Talking my way to get a job into running and independent bookstore in my hometown st. Paul i didnt know anything about independent bookselling unlike the other luminaries i knew woebegone but shortly after i took this job i got a call in the famous person in the book world into call me to meet the nondescript meeting at a hotel in january in minnesota. [laughter] so this chilly introduction was how i first got engaged with the American Booksellers Association and in that roo
The radio and Television Correspondents association hosted their annual dinner in washington, d. C. Back in october. The dinner is held to honor journalists in congress, and future remarks by senate lawmakers, capitol hill press corps, and comedian tyler fisher. You are watching and bc in south florida. How the going . Is that a psl . A Pumpkin Spice latte . Yes, i am drinking a punk and spice latte. And it is pretty good. I am, too. So, jared, why are you here . Im here for the dinner. Tryouts to be the host. I think we have our work cut out for us. Look at this list. I dont even know any of these people. Who the heck is tyler fisher . I cant believe we are holding tryouts. Why didnt you get this locked up . I had a few fires come up. I had a put them out. You know how it is. No, not really. Listen, we will hold tryouts, and whoever does the best trial will be the host. Hi, im Jared Moscowitz and im here to audition for the rtc dinner. They are looking for a hose and i clearly have No
Were afraid to book him. Anybody could do al franken just, you know, be a little pretentious. Plug your nose. Really. Thats this is all you have to do to do an al franken replied, i did grab that, teddy. I graze the teddy. So thats really easy to do. An al franken really . Is he here. Be awkward. We considered so many people. Like i said, i was like the 25th choice. Dont expect much. I wrote jokes about 5 minutes ago. I think Rachel Maddow, they tried to get Rachel Maddow from msnbc to host. Shes basically a lesbian. Stephen colbert, right. You cant tell the difference. Shes funnier than him. But no, they booked me some guy you dont know who looks like zach galifianakis. Bang. Macaulay culkin. Or as my girlfriend says, aaron paul bang, harry potter. Im tiny. Can you guys even see me . This is ridiculous. Can you see me at all . This is brutal. I make everything look huge. This is just a house car right here. This isnt even a real this is just an ipad up here. This is just some grass th
Spice latte, and its pretty good. Yeah, i am too. So, jared, why are you here . Well, im here for the artsy dinner. Its the tryouts to be the host. I mean, i think weve got our work cut out for us. Look at this list. I dont even know any of these people. Who the heck is tyler fisher . Man, i cant believe were holding tryouts. No, i didnt get this locked up. I mean, i had a few fires pop up i needed to put out, you know how it is . No, not really. Listen. Well, this whole tryouts and whoever does the best job will be the host. What can go wrong . I am jared moskowitz, and im here to audition for the arts aid dinner here that theyre looking for a host. And clearly, i have Nothing Better to do. I know youre a miami vice. Maybe we are going to get you on the miami vice steam. And i know youre very miami where i am. Okay. Is that is that an adult jacket . Because its not for us. Its from the Kids Department ten. Were going to have a shoot. Were going to have a problem. Im on this island and