tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post114749692836718126..comments2024-02-18T10:19:46.501-08:00Comments on Matt Mikalatos: Pants On Fire: A MemoirMatt Mikalatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-1147754097624137272006-05-15T21:34:00.000-07:002006-05-15T21:34:00.000-07:00In fact an alternate title for the book was "And A...In fact an alternate title for the book was "And A Good Time Was Had By All Readers: A Memoir" but the editors felt that the confusion of tenses (a memoir being necessarily past tense, while the readers' good time lay in the future for them if they had not read the book) took away from the inherent pleasure of the book itself. The editors felt that "Pants On Fire" gave a more realistic picture of the book's content as well as implying that someone, somewhere was having a good time, as pants on fire are generally somewhat humorous.Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-1147711705864986182006-05-15T09:48:00.000-07:002006-05-15T09:48:00.000-07:00Ahhh, I can't wait! The wheelie story is one of my...Ahhh, I can't wait! The wheelie story is one of my favorites of all time. Ahh, pirates, the lubbing and loving of strangers and strange lands, and close encounters of the unusual kind... Good times, I am sure, will be had by all readers.Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219453836974801747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-1147621721304691882006-05-14T08:48:00.000-07:002006-05-14T08:48:00.000-07:00John-- the pirates will be in chapter seventeen, "...John-- the pirates will be in chapter seventeen, "Landlubbers and the Lands that Lub Them".Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-1147614904184462722006-05-14T06:55:00.000-07:002006-05-14T06:55:00.000-07:00I was a little unsure about reading your book, Mat...I was a little unsure about reading your book, Matt. That is until I saw the word "pirates." Please do let me know once it is published, I can guarantee at least one purchase, perhaps more.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516982512448457396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-1147535898081497322006-05-13T08:58:00.000-07:002006-05-13T08:58:00.000-07:00Hey Matt!Of course it will have to include that st...Hey Matt!<BR/><BR/>Of course it will have to include that story. It will be in the sixth chapter, "Hitchikers and Other Strangers I Have Loved".Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-1147518338902409322006-05-13T04:05:00.000-07:002006-05-13T04:05:00.000-07:00But will it include the famous "Every Rose Has It'...But will it include the famous "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" motorcycle wheelie story? Who needs to make stories up with material like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com