What BBN said on air. Comedy, with fictional anchors.
Kenji MoonfieldMichael Douglas said Jack Nicholson has disappeared, and that he's up by his house walking around in his slippers.
Kenji MoonfieldHe said it at a promotional stop for his memoir, One Helluva Ride, in Swansea, Wales.
Kenji MoonfieldWith us from Swansea is Tamsin Gwyther, who owns a bookshop there. Were you at the event?
- TG
Tamsin GwytherI was, yes. To be fair, I was in the building, which is a bigger room than people think.
Kenji MoonfieldSo how close were you to the stage when he said it?
- TG
Tamsin GwytherFairly close. To be fair, I was in the queue for signing, and that's near the table.
- TG
Tamsin GwytherI sell the books, you see, so I'm always near the books.
Kenji MoonfieldNear the books isn't near the quote. Did you hear the Nicholson part live?
- TG
Tamsin GwytherNo. To be fair, I heard it from a woman who heard it from a man by the coats. Then I straightened these.
- TG
Tamsin GwytherEleven copies, all in stock.
Kenji MoonfieldSo the biggest Nicholson update in years reached us by coat check.
- TG
Tamsin GwytherIt reached everyone by coat check. Mr. Douglas is eighty-two and Mr. Nicholson is eighty-nine, and I'd say slippers are a sensible choice.
Kenji MoonfieldDouglas also said retirement happens and Nicholson deserves it. Did that make anyone buy the book?
- TG
Tamsin GwytherFour copies went right after. To be fair, three were already on hold, and I'd put my thumb on the scale for the fourth.
Kenji MoonfieldNicholson hasn't been on screen since twenty ten, and the last word on him was a signing queue.
Kenji MoonfieldTamsin, final question. Where can people get the update?
- TG
Tamsin GwytherPage one-oh-something, I'd think, but I haven't read it. It's eleven pounds ninety-nine. Eleven copies.
Kenji MoonfieldSo the best source on Jack Nicholson is a hardback, and you've got eleven of them.
