Hi, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Leon
Acord and his new book, “Sub-lebrity”!
For other stops on his Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click
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Be sure to make it to the
end of this post to enter to win a $50 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!! Also, come back daily to interact with Leon
and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
Sub-lebrity
by Leon Acord
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GENRE: Memoir
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BLURB:
A
droll, oddly inspirational memoir from the actor Breitbart once called "a
gay leftist activist," SUB-LEBRITY by Leon Acord (Old Dogs & New
Tricks) is an honest, sometimes bitchy but always sincere story about growing
up (very) gay in rural Indiana, achieving acting success outside the closet,
and generating headlines with his very-public smackdown with Trump-loving Susan
Olsen (Cindy, The Brady Bunch).
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EXCERPT THREE:
I’d
never listened to “Two Chicks Talkin’ Politics” before. But some friends had, and they urged me to
reconsider. Sheena was a big-hearted
liberal, but she was also soft-spoken and new age-y. Susan [Olsen] was a loud, rabid Trump
fanatic. I was walking into a trap, they
warned.
I
checked out Cindy’s – I mean, Susan’s – Facebook page. Whoa.
While
I felt confident I could hold my own, I shared my concerns with Sheena. She promised she would moderate and not allow
the discussion to de-evolve into a shouting match. While it had at times been difficult to
continue the show with Susan, she said, she had lots of practice dealing with
her good friend. Nonetheless, Sheena
told me she expected me to “play nice.”
Before
the show, I crammed on the facts like a pre-law student studying for the bar
exam.
I
arrived at the LA Talk Radio studios prepared and calm. Sheena greeted me in the lobby. She warned me Susan invited a friend – a
fellow Trump fanatic – to appear on the show opposite me for “balance.” Uh oh.
Instead of interviewing me about my thoughts on politics, they clearly
wanted me to debate politics.
I
suddenly felt like Rosie O’Donnell on her last day at The View.
Sheena
walked me into the booth and introduced me to Susan’s friend. We waited for Susan, who was dangerously
close to being late.
Susan
eventually rushed into the booth in a flurry, a fountain of apologies.
Migraines had caused her to oversleep, she said – never mind that it was just
shy of 5 p.m. She didn’t hear her alarm
because she’d been sleeping in a metal helmet that Larry King’s wife had given
her. Mrs. King guaranteed sleeping in
the helmet would rid her of headaches, Susan explained – but it just wasn’t
working!
As
the “On Air” light switched on, I thought to myself, Cindy Brady is nuts.
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GUEST POST:
Some of My Favorite Items in My Office!
I'm
always fascinated by people's desks. You learn much about a person by his or
her workspace. It’s a sneak peek into their brains. One of the writer
magazines, back in the day, had a monthly feature where they'd feature the desk
of a new well-known writer each month. I always flipped to that page first when
my copy arrived in the mail.
So, I was thrilled
when Fabulous & Brunette asked for a photo of my workspace with a
legend of the most meaningful items that surround it.
In no particular order, here are some treasures (and why) you'll
find on my desk.
Even
though I have a desktop PC for most uses, my MacBook is never far away. I use
it for editing movies, prettying up photos, and for those other
"arts" tasks that Apple simple does better. But when it comes to
writing and business, I need my big keyboard, a big screen, Word, Excel and all
the rest of it.
There
are show posters and other memorabilia from my career all over our two-bedroom
apartment, but the most meaningful artifacts hang above my desk: various graphics from my TV series Old
Dogs & New Tricks (watch it on Amazon Prime), including its first DVD
cover, our NoH8 photo, and news of the show's Indy Shorts screening in my
hometown newspaper; the poster for The Butterfly Effect, a fundraising
benefit I produced and hosted for my late friend Jeffrey Hartgraves when he was
battling cancer; a floral painting by actor Johnnathan Korver; my favorite
photograph by David Wilson from almost 20 years ago, and my "chair
back" from my days on film sets.
I must have a bulletin board. It keeps important stuff
within reach, while livening my workspace with mementos that make me smile.
Like every other actor and actress today, I have a ring light.
I'm still not a fan of self-tape auditions, but it certainly comes in handy for
all the Zoom meetings and cocktails for late.
I'm
publishing Jeffrey Hartgraves' wonderful script to the stage comedy Carved
in Stone (in which I was lucky enough to perform in both SF and LA) next,
so I have a stack of my favorite published plays to study for layout and
style. He bequeathed to me the rights to
the play, so I want the world to read his brilliant work!
A Wonder Woman toy or two, just to stay in touch with my inner
child (Heck, if I were any more in touch with my inner child, I'd be arrested!)
And a "love bear" from my husband Laurence.
Speaking of WW, I have Wonder Woman postcards handy for all the
thank-you notes I've sent since SUB-LEBRITY came out!
My favorite snapshot of two of my nieces as little girls
(they're both over 30 now!) next to my current journal, datebook (yes, I still
use paper!) and to-do list.
Down
below are books I'm reading (currently, Erika Atkinson's wonderful travel
journals) and newspaper articles I'm saving for … something! Also, office
supplies, a box of my book, files, binders, electronic wipes, hand sanitizer,
journals, old calendars and stuff I've not gotten around to filing.
I
never drank coffee my first 55 years.
I've made up for lost time the past couple years! I've been cutting
back. Now, to get over that afternoon slump, and to reward myself for a good
day's work, I allow myself one ice-cold bottle of Mexican Coke around 3 or 4pm.
Aren't I wicked?
But now I'm worried. What did you learn about me from my
workspace? I showed you mine! Now you show me yours!
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AUTHOR BIO:
Leon Acord is an
award-winning actor and writer who has appeared in over 35 films you've never
seen and 30 plays you've never heard of. Possible exceptions include the
digital TV series Old Dogs & New Tricks
on Amazon Prime Video (which he created, wrote & co-produced), and the
stage hit Carved in Stone (in which
he played Quentin Crisp in both SF and LA productions). His memoir, SUB-LEBRITY: The Queer Life of a Show-Biz Footnote,
is now available in paperback & e-book on Amazon. He wrote his one-man show
Last Sunday in June (1996) and co-authored the 2014 play Setting the Record
Gay. He was a "Take Five" columnist for Back Stage West throughout
2009 and a former contributor to Huffington Post. He has also written for San
Francisco Examiner and the journal Human Prospect. He currently lives in West
LA with husband Laurence Whiting & their cat Toby. Learn more at www.LeonAcord.com
and at the links below.
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CONNECT WITH LEON:
Website:
Blog:
Old Dogs & New Tricks TV Website:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Instagram:
Goodreads Author Page:
Goodreads Book Page:
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
Amazon Kindle eBook:
Amazon Paperback:
The Book Depository Paperback:
BAM! Books-A-Million Paperback:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Leon will be awarding a $50 Amazon or B/N GC to
a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Leon ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your exciting new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
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