# Would you buy Sampiros book? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 19, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286 "2012-02-19T00:35:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286/81 "2012-02-21T20:17:08Z")
My apologies for not responding sooner, but for somebody who can be a chronic attention whore I can be amazingly shy about being the center of attention. I appreciate the words of encouragement (others, expect a letter when I ascend), and it has prompted me to dust off and finish the book. However, I think initially I’m going to go the old fashioned route of sending it to agents. When ready I intend to make some YouTube videos and a website since I think ‘hearing’ some of the stories (every member of the family had a unique speech pattern) and seeing some of the pictures of the people\* and imo places adds a bit to the ‘resurrecting’ of them. Examples: [my mother in a wrestling pose ca.1952-53](http://www.flickr.com/photos/28949748@N06/2782612849/in/photostream), my parents (being their morbid selves) [visiting a cave-grave](http://www.flickr.com/photos/28949748@N06/2783805786/in/photostream/)they went out of their way to see on their honeymoon, spooky pic of [the twins c.1904](http://www.flickr.com/photos/28949748@N06/2783466442/in/photostream/), [me with the twins and my grandmother in 1976](http://www.flickr.com/photos/28949748@N06/2782612253/in/photostream/), [Carrie alone 1983](http://www.flickr.com/photos/28949748@N06/2782612751/in/photostream), etc… While they can’t go in the book, I do like the notion of them being available on a blog or somesuch- for one thing they add credence to some of the stories. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286/82 "2012-02-21T22:00:57Z")
Hooray! Anybody got any ideas on how to find an agent? I’m curious, too. Hoping that if **Sampiro** can do it, maybe I can, too. So I’ve got a lot riding on his success. 😛 **Sampiro** , so glad you’re forging ahead. Love the pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286/83 "2012-02-21T23:09:47Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > No. The idiotic detail in the tangents is hilarious. If anything, they enhance the main thread. Besides, that is how people think. Or at least how I think. Ageed! I love tangents and parentheticals. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286/84 "2012-02-21T23:12:20Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > My apologies for not responding sooner, but for somebody who can be a chronic attention whore I can be amazingly shy about being the center of attention. > > I appreciate the words of encouragement (others, expect a letter when I ascend), and it has prompted me to dust off and finish the book. However, I think initially I’m going to go the old fashioned route of sending it to agents. When ready I intend to make some YouTube videos and a website since I think ‘hearing’ some of the stories (every member of the family had a unique speech pattern) and seeing some of the pictures of the people\* and imo places adds a bit to the ‘resurrecting’ of them. Yay! I love reading your posts. Your humor, your insight, your memory, your eye for details, and your skills with language are all wonderful. Memoir is not my favorite genre, but I will read yours. You have much worth saying, and the skill to say it well. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286/85 "2012-02-22T00:09:30Z")
I am a fan of parentheticals, tangents, and other digressions and ramifications. > [@Bob Ducca](#): > > . . . don’t think that many Dopers would actually put their money where their mouth is, even if they’re a professed fan of his work. I would not only buy the book, I’d kick for Kickstarter. But it looks liks **Sampiro** has another plan. Sweet! I salute that plan. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286/86 "2012-02-22T01:19:53Z")
> [@Tapiotar](#): > > Yay! I love reading your posts. Your humor, your insight, your memory, your eye for details, and your skills with language are all wonderful. Memoir is not my favorite genre, but I will read yours. You have much worth saying, and the skill to say it well. This. I’m glad you are moving ahead with your book. I look forward to its release, and hopefully I’ll have enough work by then to be able to buy a copy! ('Cause we can argue all we want about artistic styles and philosophies; what artists really want is to _get paid_…) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286/87 "2012-02-22T04:04:27Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > …I think initially I’m going to go the old fashioned route of sending it to agents. Although I hate to have to wait for it, I’m just relieved that you didn’t show up to say “Naaah… not feelin’ it.” And glad you’re thinking big. I do think there’s a national audience for your stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286.md?page=4)