Monday, April 27, 2015

Eva Vargas and Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund


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Eva Vargas - and Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund and her daughter are seriously ill.

We wish both a million times good health.

Betty MacDonald fan club research team is working on a new Betty MacDonald exhibit.

If you are interested in joining this Betty MacDonald fan club project you are welcome.
 
Several Betty MacDonald fan club fans shared very interesting details and info regarding Betty MacDonald's fascinating experiences in Hollywood.


Thanks a million!


We are going to publish some new Betty MacDonald fan club interviews  by Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel who is working on an updated Betty MacDonald biography.
 

Good luck dear Wolfgang Hampel!

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli is a great guy even if he is a bit strange.
My British friends would say he's a bit eccentric but that's like Onions in the Stew, don't you think.

Do I agree with Betty MacDonald's description of women and men? Oh yes I do!
Betty MacDonald was such a very intelligent lady and she knew very well what she was writing about.

If we believe that Mr. Tigerli acts a bit strange what can we say of the behaviour of some men?

Betty wrote the truth! By the way I don't hate men! I love them - some of them - especially mine!


My family and friends adore Traci Tyne Hilton's books very much.

We are very happy that she is our new Betty MacDonald fan club honor member.

Betty MacDonald fan club fans from all over the world like Linde Lund's interview with Traci Tyne Hilton very much. 


Have a great Monday,

Astrid



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Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund interviewed author Traci Tyne Hilton who is a huge Betty MacDonald fan.

Many greetings to Traci Tyne Hilton and Betty MacDonald fan club fans around the world.

Lena


Betty MacDonald fan  club interview with author Traci Tyne Hilton
                Copyright 2014 by Traci Tyne Hilton & Linde Lund
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I can find several interviews with you. Which two ones do you prefer?


Here are two recent interviews. The second one is a "character interview" with the characters from my newest book, which is kind of fun.




Which book by Betty MacDonald did you read first?

My mom gave me her copy of The Egg and I when I was about 11. It was my first taste of Betty Macdonald, but I was definitely hooked! I read it at least once a year until I was in my twenties and finally got around to finding the rest of her work at my library...and then collecting reprints.

What do you like most in Betty MacDonald's books?

I love her over the top humor paired with her brutally honest representation of life. 


Is there anything you dislike in Betty MacDonald's books?

One could call her portrayal of the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest in the Egg and I racist, but she was a woman of her time, and the things she writes about, such as alcoholism, are not untrue. They are just reported with that brutal honesty that she also uses for her white neighbors--no one is safe from her sharp pen. So, it makes me a little uncomfortable to read, but at the same time, I think it is real (from her perspective at least, and her perspective is valid,) and I don't dislike it, if that makes sense.

Did you ever read Betty MacDonald's books for children for example The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series and  Nancy and Plum?

Oh yes! I wish I had had them as kids, but I have been reading them to my kids which is even better! My sister in law bought me Nancy and Plum several years back, and I love it. I don't know why it's not a classic on par with the Secret Garden or the Little Princess! But...even better than Nancy and Plum are the Piggle Wiggle books. They crack my kids up, and were the first chapter books that my girls really devoured. They crack me up, too!

What is your favourite book by Betty MacDonald?

It is still The Egg and I. It's a book that formed so much of my opinion on fiction and held such an important part of my growing up--I don't think anything could beat it. My husband and I call snobby activities "The Theatah and the Dahnce" and I've been known to say "I itch, so I scratch, so what?" 

Did Betty MacDonald influence you as author?

Absolutely. Though I write mysteries I want them to be funny, and I hold Betty MacDonald's work up as a standard for humor.

What do you think is the reason Betty MacDonald is beloved all over the world?


Betty's work gives us a glimpse into a world that we would have never known without her. Both life in the Olympic Mountains and on Vashon are so different from regular town and city life. I think readers love to escape, and the more remote the location, the more different the people we get to meet, the more we love the work! Betty's books help us all escape to a time that is getting farther and farther away, and a place that doesn't even exist anymore, but even when it did, it was unexpected, hilarious, and stunningly beautiful.


Dearest Traci I hope I don't bore with so many questions.


I wasn't a bit bored! Betty MacDonald is definitely my favorite author and I loved having a chance to talk about her work and why I love it so much!

As I already mentioned there are several Betty MacDonald fan club fans who enjoy your books very much.

That people who love Betty MacDonald also like my books is almost unbelievable to me, and really is a dream come true, as an author. When I was a young girl, curled up with her work, escaping to that remote egg farm, I never dreamed that someday people who loved her, would also enjoy what I had to say.


Dearest Traci thanks a million for this wonderful interview.

Lots of love to you and your family.

Lots of love to you, as well! Thank you.



Traci

Friday, April 10, 2015

Eva Vargas, Betty MacDonald bonus items and most popular ESC Winner Song

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Eva Vargas - and Betty MacDonald fan club fans,
Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter April includes many Betty MacDonald info and two new Betty MacDonald fan club bonus items.
Anita, Eartha Kitt II and their Betty MacDonald fan club research are very happy and grateful because they got a very positive feedback from many Betty MacDonald fan club fans.
Anita and their team want to discuss their favourite Betty MacDonald subjects for future research with other Betty MacDonald fan club fans from 5 continents.  
Betty MacDonald - and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle fan club fans will be very happy because there will be a fascinating International Betty MacDonald fan club ESC meeting.
Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel and other Betty MacDonald fan club honor members are going to send their Betty MacDonald fan club ESC votings 2015.
Don't forget to send us your votes, please.
We are going to publish our first Betty MacDonald fan club ESC 2015 TOP 10 in alpabetical order during next week.  
Mr. Tigerli  is crazy about  “Grande Amore” because he is a real Casanova.
Who will be Betty MacDonald fan club ESC Winner 2015?
We already got many votes for ESC 2015.

Which song is our most popular Eurovision Song Contest winner ever?
This is our most popular ESC Winner Song according to Betty MacDonald fan club ESC fans from 40 countries. 


Don't miss the new breakfast at the bookstore with Brad and Nick.


Have a very nice Friday,

Yours,

Frank
 
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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Eva Vargas, Betty MacDonald's letters, Barney Frank in Seattle

The biography shows how Barney Frank, by turns brilliant, witty or cranky, may be a victim of oversimplification.


Eva Vargas - and Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter April contains a fascinating article by Anita and Eartha Kitt II.

Their favourite subject is Betty  MacDonald fan club letter collection with several new very important donations.


Leading the struggle for personal freedom and economic fairness over nearly five decades in Congress, Barney Frank is widely considered one of the smartest, funniest, and most influential politicians of our time. 

In his candid and witty new memoir, Frank recounts his journey from the outskirts of New York City to U.S. Congress, from the battle over AIDS funding in the 1980s to debates over "big government" during the Clinton years to the 2008 financial crisis, and from a closeted gay man to the first member of Congress to voluntarily disclose his homosexuality. 

What he gives us is not only a moving story of an extraordinary life, but a look at how political change really happens. Following an introduction by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Frank will present his new memoir and discuss his remarkable life in politics in conversation with Eric Liu. 

Enjoy!

Which song is our most popular Eurovision Song Contest winner ever?

We are going to publish our Eurovision Song Contest Winner TOP 10 during the next days.

This is our Nr. 9

I adore this singer very much.

Enjoy the new breakfast at the bookstore with Brad and Nick.

Have a very nice Thursday.

Take care,

Pieter

 
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