Reno, NV Exclusive Reno Book Signing - Zephyr Books - September 20 2 pm - 4 pm 1501 S. Virginia Street - Reno
Portland, OR - Pacific NW Booksellers Show - September 10-12
Oakland, CA - NCIBA Trade Show - October 10 San Francisco, CA Game Day Party and Signing at Ace's Bar - October 11 10 am - 1 pm 998 Sutter at Hyde (NEW) San Francisco's premier New York Giants Sports Bar hosts for this special book signing and viewing party as the Giants take on the Oakland Raiders!
Alameda, CA - Author Signing at BOOKS INC. - October 11 3 pm The West's Oldest Independent Bookseller - 1344 Park Street
Pasadena, CA - Calif. Library Assoc. Show - October 30 - November 1
BIG GAME COUNTDOWN BOOK TOUR! GREATER NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, LOS ANGELES, PHOENIX AND LAKE TAHOE LOCATIONS WITH FRIENDS, FANS, AND SPECIAL GUESTS FEATURED THROUGH CHAPTERS OF "Making The Big Game" (* indicates tentative dates)
New Years Weekend 2010 Pasadena, CA TBA during Tournament of Roses festivities
Fri Jan 22, 2010 * Middletown, NY Borders Books - "Family Meeting" ... with fellow "Accidental Spectator" Jason Kainu. Without Jason, there would have been no book!
Sat Jan 23, 2010 Ft. Lee NJ Borders Books for a Giant Fan Reunion ...gather at the crossroads of Manhattan and the Meadowlands with fellow fans - including some featured in the gameday account of the Giants historic upset victory over the Patriots in "Living Up To The Billing"
Sun Jan 24, 2010 West Chester, PA Chester County Books & Music - "Marking the Spot" ...author homecoming event in suburban Philadelphia. No matter how long the road trip, a true fan can always go home again.
Feb 6, 2010 Carson City, NV Borders Books Nevada may not have pro football team, but this place definitely is no stranger to "Making The Big Game"
Past Events SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2009 BOOK SIGNING - BARNES & NOBLE, Arden Fair Mall, Sacramento, CA B&N becomes the first national chain to host a "Making The Big Game" signing.
NATIONAL RETAIL RELEASE - April 6, 2009 Making The Big Game debuts with national booksellers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders. Over 700 independent U.S. bookstores receive a special release notification. Readers wishing to special order at their favorite local bookstore can request the title by referencing ISBN 978-1-935097-32-7.
SATURDAY JANUARY 31, 2009 DEBUT RETAIL RELEASE AND SIGNING J. CRAWFORD'S BOOKS Sacramento, CA The premier retail release of Making The Big Game took place with an author signing at J. Crawford's Books. Jim and Joyce Crawford operate this independent neighborhood bookstore located in the Hollywood Park area of Sacramento. The neighborhood and surrounding area is described in the book. Local residents filled the small store located on Freeport Boulevard for this special meet and greet event.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2009 - GAME DAY BOOK PARTY MANDANGO'S SPORTS BAR, Roseville, CA Fans celebrated the Big Game at Mandango's with plenty of big screens, food, drink, half time giveaways, and an afternoon author meet and greet.
MONDAY JANUARY 19 - 7:30pm Access Sacramento host Douglas Everett interviewed Jeffrey Fekete on the current affairs program Sacramento Soapbox on Comcast subscriber Channel 17. Everett delved into the resale ticket market. The author discussed his positive experience buying from a local ticket agent in Glendale and covered the emergence of online sales made minutes before kickoff. Sacramento Comcast subscribers consult your program guide for replay times.
Retail Debut Book Signing Jan 31, 2009, J. Crawford's Books
Link to interview at EaglesFanCast.net
MAKING THE BIG GAME featured on Eagles Fan Cast DECEMBER 2, 2008
While there is little love lost in between sides of the long time New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles rivalry, fans of either team may enjoy the conversation with Eric Grigg, host of Eagles Fan Cast (www.EaglesFanCast.net) and Jeffrey Fekete. Eric along with Chuck Stanley and the mysterious "Todd from L.A." have produced over 40 podcasts tracking the triumphs and frustrations of the Eagles. Eric lives in South Jersey and has a growing following of listeners who access shows on demand and network largely through Twitter.com. In many respects, Eagles Fan Cast, along with a number of other amateur podcasts, are precursors to the fictional futuristic "Matt's Pack" that covers the Super Bowl in 2039 as bloggers with much more sophisticated tools. The "macrocast" is described in a free postscript chapter to Making the Big Game - Tales of an Accidental Spectator.
At approximately 20:30 into "Episode 43" of Eagles Fan Cast, Eric and Jeff preview the second meeting between the defending Super Bowl XLII Champion Giants and a Philly squad fighting for a long shot chance at the playoffs. Jeff, who now lives on the West Coast but has family ties to New York and Philadelphia, talks about how he became an "accidental spectator" at the Super Bowl and offers tips for fans who might have designs on trying to buy tickets to the Big Game.
