Bordertown Video!

 On Friday, producer Dylan Steinberg and I  auditioned a bunch of NYC high school kids (from my friend Linda Ames Key's various school programs, an outgrowth of Vital Theater, where she also directed my Klezmer Nutcracker play) - one of the best afternoons I've ever spent - the passion and spirit of these kids, just amazing . . . Anyway, the best of them are going to be playing runaways to Bordertown this afternoon, for our 2-minute mashup mockumentary/booktrailer.

So I'm packing up right now to head out to the shoot - stopping only long enough to pick up a box of miscellaneous books from Random House, which our editor has kindly collected to give to them (and their "Under-served" school Libraries) . . . arms will be full, as I'm also bringing stuff to Dress the Set.  Dylan's not a fantasy reader, so he doesn't really know what a kid who dreams of elves and adventure would have in her/his bedroom here at home these days.  Since I'll be on the subway, I'm only bringing light, unbreakable stuff - but one little Green Man plaque is a must!  And the silver unicorn ornament Caroline Stevermer gave me from the British Library (?) long ago . . . and a quill pen, of course.  And a copy of blackholly  's Valiant.

Anything else?