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Dear Kindly People Who Come to my Website,

Three years ago, I wrote and acted in a TV pilot for the Showtime network.

This pilot, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?, which is based on my memoir of the same title, is now being broadcast as a thirty-minute short film by Showtime this Tuesday, December 18th, at 11:30 pm, and will also be shown on a few other nights.

Here is a link to Showtime's schedule of WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?:

www.sho.com/site/schedules/product_page.do?seriesid=0&episodeid=126457

And here is the schedule, should you not want to follow the link:

Showtime Dec 18 11:30 PM

Showtime Showcase Dec 19 1:25 AM

Showtime Too Dec 20 4:30 AM

Showtime Too Dec 26 3:15 AM

It will also be available 'on demand' from 12/19 to 1/15.

So should you have Showtime, perhaps you will tune in, as they say.

All the best,

Jonathan Ames

PS It was a hard-fought battle, but I did win my boxing match back in July against the talented writer-boxer Craig Davidson.

PPS I have a longish short story, "Bored to Death," in McSweeney's #24.

PPPS I've been in Iowa this past fall and I got to shake Barack Obama's hand and Bill Clinton's hand (for the second time in my life!), and both hand-shakes were rather thrilling.

PPPPS This wonderful band, The National, was inspired somewhat by my novel Wake Up, Sir!, and they have an excellent new album out called "Boxer", which I highly recommend.

PPPPS It came out a while ago, but this band Mimi Ferocious wrote this really nice song about me called "Jonathan". Go to http://www.mimiferocious.com/ to find it . . .
- posted by Jonathan @ 8:19 PM