Keep Jefferson Weird

This week I was wondering if it was a full moon. Strange things were happening. First, 44 Blue Productions had just called me telling me that they were doing a new show for the STYLE cable network called "Beauty Shop Swap." They had heard about me and thought I might be perfect for the show. Screech, whoa Nelly, didn't we just have the Fine Living Cable Network here last week doing a television show feature on me and my Pulpwood Queens. This new show will air in January called "Windshield America" and will feature ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Was there some kind of billboard on Hollywood and Vine that said, "Do a show on the Pulpwood Queens! Do a show on the Pulpwood Queens!" I found it excrutiatingly coincidental that two cable television shows in two weeks. The VP with 44 Blue on the phone continued, "This television show will feature a small town Texas hairdresser trading places with a Los Angeles "celebrity" hair stylist. Do you think this is something you would be perfect for?" Hmmm, posh L.A. hair salon with all the accroutements versus, old historic home that houses my Beauty and the Book with all it's historic idiocyncrosies. Rodeo Drive versus "Mayberry on the Bayou." Move over Beverly Hillbillies, here I come. I say, "Where's the cement pond and a place to set down all my young'uns and critters?"
But the catch, I and my co-worker have to be interviewed and fill out a seventeen page questionnaire. I was up to the task because even though I am in small town Texas, I can talk intelligently and read and write.If that wasn't weird enough, people start telling me that I was in the Longview News Journal today. Something about quirky? Something about quirky, me, what gives. As I headed home from church on our Wednesday Family Night, I stopped to pick up the daily edition. I found the feature and read as follows:
“NEWS
QUIRKY JEFFERSON: Jefferson has become a haven for the quirky, with events such as this weekend’s Metroplex Paranormal Investigations Conference, the annual Bigfoot Conference, The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas and Mardi Gras Upriver. Why and, more importantly, how does this East Texas town of just more than 2,000 attract these events?”Now we are thrown in with Bigfoot and ghosts. Now wait just a minute, I can't even believe they didn't even mention the mysterious lawn gnomes that have suddenly appeared coming out from under my Beauty and the Book! Quirky, my foot! Oh wait, make that my Bigfoot! So you tell me are we quirky or is it just another full moon?
Fact: Kathy L. Patrick and the Pulpwood Queens will be featured in an up-an-coming documentary of the author, Andy Behrman of his book “Electroboy.” The film is entitled “In His Own Mind” and features Andy Behrman’s book tour. Included will be his stop visiting the Pulpwood Queens and joining them in a “Queen for a Day” event featuring Richard Simmons. Andy Behrman and Kathy L. Patrick sweat to the oldies with Richard on stage in front of 600 women in attendance and working out!
Fact: Kathy L. Patrick and her Beauty and the Book will be featured in another up-and-coming documentary entitled “City of Spirits: The Hauntings of Jefferson, Texas.” Kathy talks about the ghostly happenings at Beauty and the Book and she has a real photo of her ghost to prove it!
Fact: Kathy L. Patrick and Dallas Photographer, Patricia Richards will be encoring their literary book tour to Rome. The trip called “THE PULPWOOD QUEENS DO EUROPE II” will feature a Illuminati Tour, a visit Elizabeth Barrett Browning's gravesite, and other literary ventures. Their tiaras will be worn on top of their hot pink cowboy hats as they promote literacy across Italy.I have always said that, "the Pulpwood Queens will do JUST about anything to promote literacy." Quirky, whatever, we are on a mission to promote literacy and if a sighting of Bigfoot in the piney woods helps, or throwing Hot Pink Mardi Gras beads, or giving the kiddos ghost poop for Halloween ( marshmallows in a baggie and the kids love'em) then so be it! I swear it just started thunder and lightning, all we need next is someone to be found with two bite marks on their neck in a dark alley in Jefferson. Now where's my Bram Stoker "Dracula" when I need it!
Tiara wearing, book bearing and quirky sharing, Kathy L. Patrick Beauty and the Book 210 West Austin Jefferson, Texas 75657 www.beautyandthebook.com www.pulpwoodqueens@yahoogroups.com
For more information on: 44 Blue Productions go to www.44blue.com Fine Living Cable Network go to www.fineliving.com Andy Behrman go to www.electroboy.com Bigfoot go to www.texasbigfoot.com Jefferson Mardi Gras go to www.mardigrasupriver.com Illuminati Tour go to www.angelanddemonstours.com Ghosts of Jefferson go to www.ghostinmysuitcase.com Read “Dracula” by Bram Stoker at pwww.pagebypagebooks.com/Bram_Stoker/Dracula