Jeff Strand and the Grande Wet Burrito Clause
Monday, September 11th, 2006 • Related • Filed Under
OK, as I've made it quite clear, I will not give up the super-secret announcement that will be unveiled in less than 12 hours. I will not even hint at who the author might be. But I will leave you with a photo taken just a few weeks ago.
(Jeff Strand pictured on the left, Shane Ryan Staley on the right.)
This photo was taken on August 25, 2006 during a Delirium Books' business lunch. Jeff made the mistake of ordering a grande wet burrito. When it arrived it was 8-ft. long. He finally gave up after consuming only 4 ft. 6 1/2 inches of it and asked the waiter for a "doggie-box."
Jeff must have failed to read the fine print in his Delirium contract which states the following:
- If an author fails to consume a grande wet burrito during a business lunch with the publisher, he forfeits 50% of his royalties for all forthcoming projects.
Sorry Jeff!
Comment by Jeff Strand on 11 September 2006:
Damn! Damn! Damn!
I actually wanted to ask if you were interested in eating the burrito at the other end, so our lips could meet LADY & THE TRAMP style, but the moment passed and I felt too awkward.
Comment by macker on 12 September 2006:
shane your a complete bastard, i mean look at the size of jeff?? where as i can tell you’ve done a few business lunches this summer
Comment by deliriumbooks on 12 September 2006:
Ha! Yeah, Macker you got me there.
Jeff: You should have just asked me. The worst that could have happened was me beating you to death with one of the rock-hard baseball bat-sized breadsticks, which really isn\’t all that bad.
Comment by Fran Friel on 12 September 2006:
It’s the aftermath of a Grande Wet Burrito that frightens me! If I’d been there I would have quickly advised, “Don’ doo eet, mon.” But by all accounts Mr. Strand has lived to tell the tale…or the tail.
Grande Wet Hugs,
Fran
Comment by Cream Ice Parlor on 3 October 2006:
Your post is on target. Keep it up.