Fox in Socks
posted by Neil Gaiman
Back in May 2017, I agreed to read the Cheesecake Factory Menu to raise money for refugees. They had to get to $500,000. It was the idea of Sara J Benincasa, comedian, writer and activist. People started donating. We all hoped that Cheesecake Factory would come in and donate enough at the end to get us up to the total, but they didn't seem very interested. So, given that enough money had been donated to reach the intermediate goal of me reading Dr Seuss's Fox in Socks, I agreed cheerfully to read Fox in Socks. But the question was... when?
Because almost immediately I went off to work on Good Omens. And my life was put on hold for two years.
When I came back from making Good Omens, it was top of the list of things I needed to do. Fortunately, I'd been practising for two years, or at least, reading Fox in Socks to Ash. Here you go...
Labels: Refugees, the Cheesecake Factory, Fox in Socks
Back in May 2017, I agreed to read the Cheesecake Factory Menu to raise money for refugees. They had to get to $500,000. It was the idea of Sara J Benincasa, comedian, writer and activist. People started donating. We all hoped that Cheesecake Factory would come in and donate enough at the end to get us up to the total, but they didn't seem very interested. So, given that enough money had been donated to reach the intermediate goal of me reading Dr Seuss's Fox in Socks, I agreed cheerfully to read Fox in Socks. But the question was... when?
Because almost immediately I went off to work on Good Omens. And my life was put on hold for two years.
When I came back from making Good Omens, it was top of the list of things I needed to do. Fortunately, I'd been practising for two years, or at least, reading Fox in Socks to Ash. Here you go...
Labels: Refugees, the Cheesecake Factory, Fox in Socks
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Apr 24, 2019 01:53PM
I watched it yesterday and I loved it. Great job. But I always love to hear you read.
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This was delightful! Our whole family gathered around the computer and watched. If you ever assault the Cheesecake Factory menu, let us know.
That's great! Say hi to Amanda for me. I've always been a big fan of you both.
A splendid reading - much more poetic that my usual efforts. My boys were all about "How fast can Mom read this without making a mistake?!?", which, I have to admit, was a lot of fun...Thanks, also, for letting us know about the fundraiser. I'll have to check that out.
This book was a favorite of mine when I was a kid -- one of the first books I bought for myself, if I recall correctly. I read it over and over to my kids as well, and they always wanted me to read it as fast as possible so they could get a laugh when my tongue tripped me up! This brought back some good memories.
