Michael Moore Makes The Schlep To Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn, October 7, 2011 - October means autumn and cooler temperatures in the fading sunlight. Tonight, however, the light was bright and the heat turned up without raising the thermostat. Filmmaker Michael Moore made the trip to Downtown Brooklyn and packed the BookCourt bookstore not only with bodies willing to hear his gospel, but with T and BS (Talk and Book Signing - what else could that mean?) heat with a reading from his book, "Michael Moore - Here Comes Trouble". Mr. Moore is funny and appears to be a good, entertaining writer - a pleasure to hear from and see.

My problem with the seemingly entertaining show is that when this freelance photojournalist requested to take a couple of book signing photos, I was rebuffed. Initially, the body guards with earpieces that reminded me of the earpiece-wearing agents in The Matrix and replied 'no interviews'. When I replied that I asked to take photos of the book signing, I was told I could take photos from the bookshelf along the wall, some distance away. With this kind of treatment, I decided to leave the premises figuring that I would get more flack from the body guards that had no interest in my offer.

Somehow, I can't understand Moore's staff turning down a simple request from a photojournalist looking to make their client look good. But then again, the trip down there was a schlep in the first place!