The 'Greatest' Attack Interviews Ever Recorded?

November 11, 2009 10:25 AM EST

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruder than Rush, more obnoxious than Olbermann or harping like Geraldo?

Investigative reporter Lawrence Carpetburner (actor and comedian Jim Meskimen) has proclaimed his signature Elbows on the Table series of hard-edged celebrity book interviews as the greatest ever recorded. (www.elbowsonthetable.com)

The seven episodes to date show Carpetburner's cigarette smoke in-your-face style confronting multiple fiction characters from L. Ron Hubbard's pulp fiction tales of the 1930s and '40s included in the Stories from the Golden Age print and audiobooks (Galaxy Press, 2009).

"This is the best of 'attack' journalism," says Carpetburner. "I really pounced on these guys."

Each of the seven episodes of Elbows on the Table begins with a deceptively simple opening line for celebrity book interviews, "Good evening, I'm Lawrence Carpetburner..." then acknowledges the show's sponsor, "Pulp Cigarettes -- the cigarette you never smoke -- you merely hold."

"Carpetburner's rude and inconsiderate style unintentionally results in some of the funniest book trailers ever produced," said John Goodwin, president of Galaxy Press. "But we want fans to be the ultimate judge."

After watching the videos, email your name and address noting your favorite episode to pr@galaxypress.com and receive a free swing music CD valued at $20.00.

The Elbows on the Table series (available at www.elbowsonthetable.com or www.youtube.com/elbowsonthetable) was conceived by Carpetburner (aka Meskimen www.appliedsilliness.com) to explore the Stories from the Golden Age fiction series of novels and audiobooks (Galaxy Press, 2009). The interviews can also be downloaded on iTunes.

"We're having a blast recording this series of character-based interviews," said Meskimen. "The mock interview format allows all the actors to have fun bringing these vividly-written characters off the page so we can enjoy them in the flesh, face to face."

The Stories from the Golden Age is a collection of 153 stories written by L. Ron Hubbard using one of his 15 pen names during the 1930s and '40s. Hubbard wrote in several genres, ranging from science fiction and fantasy, to action-adventure, mystery and western, and even a bit of romance. These stories have been reproduced in their original format as both a trade paperback using original pulp artwork and inside illustrations, and as unabridged, multi-cast audiobooks with original music and fully-produced, movie-like sound effects. Go to www.goldenagestories.com.

SOURCE Author Services, Inc.

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