AIDS MARATHONER GOES CROSS-COUNTRY...
...Give me your tired, your poor... poetic words that had welcomed millions of immigrants to American soil. Would they have included AIDS sufferers? Surely not, but I'm here now and can't be sent back, nor can I be silenced. My running shoes may be all that I have left but I'm off and running in as many states as my running shoes will permit. Invite me to speak at your college, AIDS charities, business luncheons and you'll get an earful, two months' worth, September and October. Just because I'm HIV positive, don't expect me to pack it in. The only thing I'm packing is plenty of running gear to deal with any weather. You journalists, professors, radio interviewers, whoever you are...you're invited to keep up with me but it's doubtful you'll be able to. After all, I'm turning 50 and am afflicted with a life-threatening illness: AIDS. Just don't tell my body that. My body is deaf to the doomsayers who think I already have one foot in the grave.
Whether it's running a marathon, going cross-country, or sharing my just released memoir, Jodi, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, I will not be grounded. My story will be told and retold, my feet will be worn and tired, and I will continue to run marathons until the world takes note. AIDS sufferers can beat this illness providing we get the AIDS medicine.
20,000,000 ADULTS DID NOT HAVE TO DIE
5,000,000 CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE TO DIE
THE BOOK TOUR
AUGUST 31ST 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING
BARNES & NOBLE
1723 MURRAY AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
SEPTEMBER 1ST 2PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
4015 MEDINA ROAD AKRON, OHIO
SEPTEMBER 2ND 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
7800 MONTGOMERY ROAD CINCINNATI, OHIO
SEPTEMBER 3RD 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
A WOMAN'S PREROGATIVE
175 WEST 9 MILE ROAD FERNDALE, MICHIGAN
SEPTEMBER 4TH 2PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
SCHULER BOOKS & MUSIC
1982 E. GRAND RIVER AVE. OKEMOS, MICHIGAN
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT 6PM
LANSING AREA AIDS NETWORK
SEPTEMBER 5TH
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SEPTEMBER 6TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BORDERS BOOKS, MUSIC & CAFE
IN FRONT OF SOUTHRIDGE MALL
5250 S. 76TH ST. GREENDALE, WISCONSIN
SEPTEMBER 7TH
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
SEPTEMBER 8TH
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
SEPTEMBER 9TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING
HASTINGS BOOKS
1603 GRAND AVE. BILLINGS, MONTANA
SEPTEMBER 10TH 6PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
HASTINGS BOOKS
3100 BROOKS AVENUE MISSOULA, MONTANA
SEPTEMBER 11TH 11:30AM
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
INLAND NORTHWEST BUSINESS ALLIANCE
SEPTEMBER 12TH 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
AUNTIE'S BOOKSTORE
402 WEST MAIN AVENUE SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
SEPTEMBER 13TH
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
SEPTEMBER 14TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
1317 LLOYD CENTER PORTLAND, OREGON
SEPTEMBER 15TH 3PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
1163 VALLEY RIVER DRIVE EUGENE, OREGON
SEPTEMBER 16TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING
WALDENBOOKS
3300 BROADWAY EUREKA, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 17TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2031 WHITMAN AVENUE CHICO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 18TH 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2532 SHATTUCK AVE. BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 19TH
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 20TH
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 21ST 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
4001 CALIFORNIA AVE. BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 22ND
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 23RD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 24TH
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 25TH
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
791 SOUTH MAIN ST. ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 26TH
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 27TH 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
6100 TOPANGA CANYON BLVD. WOODLAND HILLS, CA.
SEPTEMBER 28TH
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 29TH
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 30TH 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
10775 WESTVIEW PARKWAY SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 1ST 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
READER'S OASIS
3400 E. SPEEDWAY BLVD IN RANCHO CENTER
TUCSON, ARIZONA
OCTOBER 2ND 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
10500 NORTH 90TH STREET SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
OCTOBER 3RD 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
6600 MENAUL BLVD NE ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
OCTOBER 4TH
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
OCTOBER 5TH
AMARILLO, TEXAS
OCTOBER 6TH
OKLAHOMA CITY OR NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
OCTOBER 7TH
DALLAS / FT. WORTH, TEXAS
OCTOBER 8TH
DALLAS / FT. WORTH, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9TH
AUSTIN, TEXAS
OCTOBER 10TH
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
OCTOBER 11TH
HOUSTON, TEXAS
OCTOBER 12TH
GALVESTON, TEXAS
OCTOBER 13TH
BATON ROUGE / NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
OCTOBER 14TH
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
OCTOBER 15TH
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
OCTOBER 16TH
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
OCTOBER 17TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
11952 MANCHESTER ROAD DES PERES, MISSOURI
OCTOBER 18TH
NASHVILLE, LOUISVILLE OR LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
OCTOBER 19TH 1PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
8029 KINGSTON PIKE KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
OCTOBER 20TH
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
OCTOBER 21ST 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2900 PEACHTREE ROAD ATLANTA, GEORGIA
OCTOBER 22ND
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
OCTOBER 23RD 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2418 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE ORLANDO, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 24TH
WEST PALM BEACH
OCTOBER 25TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2051 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 26TH
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE
OCTOBER 27TH
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 28TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
11112 SAN JOSE BLVD JACKSONVILLE
NOVEMBER 1ST 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
396 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS AT 8TH STREET
GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 3RD 10:40 AM
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
NOVEMBER 7TH
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
...Give me your tired, your poor... poetic words that had welcomed millions of immigrants to American soil. Would they have included AIDS sufferers? Surely not, but I'm here now and can't be sent back, nor can I be silenced. My running shoes may be all that I have left but I'm off and running in as many states as my running shoes will permit. Invite me to speak at your college, AIDS charities, business luncheons and you'll get an earful, two months' worth, September and October. Just because I'm HIV positive, don't expect me to pack it in. The only thing I'm packing is plenty of running gear to deal with any weather. You journalists, professors, radio interviewers, whoever you are...you're invited to keep up with me but it's doubtful you'll be able to. After all, I'm turning 50 and am afflicted with a life-threatening illness: AIDS. Just don't tell my body that. My body is deaf to the doomsayers who think I already have one foot in the grave.
Whether it's running a marathon, going cross-country, or sharing my just released memoir, Jodi, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, I will not be grounded. My story will be told and retold, my feet will be worn and tired, and I will continue to run marathons until the world takes note. AIDS sufferers can beat this illness providing we get the AIDS medicine.
20,000,000 ADULTS DID NOT HAVE TO DIE
5,000,000 CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE TO DIE
THE BOOK TOUR
AUGUST 31ST 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING
BARNES & NOBLE
1723 MURRAY AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
SEPTEMBER 1ST 2PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
4015 MEDINA ROAD AKRON, OHIO
SEPTEMBER 2ND 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
7800 MONTGOMERY ROAD CINCINNATI, OHIO
SEPTEMBER 3RD 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
A WOMAN'S PREROGATIVE
175 WEST 9 MILE ROAD FERNDALE, MICHIGAN
SEPTEMBER 4TH 2PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
SCHULER BOOKS & MUSIC
1982 E. GRAND RIVER AVE. OKEMOS, MICHIGAN
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT 6PM
LANSING AREA AIDS NETWORK
SEPTEMBER 5TH
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SEPTEMBER 6TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BORDERS BOOKS, MUSIC & CAFE
IN FRONT OF SOUTHRIDGE MALL
5250 S. 76TH ST. GREENDALE, WISCONSIN
SEPTEMBER 7TH
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
SEPTEMBER 8TH
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
SEPTEMBER 9TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING
HASTINGS BOOKS
1603 GRAND AVE. BILLINGS, MONTANA
SEPTEMBER 10TH 6PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
HASTINGS BOOKS
3100 BROOKS AVENUE MISSOULA, MONTANA
SEPTEMBER 11TH 11:30AM
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
INLAND NORTHWEST BUSINESS ALLIANCE
SEPTEMBER 12TH 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
AUNTIE'S BOOKSTORE
402 WEST MAIN AVENUE SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
SEPTEMBER 13TH
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
SEPTEMBER 14TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
1317 LLOYD CENTER PORTLAND, OREGON
SEPTEMBER 15TH 3PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
1163 VALLEY RIVER DRIVE EUGENE, OREGON
SEPTEMBER 16TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING
WALDENBOOKS
3300 BROADWAY EUREKA, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 17TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2031 WHITMAN AVENUE CHICO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 18TH 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2532 SHATTUCK AVE. BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 19TH
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 20TH
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 21ST 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
4001 CALIFORNIA AVE. BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 22ND
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 23RD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 24TH
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 25TH
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
791 SOUTH MAIN ST. ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 26TH
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 27TH 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
6100 TOPANGA CANYON BLVD. WOODLAND HILLS, CA.
SEPTEMBER 28TH
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 29TH
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 30TH 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
10775 WESTVIEW PARKWAY SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 1ST 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
READER'S OASIS
3400 E. SPEEDWAY BLVD IN RANCHO CENTER
TUCSON, ARIZONA
OCTOBER 2ND 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
10500 NORTH 90TH STREET SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
OCTOBER 3RD 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
6600 MENAUL BLVD NE ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
OCTOBER 4TH
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
OCTOBER 5TH
AMARILLO, TEXAS
OCTOBER 6TH
OKLAHOMA CITY OR NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
OCTOBER 7TH
DALLAS / FT. WORTH, TEXAS
OCTOBER 8TH
DALLAS / FT. WORTH, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9TH
AUSTIN, TEXAS
OCTOBER 10TH
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
OCTOBER 11TH
HOUSTON, TEXAS
OCTOBER 12TH
GALVESTON, TEXAS
OCTOBER 13TH
BATON ROUGE / NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
OCTOBER 14TH
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
OCTOBER 15TH
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
OCTOBER 16TH
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
OCTOBER 17TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
11952 MANCHESTER ROAD DES PERES, MISSOURI
OCTOBER 18TH
NASHVILLE, LOUISVILLE OR LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
OCTOBER 19TH 1PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
8029 KINGSTON PIKE KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
OCTOBER 20TH
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
OCTOBER 21ST 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2900 PEACHTREE ROAD ATLANTA, GEORGIA
OCTOBER 22ND
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
OCTOBER 23RD 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2418 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE ORLANDO, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 24TH
WEST PALM BEACH
OCTOBER 25TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
2051 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 26TH
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE
OCTOBER 27TH
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 28TH 7PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
11112 SAN JOSE BLVD JACKSONVILLE
NOVEMBER 1ST 7:30PM
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING / DISCUSSION
BARNES & NOBLE
396 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS AT 8TH STREET
GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 3RD 10:40 AM
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
NOVEMBER 7TH
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
