Scenes from our book launch party on C-SPAN2 today at 4 PM ET. (Re-airs Sunday 10:30 AM and Monday 7:30 AM on Book TV). Watch it on the web here. 

The party, hosted last month by Lebanese Ambassador Antoine Chedid at his residence, celebrated the publication of "Listen Up, Mr. President," by Craig and Helen Thomas. Book TV's cameras roamed the event as Helen and Craig signed books, and for a tribute by NBC's Andrea Mitchell.

 

 

 

 

Helen and Craig talk about their new book on Sunday 2:30 PM ET at The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC

 

Old Crow Medicine Show

New Orleans needs your help (commongroundrelief.org)

Craig and Helen Thomas Sign Books
Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2:30 PM ET
Newseum, Washington DC

 

Trail Mixers blueINdallas and EdVB joined Craig, Helen Thomas, family and friends for a Saturday cookout at TM headquarters.
(photo credit: TM Official Photographer DaleBlank.com)

Big Book box and gourmet cookies by Harvard Sweet Boutique

Craig and Helen on "Morning Joe"
MSNBC Monday (10/19) 8:15 AM ET

... and Craig on "The Joe Scarborough Show"
WABC-NYC Radio Monday (10/19) 10 AM ET

Sign Up Alert for Future Appearances

 

Craig and Helen speak and sign books at the National Archives (10/16/09)

   

(Click pics to enlarge, Photo credits: DaleBlank.com, Bruce Guthrie)

Upcoming Events

 

For your weekend enjoyment, explore all that Trail Mix has to offer. In our little corner of the "internets" we not only debate politics, we have some fun too. These links are always available on this page -- see the left sidebar under Trail Mix Links. But I wanted to give them an extra plug today:

Trail Mix Links

• Blogroll -- Craig's favs and Trail Mix bloggers
• Weird Stuff -- Oddities and other goodies
• Cookbook -- Reader Recipes
• Videos -- Produced by CQ-Roll Call's Andrew Satter
• Election Predictions -- Readers compete to call big races
• Best Comments -- Memorable lines posted by readers
• Commenting Guide -- How to join the Trail Mix community

 

Trail Mix is out to sea this weekend, enjoying the 25th Annual Schooner Festival in Gloucester, MA (Cape Ann). Last night we marveled at the Parade of Lights fireworks show over the harbor (almost upstaged by the brilliant moon rise). Today is the Mayor's Race for the Esperanto Cup, Ned Cameron Trophy and Betty Ramsey Trophy off Eastern Point.

Not even having to boil our water to ward off coliform bacteria (thought to be caused by a DAMaged beaver DAM) has DAMpened our holiday spirit. Here's wishing all Trail Mixers a welcome break.

Gloucester Harbor, 9/05/09 (daleblank.com)

 

Brain cancer warrior Sean Holton takes on what we once called THE MASK in the latest entry of his new blog (Same Time Tomorrow), and reveals a pact we made nearly 20 years ago as young DC journalists. In response, I'll just quote from my favorite movie . . .

 

 Bear Claw Chris Lapp:
"Watch your top knot."

Jeremiah Johnson:
"Yep, watch your'n."

 

 

Same Time Tomorrow: How Sean Holton Learned To Stop Worrying And Just Have Brain Cancer Instead

 

Craig's Cell Cam Vlog
White House Correspondents Dinner
Video Archive NOW ON YOU TUBE

Craig previews the White House Correspondents Dinner with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC, 5/8)

FOR THE "OOPS" LIST: My first social blunder of this year's dinner occurred the night before! Last night before going on the air with Keith Olbermann (see video above) I asked our CQ handler for social occasions if we had any celebrity guests. Among Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Christian Slater I thought she said Rachel Ray, the cook. But it turns out she said Rachel Leigh Cook (the actress). My apologies to both Rachels. (Cell phones are dangerous things.)

 

Here at Trail Mix we traditionally watch the Kentucky Derby, preferably with a Mint Julep in hand . . . Read our "coverage" of Saturday's race in Comments. (Click photos to enlarge)

 

From my new You Tube site for home movies: CraigCrawfordTV

 

Sunday Funnies (Click to enlarge) 

Chan Lowe, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

 

A special message for Trail Mixers

 

Spring arrives in my neighborhood when Amelia returns to raise her latest brood . . .

 

Craig's neighborhood duck family
(Click photos to enlarge)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos and video by Craig Crawford

 

A Sampling of Recent Updates from Trail Mix Regulars with Blogs

The Ramblings of a Private Chef: Fat Greasy Fried Baloney Sammich - Weekend!

Dexter's Views: John Prine, Sam Stone

Duward Discussion: My Neck of the Woods - Fort Nisqually

Seasonal Pantry: My First Radishes

 

The Mitchell Blog: "The Top 10 Persons I Could Do Without"

The Shinbone Star: My Friends Build an Art Truck 

 -- from the Trail Mix Blogroll

 

Happy Easter Weekend!
(Many thanks to Trail Mix Photographer Dale Blank)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(credit: DaleBlank.com)

 

Craig on NBC "Today Show" (4/11/09)

TOPICS: President Obama's upbeat economic pictch and handling of Somali pirate crisis.

 

Craig on MSNBC Monday (4/13)
9:30 AM-Noon ET (various times)