Thu 1 April 2004 - April Fools’ Day
Late yesterday (31/3) I was contacted by a major publisher, who propose adapting my diary into a book. They want to use all of it going back to 1994, and if all goes well plan to put it out in time for Fathers Day (September) in Australia and NZ, with a view to UK, USA and Canada for Christmas or early next year.
Obviously they are keen to protect possible revenue, and have asked that the diary be taken offline. I will discuss this with them in the next few days and hope to get at least some material back here, but in the meantime, I apologise for any inconvenience.
Happy April Fools’ Day. Bet it doesn’t fool anybody.
Still, thought it was better than claiming I’d been dooced or something.
April 1st, 2004 at 8:39am
Accidently found you web site and think it’s GREAT! Will come back again.
G’day
April 1st, 2004 at 8:57am
Brilliant work Mr Bowen. Better than Triple M’s half-arsed Olympic-events-moved-to-Sydney-due-to-Athens-not-being-ready gag.
April 1st, 2004 at 9:06am
Congratulations and I hope it goes well, I can’t wait to buy a copy.
Leo
PS
Oh no, where can I go for my fix?!!!
April 1st, 2004 at 9:08am
Do’h!!!
April 1st, 2004 at 9:22am
Hey, I say congratulations, but knowing the day I reserve the right to take it back at anytime. April Fools anyone?
April 1st, 2004 at 9:24am
I do like it. Very clever.
April 1st, 2004 at 9:43am
hehe well done
April 1st, 2004 at 10:01am
Taking the whole thing off line is overkill. You could take the archive off, but leave the current blog (ie last couple of months). You’re not in the business of publishing your diary for dough - that’s what you play with computers all day for - and shutting your blog down altogether is a big price to pay.
April 1st, 2004 at 10:02am
bah. too plausible for an april fools joke.
April 1st, 2004 at 10:13am
CONRATULATIONS!!! That’s great news… the book deal that is, not the fact that there’s no material here.
April 1st, 2004 at 10:15am
I hate April fool’s day…
April 1st, 2004 at 10:38am
Daniel,
I have never met you before, but I read your diary almost every day with great pleasure!
Would this book deal have anything to do with the fact that it’s 1st April?
Please…bring back the diary of the average australian!
April 1st, 2004 at 10:43am
Good Luck with the book, I just feel really sad that I won’t get your daily dose of dry humour, and thoughful insight into human nature.
Thanks Daniel for a great website.
Astrid
April 1st, 2004 at 11:18am
I was going to congratulate you until i realised the date
April 1st, 2004 at 11:29am
I am another winner of the dumbass of the year award!
April 1st, 2004 at 11:31am
heh. you fooled me. mind you, i think they would do well to publish it.
April 1st, 2004 at 11:49am
You wouldn’t be FOOLing us, would you.
April 1st, 2004 at 12:05pm
Hurrah!! Congratulations, Daniel. Well done, indeed. xx
April 1st, 2004 at 12:06pm
FUUUUUUUCKK!!!!
April 1st, 2004 at 1:01pm
Well Congrats… Looking foward to the book … interesting life .. Keep up the good work .. Cheers .. Katie
April 1st, 2004 at 1:11pm
scooped a few victims hehehe gotta be happy with that
April 1st, 2004 at 1:24pm
Yup, a fair few coming through. Strictly speaking, April Fools Day ends at midday, but it would be very Australian-east-coast-centric of me to shut it down now. I’ll leave it for a few more hours.
Those of you in Melbourne, check the Age for the Mini advert and an article about ABC TV going commercial. In the Herald-Sun there’s a Cherry Vegemite advert and a Toyota one, plus a piece claiming Howard plans a Taiwan-style assassination attempt to help with re-election. And in the Sydney Morning Herald there’s an article about L-plates for yum cha.
Google put a press release out about free e-mail (with a free gigabyte of storage!), which news.com and CNN have picked up.
April 1st, 2004 at 2:52pm
ss
April 1st, 2004 at 4:28pm
I assume this has something to do with todays date? nearly got me
April 1st, 2004 at 4:39pm
If this is for real … congrats. If this is an April Fools prank … congrats again, it’s amusing
April 1st, 2004 at 6:24pm
I hate homework and daniel if you delete this i’ll hunt you down
April 1st, 2004 at 6:29pm
Oh.
April 1st, 2004 at 6:33pm
I hate April Fool’s Day. I read everything in the paper with cynicism and same with the radio. There was an obvious one in today’s Green Guide and not read the rest of the paper yet. Red Symons had one this morning. If John Faine had one, I missed it and will probably think it was true. I got caught out badly once when ABC radio did one on the resignation of a cricketer, Sasha Tendulka?
April 1st, 2004 at 6:48pm
Congratulations! Of course I’m sorry to see you go offline, especially as I had just started reading about your European trip. But it’s a great opportunity.
How does the NLA feel about it? Or how do they feel about the NLA?
April 1st, 2004 at 6:51pm
Bugger. I mean… Yippee!
Still, have you approached any publishers? Living comfortably off royalties isn’t such a foolish idea.
April 1st, 2004 at 6:57pm
You better take us all with you! To Shangrilah
April 1st, 2004 at 8:07pm
Prima Aprilis
April 1st, 2004 at 9:31pm
Nice try — see ya tomorrah!!! ;-)))
April 1st, 2004 at 9:51pm
Is this an April fool? Or is this for real? I’d definitely buy the book- I enjoy your day to day counts of life Daniel. Good on ya!
Hopefully the diary can return back online soon!