Will there be another A Land Remembered tour in 2021? Or beyond?
I’m not too sure.
But I do have an offer for you if I am not going to be able to do it. I’ll get to that in a bit.
The A Land Remembered Tour
I’ve spent several months a year for the past seven years going on speaking tours all around Florida presenting my show “Patrick Smith’s Florida Is A Land Remembered. It’s all about the novels my father wrote with particular emphasis on his best-known work, A Land Remembered. It really takes you back in time in Florida.
I’ve had audiences as large as 1,200 people attend and whatever the venue, it’s usually a full or overflow audience.
Now that we’re all living with the coronavirus and the need for social distancing, I have serious doubts that I’ll be able to launch a successful tour in 2021 and maybe never again. The limitations of social distancing will not allow for large, closely spaced audiences and I doubt that many venues will be willing to host my shows any time soon.
However, there is something special I can do for you that I offer to my audiences.
My Special Offer
Aside from the presentation, which well over 30,000 people have enjoyed, people love buying books and having them autographed at the shows. Fortunately, my parents named me Patrick D. Smith, Jr., so I always say it’s as close as you will get to a Patrick D. Smith autograph. It has been very popular and I’ve autographed many thousands of books.
Now you can get your books autographed as well!
There’s only one stipulation.
You do have to order from me as my website is the only place I can do that because I have the books in stock. So, if you want autographed Patrick D. Smith books you can still get them.
Order from the A Land Remembered website here and in the comments section just tell me how you want them autographed. My standard format says: “To (insert name here) With Best Wishes, Patrick D. Smith, Jr.” and then I date it. That’s exactly how my dad did it but you can request them personalized to you or the recipient and I can add anything else such as “Happy Birthday,” “A True Florida Cracker,” “Welcome To Florida” or whatever you want.
There is no extra charge for the autograph.
I’ll definitely miss meeting so many fans of my dad’s novels and I hope to resume the tours sometime in the future. In the meantime, I hope you are keeping safe and sane in this new world we’re living in.
I have read the book 3 times and loved it every time – I’m sure I will do itagain. I wonder if you can contact the Carlisle Senior Living place in Naples, Fl to inquire whether they can afford your presentation. I have never seen it but would love to.
Stanley,
We added Carlisle to a list we are keeping of possibilities for the future. Thanks for sharing. Rick
We surely hope to host you again for the show!
We appreciate your efforts to increase the knowledge of the real Florida to students like ours here in Neptune Beach,
Thanks, Rick.
Aw, thanks. I sure hope we can do it again in a better climate.
Please put Friends of the Manatee Public Library, Island Branch on your list of possible future sites.
Joan,
We will just in case we ever go on tour again.
Rick
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I would like to order “A Land Remembered” I’ve had the book and read it two times but loaned it and can’t remember who I loaned the book to!
Patricia,
Sorry it took me a while to get back with you. I’ll send you an email with the information on how you can order a book. You can also call me at 888-744-9381 to place it as well.
Rick