I’ve been invited to Lima, Peru

Posted By: Peter DavidPosted On:

I received an email from the State Department yesterday that a July book fair in Lima, Peru, asked specifically for me as a guest to come out and talk about comic books and graphic novels. I figure it’s either a great honor or else an incredibly elaborate practical joke or kidnapping plot.

I figure I’ll go. When the State Department says a whole city asked for you to come out, I don’t see how you say no.

PAD

39 comments on “I’ve been invited to Lima, Peru”

  1. one of the best trips i’ve ever taken.
    just be careful, its cold in our summer.

    machu picho rocked

      2. C’mon, Peter. You know it’s the guy Jack Black played in that movie about the wrestler. Sheesh.

  2. Peter: When the State Department says a whole city asked for you to come out, I don’t see how you say no.

    Good for you. When the city of Union City, NJ decided to give Madonna the key to the city when she had come here to film part of Bloodhounds of Broadway January 1988, she declined the honor, much to the ire of Mayor (now Senator) Bob Menendez.

    1. I was living in Indiana when Madonna was there filming “A League of Our Own” in Evansville. She complained it was a dull city. I went down there to tell her it wasn’t so, but I got there after 5 pm and the city was closed.

      1. I remember that! She complained that she couldn’t get MTV where she was, or something, and when asked about the city, complained that she might as well have been in Prague. (That was when I first heard of Prague.) This was odd, because I’ve come to understand that Prague is a lovely historical city.

    1. Then he’d be asked to go to Venezuela, not Peru…

      Maybe it’s an elaborate solicitation to write a new Paddington Bear series??

      1. Jonathan (the other one)
        April 12, 2012 at 1:54 pm
        Then he’d be asked to go to Venezuela, not Peru…

        Just you wait, whipper-snapper. Someday, you’ll be my age and just see if’n all thet fancy information don’t start to get mixed up in YER head …

      2. You mean Paddington might become the new companion to ride in the TARDIS at Pooh corner? Awesome.

  6. Hi, David! Is it for the Lima Comics event? I happen to know the guys that are organizing this thing. They are quite serious. Last year they did a very nice event, with some comic book artists coming from Argentina and USA. It was cool.

    It would be really great if you came. There is a very big underground comic thing going on. Very interesting stuff.

  7. Peruvian cuisine is wonderful, just have in mind that many dishes have the same name as some mexican ones you might know (tamales, ceviche…) but can actually be pretty different. Wonderful architecture too.
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    I dont know how the peruvian comicbook scene is now, but 15 years ago fans created clubs to buy comics from the USA and Spain in bulk. Some of those clubs were pretty well organized and they managed to provide their members with a huge selection at retailer discount prices.

  8. “I figure I’ll go. When the State Department says a whole city asked for you to come out, I don’t see how you say no.”
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    By saying “I’ve seen ‘locked up abroad’, no thank you.” Maybe that’s just me. lol

  9. Just use common sense and you’ll be fine. You should definetly go see Machu Pichu. I’ve tried peruvian food near NYC and it was very good. As Rene said do not assume it will be the same as mexican food. I look forward to your posts about the trip. I really enjoyed the old columns from your Spain trip so hopefully these are going to be as good. Remember not to say hasta la vista baby, or sayonara baby for that matter.

  11. I’m curious–why would the State Dept. contact you instead of the event promoters or organizer?

  13. Hey, PAD!

    Need a bodyguard? I work cheap.

    Seriously, have fun, take lots of photos, see the sites, eat some of that really good food they have down there and if it is a kidnapping plot, don’t worry…SEAL Team Six will safe your ášš.

  15. Peru is absolutely wonderful. Are the comments here telling Peter to watch out genuine? I was more intimidated traveling to some US cities.

  16. I dunno, I’d think that such an elaborate plot to kidnap you would *also* be a great honor…

    Have fun, and don’t eat any beans!

  18. @El Hombre Malo.

    I am Mexican and never have been to Peru but I have been to some Peruvian restaurants in Mexico City.

    Peruvian Ceviche tastes like food for Gods. It’s that good and I guess it can never be as good as the real thing.

  19. I’m sure PAD has already verified it, but what a tale it would be if PAD discovered upon arrival that the email came from a small but hardcore group of Peruvian fans…

    “We didn’t think you would come otherwise…”

  20. When the State Department says a whole city asked for you to come out, I don’t see how you say no.

    Since it’s Peru, I’d imagine with a Spanish accent.

  21. One of the lines I remember most from seeing THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN years ago on Nick At Nte is from the episode “The Treasures of the Incas” episode where Lois receives an ancient tapestry from Peru says “I have a felling there’s something rotten in Denmark” and Clark “You mean there’s something rotten in Peru!” and Jimmy laughs hysterically “You get it? There’s something rotten in Peru!”

  22. Enjoy! I was “next door” in Ecuador for a wedding last fall, and really enjoyed the diversity of the region (arboreal mounts, tropical regions, urban). And as mentioned above, everybody there raved about Peruvian cuisine (traditional Ecuadorian fare was nice, but not show-stopping).

  23. If you take the ride all the way to Peru, you can also do a detour and visit Buenos Aires! I´m sure we can find something interesting for you to do around here. Too bad our book convention is taking place at the moment.

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