From the Author
What's so funny about a 'Date From Hell'?"You think THAT was a 'Date From Hell'! Wait 'til you here MINE!" That's how Victoria Jackson and I got the idea for this book. We were swapping 'hell date' stories, and we realized that just about everybody has had some kind of awful dating experience. And here's the interesting part: What seemed 'get-me-outta-here' terrible at the time seems really funny in the rear-view mirror. We look back and laugh. Being able to laugh at our own terrible times is therapeutic; and laughing at other people's stories is just plain fun!
So where did our stories come from? All over America, and beyond, thanks to our website. The e-mails started rolling in, and people were just bustin' to tell us their tales of awful evenings, noxious nights and woeful weekends. And yes, they're funny! For instance...
*** ALGERNON who thought he was getting on great with a girl who was confiding her deepest secrets to him. Until she said she'd only told him all those things because she thought he was gay...
*** NORMA who was flattered that her date snuggled so close as they danced, until she found he was leaning in to spit a stream of tobacco juice over he shoulder into a styrofoam cup. And missing it...
*** ROSIE who went on a blind date with a man she'd met' in an Internet chat room. He was older, fatter, and balder than he'd described himself, and asked her to come back to his apartment as he was nervous about being alone ever since he'd been released from the Institution...
*** DEREK who leapt up naked with a martini in each hand to surprise his girlfriend. Only, it wasn't his girlfriend. It was her mom and dad, returning unexpectedly from vacation...
And dozens more, plus... How To Guarantee You Have A Date From Hell... the Date From Hell Excuse-O-Meter... well, you get the idea.
Oh, and we're looking for more stories for volume two. So if you think your 'Date From Hell' (or your 'Moment Made In Heaven') qualifies, just let us know!