Transcript3 p.m.
McGrew cardiologist Finally received my 90% of the Vintage War royalty check from April – Sep. $21,667.64. Drove to bank at 12.30 & deposited it. This brings total sales, through September (before the TV War kicked in) to 124,971 copies & royalties to $122,735.65; a goodly sum, with much greater sums to follow. Afternoon appointment with cardiologist Frank McGrew: blood test, EKG, treadmill, conference. Monday I’m to wear a 24–hour heart recorder, & on March 18 I’ll undergo a new type of treadmill test that affords a better look at arteries. In mid-April he’ll do a fasting lipid profile in order to get a better cholesterol reading. Present over-all count is 226; lipid count is 150, with 100 as the desired reading. Summa, alas, reports a total of only 254 copies of Tournament have been sold since publication in 1987 — 96 of them in the past year. Sales may kick up now — God knows there’s room for improvement. |