i feel honored that we call it those in the know or good friends of mine call at this time energizer bunnyhe book that somehow kept going all these yeersz. i will tell you up front it was a book i thought that may be they wouldn't publish. my very first book was women of the silk. i knew that i was writing about something that was a little bit different because i didn't know about the women of the silk until i wanted to write something telling their story much the second book is the test book for us writers you hear that a lot where the publishers are wondering if the author has a second book. everybody here i feel sitting here all of you have one book in you. whether it's a family story or your story whether it's ancestors whether it's your history you want to write about. but it's the second one that's hard. i felt that when i turnod the computer and thought, now i have to write book number 2. i had in mind that i wanted to write something very different from women of the silk that was strictly about the feminist chinese women during the turn of the century and i wanted to write about my

you know jump off, i was samurai's garden, i said it was an energizer bunny. danville shoes samurai's garden the end of last year. they had the danville theatre which is a nice theatre and they were doing roamioand juliette and there was me in the middle of a balcony. it was a nice audience when i walked in my brain was exat that timic, look at the people here. it's almost as good as last years. i said who did you choose last year. and the year before. and told me. i said do you realize they are dead already? >> i'm alive and shouldn't i pull in a little more? [laughter] to go off, thank you for coming. >> my pleasure. i just this month read your book dreaming water. and i was -- i'm very glad to have read it. i'm wondering 2 things. there seems to be more of an advocacy voice in terms of the discrimination of being you know an asian american. and secondly, warner's disease. i'm wondering how you got into writing about that? and the characters were wonderful. >> okay. your first question, first. you know to be totally honest, when i sat down to write dreaming

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. >> oprah winfrey called you the energizer bunny on steroids. now, be honest. when you first heard that, what was your reaction? >> that was pretty horrific. but she came to my event and, you know, for years she's known about me, not had me on for whatever reason. she thought these commercials i was, you know, commercial of some sort, not spiritual. and she came and said i'm only coming for two hours, i can't do more than that. and she stayed for 12. and it changed her life. she said literally on her air it was one of the most experiences of her life. and we're doing these specials, these live class that's are really fun. >> i've watched you do some of your live performing on television, 15,000 people going crazy you custom in like a rock star you're up and you're pumping you've got this big grin on your face and you're like boom. and i thought, what is the secret? and now i've met you. one, you're massive. you're absolutely massive. >> but i'm not in a crowd of 10,000 people. >> he can't be as big as he seems. but you are. you're physically very imposing. how

. >> you're the energizer bunny. >> i'm getting close though. >> it's amazing. >> any other questions? i've got one in the back of the room. he's got the mic. >> if there was a movie, who would you pick to play the part of lily ledbetter? >> i'd like to have meryl streep. and there will be a meeting. we have an attorney meeting with a producer from california. that's all i know about him, and we do have offers from two of the tv channels this morning to make movies, but i'm waiting on the hollywood to get meryl streep. if i'd have gone with the publishing house at disney and abc, they have direct contact, but meryl streep does a lot of work for women. she's already given over a million dollars for the women's museum in washington d.c. and they have the land, and the bill's been passed in the house, i know. so it's on a go. they're raising money. we don't have a women's museum in washington, but she'd be the one. she's got a younger daughter that they said could play me younger, so -- [laughter] that'd be my choice, but i don't think i'll have much influence. we've got a question right

he was like an energizer bunny out there on the field who led by example. as talented as he was and as the piece indicated a sure-fire hall of famer, he was as excellent off the field with foundation activities that principly benefited children. i was blessed to bestow on him a j.b. award that i do in conjunction with the nfl players association for players that commit significantly to building stronger communities and stronger families and junior was sensational in that regard as well. >> j.b., i know you have spoken to a lot of people in the last 24 hours or so. was there any indication that something was wrong and that in some way junior was headed down this path? >> i guess what was so hard to believe because he was the picture of health and so well liked. there is enough antidotal evidence to suggest there was some things but certainly i don't want to be speculate and be sensitive to the family during this grieving period. there were signs. there were personal issues there as well. i don't know that definitively so i'll reserve judgment. the answer to

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