next to jim is michael wallis. michael is the author of 17 books. he is an award winning author. many of his books on the history of the american west because he's most famous for writing about route 66 which is becoming increasingly popular. it's now the 20th century oregon trail. it really is an amazing story. he also wrote the real wild west and a biography on pretty boy floyd and of course his latest book is "david crockett the line of the west" published by norton. i'm going to hold the books down so the author can hold that up when they speak. [laughter] my children so are most impressed by michael's voice book in the picks or studio production of cars and cars ii. he will be doing some voice impersonations leader. also is a show business type, stephen harrigan, novelist and screenwriter. he was a editor at texas magazine along with screenplays are cleopatra, one of my favorites and i know one of his. and i think it's particularly pertinent for an audience like this for me to quote one of my favorite lines from all of hollywood history and it is stephen harrigan on this lin