You Thought It Was More: Book Signing and Live Band Party
Schedule
Fri Aug 09 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
The BookSmiths Shoppe | Danbury, CT
Get ready for a night of surprises with a book signing and live band party - you thought it was just a regular event, but it's so much more!About this Event
Welcome to You Thought It Was More: Book Signing and Live Band Party! Join us on Fri Aug 09 2024 at 7:00 PM for a night of literary fun and live music at The BookSmiths Shoppe. Meet the co-author Andre Thibault , get your book signed, and groove to the tunes of a live band. It's going to be a night to remember, so mark your calendars and don't miss out!
Unravel the thrilling saga of an extraordinary counterfeiter in this raucously entertaining memoir! "You Thought It Was More" is the gripping memoir of Louis 'The Coin' Colavecchio, recognized as the world's best counterfeiter. Colavecchio takes readers on an amazing journey through his wild adventures around the United States and Europe through a fascinating and funny tale. He gives compelling details of his exploits as he made a great deal of undetectable slot machine tokens, exposing the hidden world of counterfeiting. Colavecchio's prowess as a jeweler, manufacturer, and charmer has earned him a place in history, having been featured on prestigious platforms such as The History Channel and The BBC. His profound impact on the casino gaming industry has left a lasting legacy, forever changing it.
Adjunct Faculty
Communication, Film and Media Studies Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Veteran journalist and private investigator Andy Thibault teaches journalism and communication. Andy was a research consultant for the HBO series Allen V Farrow and was credited with helping to free a woman unjustly imprisoned for first degree M**der. The Connecticut Council for Freedom of Information honored Thibault with the Stephen A. Collins Memorial Freedom of Information Award for “his many contributions to the cause of open and accountable government and a free and vigorous press in Connecticut.” Andy’s column Cool Justice ran in the Connecticut Law Tribune. Thibault covered the Boston Marathon bombing trial gavel to gavel for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
Thibault’s books include Law and Justice in Everyday Life, You Thought It Was More: Adventures of the World’s Greatest Counterfeiter, Louis the Coin, with Louis Colavechio and Franz Douskey, The History of the Connecticut State Police and The 12-Minute MBA for Lawyers, with Charles Johnson.
Andy’s profiles of subjects including poets, prosecutors and defense attorneys, as well as essays on the arts, have appeared in magazines including Connecticut and Northeast. His work has appeared in the New York Post.
He served as chairman of the Connecticut Young Writers Trust, a foundation that affirmed the work of more than 8,000 teen-age poets and writers and awarded more than $215,000 in prize money. His public service includes commissioner and hearing officer for the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission.
Andy is a professional boxing judge and was chairman of the Connecticut Boxing Promotion Commission.
Where is it happening?
The BookSmiths Shoppe, 100 Reserve Rd, Danbury, United States