California Boys
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| Title: | California Boys |
| Publisher: | MoonGlow Zine Productions |
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| Author(s): | Glow |
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| Date(s): | 2011 |
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| Fandom: | Elizabethtown |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | publisher |
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California Boys is a 259-page slash novel by Glow.
The fandom is an AU, RPF, fan casted fusion with the 2005 movie, Elizabethtown. The pairing is Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom's character in the movie) and JP Depford (fan casted by Johnny Depp, who does not appear in the movie).
The zine includes black and white photos, fictional emails, and creations for a scrapbook.
Series
Summary
From Agent With Style, a distributor:
California Boys is the sequel novel to Kentucky Sons. Both take place partly in the universe of the movie "Elizabethtown," only a character bearing a striking resemblance to Johnny Depp -- named JD -- plays the love interest opposite Orlando’s character of Drew Baylor. This story is taken from the part of the novel where Drew and JD first arrive in California. All you need to know to enjoy this hot sample is that Drew met JD in Kentucky, they fell in love under difficult circumstances, and Drew decided to come to California to live with this incredible man. Hopefully, this smoking hot scene will whet your appetite for more, and you will want to read the full length novels. At the very least, you will get to enjoy the loving that takes place as they christen their new home.
The Fan Casting
From Glow in the editorial for the related 2011 zine, Bloomtown:
The first obstacle to overcome was figuring out what to do with Drew Baylor, Orlando’s character in the movie Elizabethtown. He was a Hot F—ker, which certainly fit our criteria, but the love interest in that movie was an annoying stewardess who brought down what was an otherwise charming movie about a boy, his grief, and his journey. Okay, difficult, but not insurmountable. We are slash fans after all. We live outside the box. If there’s no sexy potential male love interest for Drew, we’ll create one. We can rebuild it! Hell, let’s go for broke and cast Johnny Depp as this original character. Who better to love our Hot F—ker than the HOTTEST F—ker of all?
From the Editorial
Just as the characters in this universe are on their own personal journey, I, as a writer, have been on mine as well. We have traveled together, each day discovering another step along our path. I never would have imagined when I had the idea for a short story in the Elizabethtown universe that it would turn into two novels . . . with more yet left to write.
I hope the reason you have opened this zine is because you enjoyed Kentucky Sons and are eager to share more of the adventures of Drew Baylor and JD Depford. These characters, and all the characters who inhabit their world, have come to inhabit my mind and my life as well. I do not know where my journey will end with this universe, but I look forward to the steps that lie ahead. If it touches any of you out there the way it has touched me, then I am truly gratified.
I'd like to thank first the supportive fans and friends of MoonGlow Zines and Light & Shadow Press.
Those of you who buy our zines, or take the time to come to our table at a con, or send an email or an LoC, should know you are the lifeblood of our press. Your support allows us to explore our creative endeavors and we are eternally grateful for that. You may not even realize the impact your kind words or comments or eager pleas for more (Hi Margaret) have on our ability to keep going when the projects seems too much to handle. Balancing demanding real lives with fannish pursuits is never easy. We would have quit long ago if not for the wonderful support people like you. I thank you.
