Published November 14, 2012 12:00AM
David Walsh/Twitter. Photo: Screenshot
When journalist David Walsh, the chief sports writer for the
Sunday Times and the author of From Lance to Landis and LA Confidential, needed
a title for his new book about the 13 years he’s spent trying to expose
Lance Armstrong’s doping, he took to Twitter. “Thinking about title
for this last book on LA, have not come up with anything. So okay it's over to
you – 1 or 2-word title, 3 or 4 max,” he said.
Responses came streaming in. Some were
good. Some made little sense at all. Walsh kept a running tab of his
favorites and responded to them. Here’s a short list, including the tweet announcing the winner, Seven Deadly Sins.
“Filthy Shades of Bullshit is still
funniest but Miracle, My Arse is up there, Liar, Liar, Lance is Higher is
subtly funny. LiAr is another.” October 30
“Others to consider: Truth In Remission,
Sir Lance Lied A Lot, Lance Edgar and Me, Silence Of The Lance, Winning – It's
In The Blood.” October 31
“The two funniest were Fifty Shades of
Bullshit and The Legend of Blagger Lance and if I'd had to go with a one-word
title, then – STRIPPED.” November 10
“Got to tell @oliverjones1988,
you got it. Seven Deadly Sins, obviously with the name Lance Armstrong in
there. I think it's got something.” November 12
Simon and Schuster will release the
book on December 13. If you’re wondering how Walsh might approach the story,
here’s a hint: “Pulling book together is interesting,
a reminder of mistakes, lost innocence and how in the end my heroes weren't the
ones on the podium.” October 31
—Joe Spring
@joespring
facebook.com/joespring.1