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i met david sedaris on saturday night. we got tickets to a show on his current tour. amazing. that man is com-pell-ing.
afterwards, i went to get my copy of "me talk pretty one day" signed. there had to have been about 70 people in line before me, but it took an HOUR to go through! book signing should be wham, bam, thank you, ma'am. david sedaris is apparently not cut out for book signings. he's a regular chatty cathy. one couple even knelt on the floor in front of his table to chat! with a line behind them!
when i got closer, i noticed that
a) he was asking people all questions about their lives.
b) people wanted to be his best friend so they were lingering, and he let them!
when it was finally my turn, we talked for a bit. he asked what industry i worked in. i said, "finance." he said "i pictured you as more of a freewheeler." then i said, "oh i am, it's just my job that's not." then we talked about zines, and he signed my book. i didn't feel bad, considering i was almost dead last in line because of all the line-cutting that had gone on.
he signed my book:
Hi Suzanne,
I'm so happy you're alive!
David Sedaris
and then he did a rubber stamp of a skull and crossbones and wrote in tiny letters, "i love you!"
so deliciously weird.
afterwards, i went to get my copy of "me talk pretty one day" signed. there had to have been about 70 people in line before me, but it took an HOUR to go through! book signing should be wham, bam, thank you, ma'am. david sedaris is apparently not cut out for book signings. he's a regular chatty cathy. one couple even knelt on the floor in front of his table to chat! with a line behind them!
when i got closer, i noticed that
a) he was asking people all questions about their lives.
b) people wanted to be his best friend so they were lingering, and he let them!
when it was finally my turn, we talked for a bit. he asked what industry i worked in. i said, "finance." he said "i pictured you as more of a freewheeler." then i said, "oh i am, it's just my job that's not." then we talked about zines, and he signed my book. i didn't feel bad, considering i was almost dead last in line because of all the line-cutting that had gone on.
he signed my book:
Hi Suzanne,
I'm so happy you're alive!
David Sedaris
and then he did a rubber stamp of a skull and crossbones and wrote in tiny letters, "i love you!"
so deliciously weird.