From my darling wife:

So, don't forget to tell your online buds that David Sedaris let all of the smokers get their books signed first at the June 17 Austin book signing. The book store where it was held encouraged people to get there as early as 3-4PM to get a number for the book signing, and to get a good seat for the 7PM reading. Reasonable enough.

After the reading (which was as wonderful as you'd expect) David decides that smokers get to go in front of everyone, even those who had been there since 4PM. Proof of smoking WAS required. You had to show a pack of cig's before you could get in the super-long "express lane." I myself, did not get to the reading until 5PM (late compared to those that got there at 4PM), but I left at 10:15 right after I got my book signed. MAN!

If David had wanted to give smokers a priviledge then he should have allowed Book People to call people up by their numbers in groups, and then let the smokers in each group go first.

Yes, I'm bitter, but I took off work so I could get there as early as I did. The slack-ass smoker that got there at 6:30 got out of there by 8:00.

Meanwhile, the people who planned, did as Book People suggested, and got there early were punished for their non-smoking status....any many of them didn't leave until after I did. I called at 11:00 and people were still in line.

SO--below is a list of all of his next book readings. TELL ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS IN THESE AREAS TO PASS THE WORD THAT PEOPLE GOING TO HIS READINGS SHOULD BORROW A PACK OF CIGARETTES TO TAKE TO THE READINGS.

My friend suggested that he get a little more creative and give express status to all of those with prescription anti-depressants with them. Now that I could have gotten behind. How often are depressives given preferential treatment?

David Sedaris is obviously a thoughtful and caring guy, but man was that smoking thing a BAD call.....maybe he IS the "rock star of the literary world." With a move like that, which rock star would you compare him to?

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June 18 - San Francisco, CA. A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books 7:00 PM

June 19 - San Francisco, CA. Cover to Cover, signing 1 PM

June 19 - Berkeley, CA. Cody’s Books 7:00 PM

June 20 - Menlo Park, CA. Kepler’s Books 2:00 PM

June 21 - Santa Fe, NM. Lensic Theatre, go to http://www.tickets.com or call
(505) 988-1234

June 22 - Scottsdale, AZ. Scottsdale Center for the Arts, call (480) 994-2787 or
(888) 464-2468 or go to website: http://www.scottsdalearts.org SOLD OUT

June 23 - Denver, CO. Tattered Cover Bookstore 7:00 PM

June 24 - UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Evening reading. For tickets call (310)
825-2101 SOLD OUT

June 25 - UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Evening reading. For tickets call (310)
825-2101 SOLD OUT

June 26 - Carmel, CA. Sunset Theatre, call (831) 624-3996

June 27 - Iowa City, IA. Prairie Lights 7:00 PM

June 28 - Atlanta, GA. Chapter 11 Bookstore, signing at 1:00 PM

June 28 - Atlanta, GA. Borders Books & Music - Buckhead 7:30 PM

June 29 - Nashville, TN. David-Kidd Booksellers 6:00 PM

June 30 - Shakespeare & Co. 7:00 PM