If you live in or near Spartanburg, South Carolina, come see me on Saturday. (I'll be speaking at 2 at the library at 151 S. Church Street.)

If you live in or near Chicago and you're over the age of 21, you should come down to the Hideout this Friday at 6:30. I'll be participating in The Interview Show with noted American genius Mark Bazer. The Hideout's at 1354 W. Wabansia; the show costs five bucks, and it'll be worth it.

Also: Stephen Colbert likes one of my favorite bands.

Furthermore: The Buffalo News reports with great fairness and thoroughness on the "Looking for Alaska" situation in Depew. It turns out that 97% of the parents in the eleventh grade signed the permission slip saying their kids could read "Alaska." 97 percent!

And speaking of overwhelming majorities: It looks like even the Clinton campaign is acknowledging that Obama won more delegates yesterday than Clinton did, albeit by about 10. (845-835 or so.)