Bedazzling Sedaris

While the rest of Memphis was buzzing about Zac Brown Band at the Forum, fellow English lit-geek Vanessa and I were buzzing about our evening with David Sedaris at the GPAC. Sedaris brought the same level of wit and humor to the stage that he brings to each of his books, and it was a great night.

We arrived in plenty of time to catch a (very giddy) sneak peak of the book-signing session. And, while I'm not normally a star-stuck kind of girl, Sedaris's presence made me feel like 12 year old at a Bieber concert. We had wonderful seats, which offered a completely unobstructed view of Sedaris (this is normally an issue for me as the tallest person in the room is almost always, without falter, sitting directly in front of me). I could have done without the mumbler beside me (you know, one of those that answers every rhetorical question the speaker asks under his/her breath) and Vanessa probably could have done without the larger than her seat (and therefore spilling into Vanessa's) girl beside her, but otherwise: perfect.

After the show, we stood in line for the book signing and were further impressed by Sedaris. First off, he wasn't a diva at all. He was there signing books immediately after the performance and didn't keep us waiting. He ate his dinner at the book-signing table, which was a little rude, but hey--a man's gotta eat! Also, he spent time talking to everyone who came for a signature. This meant the line moved rather slowly, but after an hour and a half, we were at the front. Face-to-face with Sedaris and discussing what we would do with the extra .50 from our $3 abortion. Yes, you had to be there. Quirky? Oh, I can totally do quirky. Van too. And I've gotta say, we cracked the man up. Not a chuckle, but an all out laughing-still-as-we-made-our-way-to-the-door, woulda-made-Santa-Claus-himself-proud kinda laugh. We figure we might even make tomorrow's "diary" portion of the show.

He wishes Vanessa were his teacher and I bedazzled him.
Or at least that's what he wrote in our books.
I bedazzled Sedaris.
I bedazzled Sedaris
I bedazzled Sedaris
I bedazzled Sedaris.
Any way you put it, it's nothing less than awesome.
Not bad for a Thursday evening. :)