Oberlin College, Oberlin OH

October 4th, 2006

I had a great time today at Oberlin, my alma mater. Here I am wandering about nostalgically.

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Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Cleveland OH

October 4th, 2006

The august Harvey Pekar introduced me at my reading last night. That felt a little wrong, sort of like the Grateful Dead opening for Phish. But it was very lovely. Harvey’s wife Joyce Brabner came too. There wasn’t a huge crowd, but the bookstore had an amazing technical setup, with a nice big screen so everyone could see. That’s often such a problem. I’m getting a little travel-worn, I’m afraid, and spaced out about taking any photos. But fortunately Christine Hahn of the Cleveland Gay People’s Chronicle came to the rescue and supplied me with this shot of Harvey and me. Check out Christine’s blog and sketch diary. She’s apparently as fascinated with drawing Crocs as I am.