My hubby and daughter were lucky enough to be able to see David Sedaris Saturday night when he was in Lexington. What a treat it was for both of them! With my hubby's 50th birthday fast approaching (Wednesday), he feared he would not get to uphold his tradition of going to a concert for his birthday. Although listening to Sedaris talk and read from his works is not technically a concert, it did fit the bill enough to make my hubby happy.
All three of us enjoy reading Sedaris' works, as well as listening to "This American Life". My daughter recently bought several of his books with her birthday money, so she was excited to get them autographed, which he gladly did after the performance. He also signed both their ticket stubs to be used as bookmarks. But in addition to his autograph, he personalized each book, and even drew a picture in one.
My daughter was overjoyed, especially when Sedaris told her she had a "sweet" accent. He kept asking her questions just to listen to her talk! They both thought it was awesome that Sedaris took his time with the people in line and actually seemed interested in what they had to say.
Although he doesn't allow photos to be taken during his autograph sessions - it interrupts his train of thought - my hubby was able to take a non-flash photo of the "No Photo" sign.
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1 comment:
Very exciting! And how nice to meet an author who can spend a few moments with each person. Sometimes a book signing is too huge and it's more like an ACME assembly line. Although I've been to a few of those and was completely over the moon with joy anyway.
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