Tucson Festival of Books
It's my favorite weekend of the year... and Tucson has a lot of really good weekends. It started on Friday night with The Rock Bottom Remainders Dave Barry, Amy Tan, Scott Turow were just a few of the authors who should keep their day jobs. What they lacked in skill they made up for with enthusiasm. Amy Tan has some dance moves, and Dave Barry has a love affair going on with the harmonica, and I'm still hoarse from singing along. The concert was over by 9:30; we were told that clapping for an encore would be to no avail. They had played all the songs they knew. The next morning dawned sunny and warm. I parked where I wanted to end my day, and strolled past the circus performers and down the UofA Mall. It was lined with those ubiquitous white tents... tents which captured the heat as Valerie Plame and Michael McGarrity interviewed one another. The moderator had nothing to do but enjoy the repartee.... which, except for a grammatical faux pas or ...