I called Leah and asked her if she would tape Buffy and Angel for me. She must have thought I was nuts, but she agreed to try. By way of a backup, I called Tara and confirmed that she was going to tape it anyway. So I felt pretty safe. Joey opted to go home, but I went out to dinner with Deb, Laurie and Checkers, and then we went to the reading.
Checkers is quite a character.
He read some Stevie Smith, and some Langston Hughes, and then sang a Celtic folk song. You start to see the method to his madness. Dinner with him was also interesting, as he confessed to serious pre-reading jitters. He's a nice guy, and more clever than I gave him credit for initially. He is also more talented than a shoe thrown at my keyboard.