http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/reading_tonight_106 There is an open mic tonight and one exceedingly ill-timed reading. At Elliott Bay Book Company, Bob Delaney reads from Covert, which is his memoir about infiltrating the mob. The thing is, nobody's going to want to talk about infiltrating the mob because Bob Delaney is an NBA referee. I figure that, in this first post-Sonics-abduction day, all the questions after Mr. Delaney reads are probably going to be along the lines of "ThsssshhkplehSONICS! BlehthphttthhhhhGODDAMNOKIES!" Which is a shame, because going deep-cover in the mob is fucking awesome. Check out the full readings calendar, including the next week or... Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0800 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:46:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss You know, I would've assumed that "are you now or have you ever been a member of the mob?" would be one of the first questions they'd ask during the job interview for the position of NBA referee. Wrong again.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/reading_tonight_106#c1065325 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/reading_tonight_106#c1065325 Books Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:46:08 -0800