This afternoon I had to good fortune to be able to see David Sedaris read at Santa Fe's local bookstore, Collected Works. I arrived early, as I knew there would be hoards of people there, around 4 p.m. I purchased my copy of When You Are Engulfed in Flames, as well as two other books, and headed to find a seat. I waited a few minutes with some friends I met there and David appeared, doing a "sound check" with the very simple PA system (a tiny amp). He proceeded to announce over the speaker, to the then small crowd, that he would pay someone $5 to mend a pair of pants he had with him (not the ones he had on). My hand automatically shot up. He told me also that he would sign my book first. So I went over to the table where the pants were kept and he got out a tiny sewing kit and signed my book, handing me the $5 tucked inside the book's pages.