Memoirist/rockstar David Sedaris is off touring the hinterlands — we hear the pyrotechnics stadium show is like wicked awesome, dude.

Our man in Atlanta says that Sedaris is still keepin' it real with his North Carolina roots. At yesterday afternoon's reading and Q&A down south, Sedaris let all the smokers come to the front of the line — "Real smokers, pack a day or more people," not the stupid cigarette-stealing social smokers. We salute Mr. Sedaris's commitment to health and glamor.

Best of all, the first audience question was: "Why do you think there are so many funny gay people?" To which Sedaris answered, "Just so everyone heard that question, she asked me, 'is there a relationship between me putting a penis in my mouth and being witty at a dinner party?' You know, I hadn't really thought about it." Really? We had.