Well, now that a week has gone by since I went with Karin Lowachee and Adrienne Kress to see Chuck Palahniuk read in Toronto–yeah, we’re talking May 12th, 2009–I figured now is a good time to actually blog about it. I know, I know, I’ve been rather lax in that department as of late, but life as snowballed around me and I’ve been having a rather trying time treading water. 

But I’ve vowed to remedy that! Starting today.

Right. So last Tuesday I finally got to see the awesome Chuck Palahniuk in person, reading at the Isabel Bader Theatre. And he does put on an entertaining show, including a funny discussion regarding his apparent misuse of the German language while on tour in Germany. Besides the mostly university-going crowd, who hovered over every word he uttered and laughed at things that weren’t necessarily funny, and cheered when he said ‘fuck’ for the first time (yeah, they did–for real), it was a fun-filled evening with inflatable penguins, blow-up dolls, and nursery rhymes that only Chuck Palahniuk could write. I’m sure the nursery rhymes, which are tied to his new book PYGMY, will be released sometime in the near future on his website.

After the reading I shared a few words with Chuck Palahniuk–which were primarily gibberish–and watched him sign my books. I brought PYGMY, CHOKE, and INVISIBLE MONSTERS. And he personalized all three, and wrote rather funny quips in them as well. My favourite, for numerous reasons, is below:

Handshakes with a trophy ensued:

And then Karin, Adrienne and I headed off for ravenous sushi gluttony, as we were absolutely famished. Good conversation ensued, as it always does.

Then the night was over.

The End.

You can check out more pictures here: 
http://www.derekmolata.com/photos/album/72157618302514209/chuck-palahniuk-5122009.html

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