Three parking tickets, countless futons and fold-out couches, and some 2,000 miles later (for me, anyway), our tour has concluded. I was quite literally sick and tired – but happy – at the tour’s end. Our readings had all gone well, especially in NY and DC, where the spaces were packed with large and enthusiastic crowds. Somewhat amazingly, we managed to get press coverage (either blurbs or actual writeups) in the NY Times, Washington Post, Village Voice, New Haven Advocate, both Philly weeklies, and the Washington City Paper. And perhaps most importantly, we had an extreme amount of fun.

I had planned on returning home on Wednesday night, but we finally got booked on Air America, which entailed a little detour back to NYC. For those who listened, I’m sorry it was lame. I've done a couple successful radio interviews in the past; never before has the word "Slowpoke" not come up once. I somewhat clumsily tried to steer the conversation back to cartoons on a couple occasions, but got the sense that we were expected to keep it moving by gassing on about random stuff. Ironically, we had great conversations about the tour and cartoons during the commercial breaks that I imagine would have interested the listeners more. On a positive note, everyone was very friendly, and I’m happy to report that the Air America studios are not nearly as grim as everyone says they are.