they only put out six chairses. they told me it was a pretty good turnout for me. [laughter] it s a true story. five people turned out. one was a store manager. she wasn t going to buy any books. two more were my friends of parents who retired to pennsylvania from iowa. and had come only to find out how my mom and dad were doing. the fourth was a guy named bill bryson who had some preposterous in west virginia or anyway from out of state. driven had long way so we could stand together and look at the driver s license. [laughter] and marvel at the fact we were named bill bryson. the fifth person was his wife who didn t seem want to spend the evening with anybody named bill bryson. so this is really fantastic. i m very grateful for you turning out ton a friday night like this. i m grateful. there s something about getting up in front of a room full of people. particularly in such a distinguished setting that make me feel i ought to say something important to a i have to warn