I've been graciously asked to escort someone considerably more VIP than myself to a very exclusive party at the General Motors Technical Center on Tuesday evening, which will include a lecture on Eero Saarinen and test drives of upcoming Saab products. This should be quite the swanky affair, (and I'm obviously a HUGE fan of both Saarinen and Saab,) but for some reason I keep envisioning Wednesday's Detroit Free Press headline to read:

Couple [of freaks] Removed from GM Property for Lewd and Insolent Behavior

I did just purchase the ugliest green tweed suit in the world, just for the occasion...