Confidential to Alison and Erik: Before you start scoffing, you should know that besides Bieber tees, HOT TOPIC also has some new Scott Pilgrim t-shirts now in stock.
[“ZOOM! PING! Squeak… squeak… squeak…” That’s the sound of Alison and Erik disappearing in a puff of smoke, leaving only their spinning office chairs behind.]

Spent all morning at the Rose Garden, helping the video guy set up projectors and so on. Outside on the main concourse, kiddies already a-gatherin’.
I can tell you from prior experience with shows such as this that teen idol du jour always is immediately whisked out of the building. Nonetheless, there will be a massive shriek from outside every time any vehicle leaves, and there will still be a sizable crowd of tiny, squealing girls there when the last of the production crew is walking out.
What happened to your old Bieber shirt?
Oh, never mind…we probably don’t want to know.
Sarah plays a good straight man to your………………………………
“…cornish game hen” ?
But are they opposable thumbs?
Sam Adams ?