Dan Savage’s sold out pre-Valentine’s pity party at the new Revolution Hall on Friday was a CERTIFIED BLAST according to all in attendance—and you know he’s getting popular when your grandfather’s network (CBS) finally takes an interest in him. Check out this report/interview with Dan from yesterday’s CBS Sunday Morning. (While it may seem like it was produced for mental kindergarteners…well… there are still a lot of mental kindergarteners out there! It’s also a good primer/reminder for everybody.)

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)