By now many of you have heard the fruits of this week’s “Wait Wait” in Tuscaloosa. Hearty thanks are due to the fine folks at APR. We gorged on ribs and jambalaya, entertained the good people of the Yellowhammer State, and then ran up a bar tab that will cripple Alabama Public Radio for generations to come.

This last item was quite an accomplishment, given that P.J. O’Rourke is still in Kuwait, but I did my best to pick up the slack in the bourbon-sippin’ department. Peter Sagal, Mike Danforth and I stayed out long past curfew, cheering on Mike’s Minnesota Timberwolves as they somehow managed to defeat the L.A. Lakers and the Laker Girls (also known as “the referees”).

There’s a lot of talk in Alabama about how President Bush might not be on the ballot in 2004. Anyone who remembers Florida ‘00 will realize that this will not keep him from winning the state.

In compliance with your frequent demands for more visual aids, I’ve assembled this photo montage of the proceedings. See below for a description (and if you have trouble viewing it all, click here).

[Photos (clockwise from top): Peter Sagal and Charlie Pierce overshadowed by the Bama Theater’s marquee; Peter and the Art of Product Placement; I greet the audience with a camera (front: Engineer Lorna White, Director Amanda Gibson, and Associate Editor Mike Danforth); Carl Kasell looks in disapproval at Peter’s sudden casual attire; Action photo of Charlie and Sue Ellicott in mid-funny; me, MTV legend Alan Hunter, and a plate of jambalaya; Amanda, Mike, and Sue offer up a little “N.P.Rowwr!”]