please welcome dave barry and alan zweibel. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you for the fairly lengthy introduction. those are going to go first. i am dave. first of all, we're thrilled to be here at the commonwealth club. i want to tell you a little bit about myself. i live in miami. i moved there in 1986 from the united states. [laughter] one of the things i always feel like i should do is to defend my city because it had a bad reputation, a bad image. the zogby does this organization -- and does this poll were they asked people about different cities. many respondents thought miami was a dangerous and violent place. that hurts. when we see that, we want to attract those people down and kill them. [laughter] it is a wonderful city, it really is. it is a question of learning to adapt to the local culture. for example, you would never say out loud in miami, i do not know, i think you have to admit that castro has done some good for cuba. [laughter] anyway, what ever you have heard, disregard. it is a great town. we have a new

when i was in high school, my cousin gave me one of your books, "dave barry talks back." i have not read anything like it before. i was on my couch laughing out loud. i went to college couple of years later and said i wanted to try this. i was at usc. i wrote a weekly humor column in a similar style to yours. i ended up writing 100 of these every week, every night.

barry zito pitched well, walked three batters including ryan haniggan with the bases loaded. he got dave bruce to hit a liner to brandon crawford. added an important insurance run in the seventh. the reds had a 2-0 lead.

barry zito pitched well, walked three batters including ryan haniggan with the bases loaded. he got davehit a liner to brandon crawford. added an important insurance run in the seventh. the reds had a 2-0 lead. brandon belt spoiled that shut out in the 9th. gets the for a triple. belt later scored on an in-field out. latos didn't get his shutout, but he did get a complete game. ryan theriot was the victim of a controversial strike call to end it. they've beaten the giants twice this year. >>> la, the dodgers' matt kemp avowing he'll be back after the all-star break. the offense needs him. the mets already leading 2-0 in the 6th. la shut out 5-0, the fourth shutout thrown at the dodgers in five games. this one byiolan-santana -- by johan santana. >>> yasmani grandal, just his second game, first as a starter. he homers right-handed then later came to the plate left-handed and homered again. the padres won 8-4, grandal, the only person in major league history to pick up his first two major league hits hitting for both sides of the plate. >>> the as had a golden opportunity this weekend to g

. >> our thanks to dave barry and alan zweibel, authors of "blue knit 6." -- lunatic." we also want to remind everyone here in the room that copies of the book are on sale in the lobby, and our guests will be here to autograph them. >> anyone have a pen? >> we appreciate your allowing them to make their way to the lobby as quickly as possible. this meeting of the commonwealth club of california is adjourned. [applause]