I was just goofing off and thumbing through a promo copy of book called "Is It Just Me or Is Everything @#%@?" that Grand Central Publishing mailed our way. It's basically a snarky dictionary of stuff that hilariously cynical and mean-spirited authors Steve Lowe, Alan McArthur and Brendan Hay find insanely annoying. I know, why didn't any of us think of that? And lo and behold, what do I spy under "alt-country" but a hilarious Ryan Adams story I remember first reading about in a review a few years back.

Alt-country: Isn't hip-hop the real "alternative to country music? Regardless, here are some important facts about alt-country-singer-songwriter-whiny bastard Ryan Adams:

1. Add a B to the start of his name and you get "Bryan Adams."

2. Ryan Adams really hates this first fact.

At one gig in Nashville, an audience member satirically shouted for Bryan Adams's 1985 hit "Summer of '60." Ryan Adams singled out the offender and refused to paly another note until he left the venue. He even offered him $30 of his own money as a refund. IT's Bryan Adams I feel sorry for. No one should have to be associated with alt-country.

Hilarious! And the heckler due actually got his money back and went back in and watched the rest of Adams' show, if memory served me correctly.

Another thing I learned from this book, by the way, is that Diddy Day is officially recognized in Las Vegas. On May 14. And, yes, it's named after that guy.

Among the newly announced additions to Broadway Center's 2008-2009 season on Friday is a March 29 Pantages stop for country crooner K.D. Lang. Tickets are set at $68 to $119, and will go on sale to Broadway Center members beginning Wednesday (Nov. 12) and the general public on Dec. 1.

Check here for more details.

I recently got a wild hair, dropped 50 bucks on a ukulele over at Ted Brown Music and then dropped in on the Washington Association of South Sound Ukulele Players, a.k.a. WASSUP, a group of uke enthusiasts that meets the first and last Tuesdays every month at A Rhapsody in Bloom on Sixth Ave. Maybe you read about it in today's SoundLife section. You should also check out photog Janet Jensen's slide show, which you can find over here.