Well, it looks like Democrats don't tip any better than the average tourist. Tips did increase, but without that impressive a direct relationship to the actual shop traffic. The hours for the rushes were very strange as well. The traditional rush times were ominously silent, perhaps because all our regulars were scared off. Our normal dead time during the lunch hours was actually pretty hopping, with the traffic just increasing until close in the evening. Wacky.

Celebrity Sightings:

Not too many. The lead singer for Everclear walked by. So did John Kerry, infamous for making such a poor showing in the 2004 election that Bush didn't even have to steal it.


Tear Gas?

A little in the vacinity, but none made it to the shop.

Best DNC Customer?

A gentleman that does newscasting for C-Span was a regular this week, and when I told him he had the C-Span look about him, he paused, thought for a moment and asked,

"Is that an insult or a compliment?"

He just looked like he reads a lot of books.