While book signings themselves are not that big of an event in and of themselves, they can be depending on who is doing all the signing. Like ex-Presidents. Or skanky “celebrities.” And especially reclusive, iconoclastic writers. It’s an even bigger deal if said reclusive iconoclastic writer isn’t necessarily a writer per se, but a reclusive iconoclastic rock god. Tomorrow, the Bard of La Honda, the Godfather of Grunge, the man who can somehow still make Crosby, Stills, and Nash seem cool- Neil Young- appears at the Booksmith at Haight to sign copies of his new book, Greendale. Greendale, illustrated by James Mazzeo (who will also appear), is a book based on the CD that became a multi-media stage performance that became movie that became yet one more thing that made critics and fans alike go “what the hell is he doing now?”

In typical Young fashion, his book signing at the Booksmith will be his only book-signing appearance. Ever. And yes, we also cannot help but note that he’s appearing at Booksmith, a small independent book store in the Haight, man (which we highly recommend, by the way), and not at evil chain-store Borders. Due to time constraints (this is such a big deal that Booksmith is saying they’re getting calls from around the country), Young will only be signing copies of the Greendale book and not anything else, so forget about having him sign your 30 old bong-stained copy of Decade.