Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Made Up

Armistead Maupin is an anagram of 'Is A Man I Made Up', he tells us, but he claimed to be a real person last night at Elliott Bay last night. Stupid baseball traffic took up all the parking spots near Pioneer Square. We cruised around for half an hour, then finally ditched and paid $5 to park in the Sinking Ship. Too late! The cafe in the basement was already packed to the gills and there was not a single solitary chair left for your poor correspondent. If today's sketch sucks more than usual, blame it on the angle I had to assume: head craned over the banister. Ow, my neck.

Maupin is a funny man. There's no hope of conveying the spirit and humor of the evening in any real way. The following phrases taken from my notes will have to suffice:

Michael Tolliver Lives
Where were you when you first read 'Tales of the City'?"
Thunderous Applause
Bag over her head - gynecologist
Winking Sphincter, as read by Ian McKellen

We leave you with one final question: if Armistead Maupin is an anagram of 'is a man I made up', where does the 'R' go?