But, alas, I'm a knucklehead.
Because while the Web site did indeed have tons of book-related visits last week, the high-water mark for unique visitors had nothing to do with the murder of a Philly cop. People were really accessing my site to troll for photos of the local broadcaster accused of hitting a police officer in New York.
For reasons known only to the Internet gods, when the name "Alycia Lane" is typed into Google "images," the first picture to pop up is one taken in my radio studio and posted innocuously on my Web site - a smiling, pony-tailed, fresh-faced Alycia Lane. (No doubt to the disappointment of the surfers, she's fully clothed.)
Worse for them, she's standing next to a pretty average bald guy. That would be me.
The Web hits were yet another sign of how big the Alycia Lane story has become, even though exactly what happened remains somewhat mysterious. Undisputed is that early Sunday morning, Lane's taxi was caught behind a slow-moving car - which became the target of repeated honking by Lane's cabbie.
That's when police say an intoxicated male (who may or may not have been a local DJ) jumped out of the taxi and confronted the people in the other car, who turned out to be police. Lane allegedly got out of the taxi and began taking pictures with her iPhone.
According to the police report, she pressed the phone against the face of one of the officers, who then grabbed Lane's arm. Lane allegedly screamed, "I don't give a f--- who you are, I am a reporter, you f-----g dyke," and struck the officer in the face. She was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, to which she pleaded not guilty. Lane's lawyer denies she knew she was dealing with police and also that she struck the female cop.
I like Alycia Lane. I hope she didn't slug an officer.
