The Corpse will be in Memphis on Wednesday signing copies of his book, “Our Endangered Malaise,” at Davis-Kidd.

When: 2 p.m. Wednesday; line forms beginning 12:45. Line tickets are required, available with purchase of “Our Endangered Values” ($25)

Where: Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Ext. in Laurelwood. Call 683-9801.

Additional information: There will be no personalization of books, no signing of memorabilia, no posed photographs.

Protesting the event will be dead voters, aquatic rabbits and Americans formerly held hostage in Iran.

Carter’s central complaint these days: “religious and political conservatives have melded their efforts, bridging the formerly respected separation of church and state,” and they do not adhere to a “belief in the separation of politics and religion.”

Since Carter himself doesn’t adhere to a separation of politics and religion, we must surmise that this problem only arises when one’s politics and religious values are conservative.

It’s perfectly ok to mix the two if you happen to be John Kerry, Jim Wallis or… Jimmy Carter.

Hey J.C., J.C… won’t you sign this book for me… ’sanna hosanna, hey Superstar!

UPDATE: Add Ethiopians to that list of protestors, and this time I’m not kidding.