Re: Searching for info from past episode

Crash Bandicoot wrote:
> mel.rice@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>> I am hoping someone out there can help with this, but I'm afraid it's
>> a pretty obscure description.  I am looking for the name of an author
>> (or the name of the book), who appeared on Letterman's show, some time
>> during the writer's strike (we think).  What my boss remembers is that
>> the author read an excerpt from the book, and it was funny.  What he
>> remembers about the excerpt is that it had to do with a homework
>> assignment to write a poem, and the author chose to write the lyrics
>> to "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel as his poem.  The teacher liked
>> it and made him read it out loud to the class.  When he got to the
>> chorus, everyone joined in singing.
>>
>> That's all I got my from boss, but I told him I'd see what I could
>> find out.  Any help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Sounds like David Sidaris (?)

It was Alan Zweibel reading from The Other Shulman.

http://www.amazon.com/Other-Shulman-Novel-Alan-Zweibel/dp/081297283X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1

Tom W