Re: Searching for info from past episode

On May 9, 1:58=EF=BF=BDpm, Crash Bandicoot <NoS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> mel.r...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> > I am hoping someone out there can help with this, but I'm afraid it's
> > a pretty obscure description. =EF=BF=BDI am looking for the name of an
a=
uthor
> > (or the name of the book), who appeared on Letterman's show, some time
> > during the writer's strike (we think). =EF=BF=BDWhat my boss remembers
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s that
> > the author read an excerpt from the book, and it was funny.
=EF=BF=BDWha=
t 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. =EF=BF=BDThe
teacher =
liked
> > it and made him read it out loud to the class. =EF=BF=BDWhen he got to
t=
he
> > 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. =EF=BF=BDAny help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Sounds like David Sidaris (?)

I believe the spelling is Sedaris.

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