Diamond / Sedaris
It was the Festival of Ideas this past week. I went and saw Jared Diamond talk about the history of societies that have exterminated themselves due to their overexploitation of the environment, and then I saw David Sedaris tell suggestive jokes about Willie Nelson. Good in very different ways.
posted by Allison at 6:35 PM
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I would love to hear David Sedaris.
I had never heard his voice before -- it was so squeaky!
Strange-I would not have thought it would be squeaky
I thought it would have been really smooooth...like a mellow radio announcer?
EPL has quite a few audio versions of his books plus a "Live from Carnegie Hall" recording (not as good as live, of course). His story from Dress Your Family in Corudory and Denim about taking guitar lessons as a child has him singing commercial jingles in the voice of Billie Holiday to guitar teacher - Definitely something to be heard. It's so good and funny that it's spooky.
I will check those out -- thanks, Lana!
I just finished reading a book called Daemon, by David Suarez, and in his want to know more section, he suggested reading Jared Diamond.
I have been trying to finish Guns, Germs and Steel for a year...keep getting distracted! Our English cousin Howard's son Jared is named after Jared Diamond.
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