Roger Angell, but he graduated in 1938. eleven years before I was born. Still, I consider it a badge of honor.

Happy 70th Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 36 senators and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Everyone's pissed off about the Times's political coverage, but what I want to know is why they haven't covered the Mets winning 9 in a row. Let's get with the program people!

All right, final plug for this week for my appearance with Ted Chapin @DramaBookShop on September 17 at 7:30 to talk BROADWAY MELODY. Some of you must be getting tired of this relentless self-promotion, but I promise it’ll be fun and it’s my favorite bookstore hangout and might be yours. Be there!

I have loved the Drama Book Shop in many of its incarnations going back to the early ‘60s. As a long-time patron, it’s an honor to be invited to discuss my new novel BROADWAY MELODY with Ted Chapin on the 17th at 7:30. It’s free. Come on along and we’ll try to make you laugh and buy a book or two.

Alas. We will miss you and thanks for reading and enjoying (twice!!)

Ted Chapin and I will be chatting up a storm about my new novel BROADWAY MELODY at the Drama Book Shop on 9/17 at 7:30. And, yes, we’ll no doubt get around to FOLLIES, since we were both there when Everything Was Possible. I’ll be cheerfully begging you to come join us daily.

And I'm doing a show there next summer, which will undoubtedly be hotter. What we do for love...

It shares one excellent quality with all other songs, god and bad. It eventually comes to an end.

I've listened to it twice -- both times during a performance of the musical from which it comes. I must be missing something. Or something's missing me.