Archive for July, 2009
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The roots of a surprising friendship
Back from attending Walter Cronkite’s funeral, where, appropriately, “His kind laid him to rest,” drummer Mickey Hart spoke of his close friendship with the newsman. Before meeting Cronkite 22 years ago, “I had only known him as a personality. … It was the…
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The roots of a surprising friendship
Back from attending Walter Cronkite’s funeral, where, appropriately, “His kind laid him to rest,” drummer Mickey Hart spoke of his close friendship with the newsman. Before meeting Cronkite 22 years ago, “I had only known him as a personality. … It was the…
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Because I apparently live in a cave, I had not heard of Woman’s Will, the all-…
Because I apparently live in a cave, I had not heard of Woman’s Will, the all-female Shakespeare company that presents free plays in parks all around the Bay Area every summer. But my daughter invited me as a belated Father’s Day gift to see the current…
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Because I apparently live in a cave, I had not heard of Woman’s Will, the all-…
Because I apparently live in a cave, I had not heard of Woman’s Will, the all-female Shakespeare company that presents free plays in parks all around the Bay Area every summer. But my daughter invited me as a belated Father’s Day gift to see the current…
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I want you kids to go along and have a good time. Please. I’ll just sit here in…
I want you kids to go along and have a good time. Please. I’ll just sit here in the dark fingering a faded photograph of Camp Orizaba, where I had so many happy times when I was a youngster. Yes, of course I am in extreme pain, but you’re not to worry about…
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I want you kids to go along and have a good time. Please. I’ll just sit here in…
I want you kids to go along and have a good time. Please. I’ll just sit here in the dark fingering a faded photograph of Camp Orizaba, where I had so many happy times when I was a youngster. Yes, of course I am in extreme pain, but you’re not to worry about…
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Chimp’s memoir contends for Booker Prize
The purported autobiography of a movie-star chimpanzee is among the contenders for Britain’s most prestigious literary award. “Me Cheeta” is one of 13 novels on the Booker Prize long list. Originally published anonymously, James Lever’s book claims to tell…
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Chimp’s memoir contends for Booker Prize
The purported autobiography of a movie-star chimpanzee is among the contenders for Britain’s most prestigious literary award. “Me Cheeta” is one of 13 novels on the Booker Prize long list. Originally published anonymously, James Lever’s book claims to tell…
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