Here’S Why The Play’S The Thing For Me
‘Playwriting is an irrational act. It is the Las Vegas of art forms. The odds are terrible. And the most difficult part is . . . I love it.”
I love writing plays, too, and the reason why is the man who said those things, Herb Gardner, one the best playwrights this country has ever had. He wrote his first in 1962, when he was in his 20s — “A Thousand Clowns” it was called, and it remains a classic.
Terrible Tigers Nothing New For Local Sports Fans
TO: THE REST OF THE WORLD FROM: DETROIT SPORTS FANS
Attention, please.
We are not on a ledge.
We do not have our heads in the oven.
We are not taking the big sleep. We are not swallowing the gas pipe. Yes, we know the rest of the sports world feels sorry for us, seeing as our venerable Tigers, one of baseball’s oldest franchises, are about to lose more games in one season than any modern-era team has done before — even the laughable 1962 New York Mets.
But can we let you in on a little secret? We don’t care that much.
Honest.
WEBBER CASE COMES DOWN TO HYPOCRISY
So now, after all that, Chris Webber gets handed a bill. His old school wants payback. It accuses him of “a long history of deceit” and puts a price tag on it: $695,000.If you believe Michigan’s side, Webber kept telling the same fib over and over,...
DUCK TALESSERGEI FEDOROV TALKS ABOUT HIS LOST LOVE, LEAVING THE RED WINGS AND LIFE INSUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Sergei Fedorov was speaking on a cell phone as he drove to his new home in Newport Beach, Calif. At night, he would play his first exhibition as an Anaheim Mighty Duck — after an entire career as a Red Wing.I have always found Sergei, 33, to be insightful about...
SMELL CHEESE? LIONS MUST BE IN WISCONSIN
GREEN BAY, Wis. — In the aftermath of the Lions’ freshest loss to the Packers, I asked rookie Charles Rogers if he knew how long it had been since his new team had won on the road.”After all,” I said, “you were a Lions fans growing...
Wondering If Your Life Really Matters
‘So what is your new book about?”
I’ve been having problems with that question. When you wait six years to write something new, when you pour your heart and soul into making it good, explaining it seems hollow and unworthy.
“But what is it about?” How do you answer? Strangely enough, seeing those images on the anniversary of Sept. 11, I think I found a way.
WHEN IRISH CALL, WEIRDNESS ANSWERS
There I was last weekend, watching Notre Dame play football, and my heart began to race and my mouth went dry and I almost got suckered again.The Irish were struggling against an unranked Washington State team, which had jumped out to a 19-0 lead. Having seen such...
Singer Zevon’s Life Anything But Gray
Warren Zevon once opened his suitcase for me in a backstage dressing room. In it were gray shirts, gray pants, gray socks — even gray running shoes. “Warren,” I said. “What’s the deal?” “Hey,” he answered, with a deep...
MOOCH IMPROVEDAFTER ONE GAME, YOU CAN TELL THAT THESE AREN’T OUR SAME OLD LIONS
Before we speak of what was won on Sunday, let us mention what was lost. A sentence. “Same old Lions.” That was what was lost.You can say many things about this opening game, from the sublime (the Lions scored more points than they have in 30 years’...Stay Connected
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