Newsweek talks to Bill Scheft about his new book
Maybe
http://www.newsweek.com/id/100600
<Fast Chat: Softball Questions
A Discussion With Author Bill Scheft
NEWSWEEK
Jul 8, 2002 Issue
Bill Scheft has written monologues for "Late Show With David
Letterman" for more than a decade. His debut novel, "The Ringer,"
about a "professional" softball player, comes out this week from
HarperCollins. He talked to Asher Hawkins.
Talk about your background before "Late Show."
I graduated from Harvard with a degree in Latin. I thought the church
was coming back. I was a standup comic for 12 years; I did every TV
show except the ones that help your career. In 1991, I was lucky
enough to get hired by [Letterman].
Did you write a book before this one?
I wrote a novel, and everyone who read it had one little criticism:
"How about a plot?" I always found that "plot" comment a tad nitpicky.
By the way, Tad Nitpicky was my sophomore proctor at Deerfield.
So are you working on something new?
I've got one book on the way, but all I have is the title: "Divine
Secrets of the Ya-Ya Synagogue." Before you go, ask me about the
cover.
OK. Why does the cover of your book have a picture of a softball
resting inside a lady's shoe?
I'm glad you asked. You see, I was with my editor, and all we had was
the softball, and we didn't know what else to do. But then Elmore
Leonard walked by in the hall and said, "Why don't you use one of my
red high heels?" That's where the cover comes from.<
Maybe..wondering if he will go on a book tour now
Tom W
> A Discussion With Author Bill Scheft
> NEWSWEEK
> Jul 8, 2002 Issue
>
> Maybe..wondering if he will go on a book tour now
It's a little late.
Helen Read
> From Newsweek.com:
> http://www.newsweek.com/id/100600
>
> <Fast Chat: Softball Questions
> A Discussion With Author Bill Scheft
> NEWSWEEK
> Jul 8, 2002 Issue
>
> Bill Scheft has written monologues for "Late Show With David
> Letterman" for more than a decade. His debut novel, "The Ringer,"
> about a "professional" softball player, comes out this week from
> HarperCollins. He talked to Asher Hawkins.
[snip]
> Maybe..wondering if he will go on a book tour now
Look at the date. July 8, 2002.
And in fact Bill Scheft did appear as a guest on the LS to promote the
book when it first came out.
--
HPR
Maybe
Oops, sorry -- no, I didn't notice the date. Although I don't
understand why they sent it to me as a new article.
Maybe...oh, well.
R H Draney
>
>OK. Why does the cover of your book have a picture of a softball
>resting inside a lady's shoe?
>I'm glad you asked. You see, I was with my editor, and all we had was
>the softball, and we didn't know what else to do. But then Elmore
>Leonard walked by in the hall and said, "Why don't you use one of my
>red high heels?" That's where the cover comes from.<
http://members.cox.net/dadoctah/images/menswear.jpg
Snapped that picture in a Target several years ago and have never been able to
figure out what they were up to....r
--
What good is being an executive if you never get to execute anyone?
Tom W
>
> http://members.cox.net/dadoctah/images/menswear.jpg
>
> Snapped that picture in a Target several years ago and have never been able to
> figure out what they were up to....r
Maybe it breaks up to "Men swear."
R H Draney
I certainly would, if I had to wear shoes like that....r
Crash 'Strawman' Bandicoot
> From Newsweek.com:
> http://www.newsweek.com/id/100600
>
> <Fast Chat: Softball Questions
> A Discussion With Author Bill Scheft
> NEWSWEEK
> Jul 8, 2002 Issue
>
> Bill Scheft has written monologues for "Late Show With David
> Letterman" for more than a decade. His debut novel, "The Ringer,"
> about a "professional" softball player, comes out this week from
> HarperCollins. He talked to Asher Hawkins.
>
> Talk about your background before "Late Show."
> I graduated from Harvard with a degree in Latin. I thought the church
> was coming back. I was a standup comic for 12 years;
Yet another example of a writer being *qualified*...
Smart & experienced in comedy...
Take note.
--
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"Did you ever once show me any kind of friendship?
Ask my help with a personal problem?
Include me in one of your little bull sessions?
Can you imagine what it feels like to walk by this tent
and hear you laughing and know... that I'm not welcome?
Did you ever once offer me a lousy cup of coffee?"
-- Major Margaret Houlihan "M*A*S*H" ("The Nurses")
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gary
<CSBandic...@xXaolXx.com> wrote:
> Yet another example of a writer being *qualified*...
> Smart & experienced in comedy...
> Take note.
Ha.
I "Played The Crash" and won!
Gary
Crash 'Strawman' Bandicoot
You won the home version of me kicking you in the crotch :)