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The Funniest People Who Write Books and Make Music contains such anecdotes as these:
When Peg Bracken started writing, she would often type the first page of a famous short story for inspiration. Often, she discovered that the page did not look as impressive typed on a sheet of paper as it did printed on a page in a book, so sometimes she would imitate her English professor and write on the sheet of paper: “You can do better than this, Mr. Faulkner.”
André Previn played jazz with a couple of American-African musicians. Afterwards, he went into a diner, where two white men asked him, “Why the hell don't you play with your own kind?” Mr. Previn replied, “To tell you the truth, I wanted to, but I couldn't find two other Jews who swing.”
Soccer and Cup Final day are important in England. Once, the noted conductor Sir Thomas Beecham held a rehearsal on Cup Final day. The rehearsal had been going on for only a short time when a giant television was delivered to the rehearsal area. Sir Thomas then said, “Now, gentlemen, let's get down to the most important business of the day-watching the match.”
About the Author
David Bruce is a humor columnist for The Athens News in Athens, Ohio. He also teaches English at Ohio University in Athens. To see his latest Wise Up! humor column, go to www.athensnews.com-then perform a search for David Bruce.
The Funniest People in Books and Music : 250 Anecdotes About Writers, Publishers, Critics, Humor, and More; and 250 Anecdotes About Musicians, Composers, Conductors, Audiences, Opera, and More,David Bruce,iUniverse, Inc.,0595378986,General,Humor,Humor / General
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