UGAs Fox shows hacks how its done in Media Madness Oct 21, 2009
Gives one a new level of respect for George Plimpton and Tom Verducci, doesn t it. Next up: Chip in official s stripes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Finchem preparing for 18-day trip to Asia Oct 14, 2009
It is accompanied by essays from writers that include Dan Jenkins, Gary Smith, Frank Deford and George Plimpton. It already received one acclaimed review from Paul Goydos. (MSNBC -- Sports)
'Soul Power' offers compelling glimpse of music greats Jul 17, 2009
We experience daily life in Kinshasa, the musicians flight to the capital (Cruz and her Fania All-Stars start their own festival in the main cabin), backstage rehearsals with Sister Sledge, press conferences, shots of a less than sober George Plimpton and a starstruck Stokely Carmichael, sidebars about how the stars would be paid, private pep talks, the show s crew erecting the stage, the bloviations of the fight s promoter, Don King, and, of course, the scene-stealing, exclamatory poetry of... (Boston Globe)
Summer Reading List Jul 6, 2009
From Hunter S. Thompson to George Plimpton, journalists have elevated the literary gimmick "What if I spent a year doing ..." to a sometimes galling, occasionally spectacular art form. To mark the American Library Association's annual Banned Books Week, TIME presents 10 of the most widely banned, burned, scorned and salvaged titles in history. (Time.com)
Two perspectives on sanctuary walls - Patient, inmate look back at facility for Hansen’s disease Jul 4, 2009
Neil White, who once ran New Orleans Magazine and Louisiana Life magazines, arrived at Carville on May 3, 1993, and soon realized that his situation would make a splendid memoir a la George Plimpton. His tale carries that kind of wit and dark humor, that insight into the human condition - from the residents to the inmates (and some of the latter are amazingly funny). (Missoulian, MT)
Fireworks Suck Jul 2, 2009
In his frequently excellent book Fireworks, the late George Plimpton had occasion to mention a Hitchcock scene. Do you remember Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief, their union symbolized by a great crash of fireworks outside their balcony overlooking the harbor of Monte Carlo. (Slate)
A par-5 collection of golf classics Jun 21, 2009
In celebration of the tournament -- and in honor of George Plimpton's dictum that "the smaller the ball, the better the book" -- here's a sampling of a few classics of golf literature ... "The Bogey Man: A Month on the PGA Tour" by George Plimpton (Lyons Press, $12. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Blue blood battle reveals the troubles of wealth May 4, 2009
The prosecutor asked him to read aloud the names of all the guests, who included Peter Jennings, Kofi Annan, Oscar de la Renta, Torsten Wiesel, a brace of Rockefellers, Liz Smith, George Plimpton, Henry Kissinger, and Bobby Short. As he did so, though the party was just seven years ago, it was hard not to note that many of them have since passed on. (Globe and Mail)
Get yer mitts on these Apr 12, 2009
New York Times reporter Weber goes where even George Plimpton never dared: behind the plate. After interviewing dozens of umpires and players and managers, he took his own turn and worked games from Little League to Grapefruit League. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Help! I’m trapped in long, obligatory read! Apr 2, 2009
Although if you want a truly hysterical read try to find The Bogey Man by George Plimpton. GOP is gone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The best baseball books of 2009 Mar 29, 2009
New York Times reporter Weber goes where even George Plimpton never dared to go: behind the plate. After interviewing dozens of umpires and players and managers about umpires, he took his own turn and worked games from the Little League to the big leagues (in the Grapefruit League). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Conan O'Brien packing up for move West Feb 15, 2009
At the late hour of his telecast most NBC stations carried him at 12:35 a.m. a surreal sketch in which O'Brien stripped his shirt to impersonate Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, then morphed into a medieval sword fight with George Plimpton, made some kind of sense. NBC had committed to giving him the "Tonight" slot five years ago, although it was only recently that current host Jay Leno decided to stay with the network and do a nightly 10 p.m. show. (Yahoo News)
And The Band Plays On... Feb 10, 2009
OK, so it's not exactly like when author George Plimpton tried to play quarterback for the Detroit Lions in a pre-season game in his book Paper Lion, but having picked up my instrument once in 25 years it seemed like a daunting enough task to me. In fact, practicing the night before in my apartment, (as far as I know none of my neighbors called the police) I was beginning to seriously think it was a bad idea. (Sacredheartpioneers.com)
