<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.<
> <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.
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> 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.
>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.<
> <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.
-- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "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 wrote: > On Jul 5, 3:40 am, Crash 'Strawman' Bandicoot > <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
You won the home version of me kicking you in the crotch :)
-- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "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") +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
