I grew up angry at my dad, and justifiably so, but he and I grew out of that faster than David and Lou. I thought my dad hung on to possessions too often and for too long, but he didn’t hoard the way Lou did. Generationally speaking, that’s close enough. My dad and I are both about ten years younger than Sedaris and his dad, Lou Sedaris. For someone like me, who didn’t know any of the author’s background, all the material was fresh, but in an oddly familiar way. The essay collection covers plenty of ground, but the discussion of the death of his father, and the variety of experiences that 2020 brought him were the dominating subject areas. So, I started with his latest book, “Happy-Go-Lucky,” and I now know I have started a long project.įirst of all, the book is hilarious. Luckily, he’s written enough that I can likely have half of that talk just by reading his work. I consume an abundance of media, and a good long interview with just about anyone is usually enough of them for me. That is an unusual reaction to an interview for me. But after the interview aired on October 30, Sedaris just struck me as someone I would really like to talk with. I have plenty of friends who are big fans of the humorist, but honestly, before I saw the interview I never gave him much thought. A few weeks back, I saw Jon Wertheim interview David Sedaris on 60 Minutes.
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