Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Brushes with Fame

1. Sebastian Junger ("A Perfect Storm") is from my town. I know because his new book, about the Boston Strangler working in his childhood home and then going down the street to kill someone, is called "A Death in Belmont." Belmont is such a common name I never think it's referring to my town, and then I get a little thrill. Belmont is famous!

2. After the MFA reading in LA this weekend, a whole bunch of future literary lights almost got run down by Mrs. Governator, aka Maria Shriver. She was driving a black Escalade and looked like she was made of FIMO.

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