Quick Glance: The Art of Tire Consumption, by David Sedaris
- Why not seventy-six corn cobs?
- We always discuss breaking our record, but now I worry that we might be too old.
- Dawn was in her late fifties when one of her lungs collapsed, so she was very cautious about Covid.
- I don’t like that at all!
Quick Glance: Eating a Tire Over the Course of a Year
- Discussion about setting records and aging
- Cautiousness about Covid due to lung collapse
- Conversation about losing toenails
- Description of life experiences and aversion to confrontation
Quick Glance: David Sedaris - Master of Storytelling
- David Sedaris is an outstanding performer with his own Radio 4 series and sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall in New York.
- Sedaris fans will be familiar with his stories and the flawed yet fascinating family members.
- During a visit, Sedaris finds him bleeding after being hit by his eponymous grandfather clock.
- Sedaris presents all this with perfect comic timing, alternating between amused and indignant tones.
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