tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post113337202294949709..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: The Long, Strange Journey of David BrooksJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1133467659392434562005-12-01T15:07:00.000-05:002005-12-01T15:07:00.000-05:00Soxblog had crabmeat at his Bar Mitzvah bash? Tha...Soxblog had crabmeat at his Bar Mitzvah bash? That must be some extremely Reform shul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1133442107070217472005-12-01T08:01:00.000-05:002005-12-01T08:01:00.000-05:00The bar mitzvah in question reminds me quite a bit...The bar mitzvah in question reminds me quite a bit of my own held in June, 1980. The musical entertainment was provided by a band called "George Michael and the Music Machine."<BR/><BR/>But it wasn't THAT George Michael, making ends meet before WHAM! hit it big. My George Michael was a doughy 50 year old Jew who played accordion and sang lead vocals. He also did a mean cover of "In the Navy" if you catch my drift (not that there's anything wrong with that).<BR/><BR/>The entree was sole stuffed with an unidentifiable substance that the caterer insisted was partly composed of crabmeat. The teenage ladies in attendance were few because, alas, I was a blogger-to-be.<BR/><BR/>My parents were very careful to not give me the "no place to go but down" set-up that the poor Brooks girl has apparently been inflicted with. And I am thankful.Dean Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528281844222451410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1133412939599436262005-11-30T23:55:00.000-05:002005-11-30T23:55:00.000-05:00The story of how the career of David Brooks began ...The story of how the career of David Brooks began is amazing.<BR/><BR/>He wrote one joke about Bill Buckley in his college magazine. (The joke was: Buckley is famous for being editor of two magazines, the National Buckley and the Buckley Review.)<BR/><BR/>Someone showed Bill the joke; he liked it, contacted Brooks and hired him straight out of college.Jay D. Homnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714671338316275833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1133373036184253552005-11-30T12:50:00.000-05:002005-11-30T12:50:00.000-05:00Yes, it's joke. "David H. Brooks" is not THE David...Yes, it's joke. "David H. Brooks" is not THE David Brooks. I know.Jonathan V. Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.com