This entertaining interview podcast with Paul Shirley -- basketballer, author, cynic, Kansan -- accompanies my review of his book Can I Keep My Jersey?
Paul Shirley - Can I Keep My Jersey author
Also, in case you missed it in Saturday's paper, here's a delightful piece from Erin Carlson framing the "American Idol" final as teen magnet versus soccer-mom fantasy guy. This story, with its excellent quotes (starting with that sign "Cougars 4 Cook"), confirms that David K. Li was on to something when he reasoned that David Archuleta's fan base had earlier bedtimes than Cook's legions. And it explains why "Idol's" audience grew toward the end of the season even as its median age crept upward (but still comfortably within the 18-49 demographic).
Fascinating. Who knew 40-something women could text and speed-dial as obsessively as their daughters?
