Drop in on the world's zaniest people-newspapermen and women-from the hick town of Douglas, Arizona, to the sensuous beaches of Honolulu and even Europe's high-brow (and low-brow) colorful locales. Dave's tales include old shoes that saved a life, a colleague who caught fire on the operating table, a roadrunner named Rodney, and much more. Plus, there are talks with two Pulitzer Prize winners and tales of fabulous cars like a Model-T Ford named Heathcliff. Trace the good old (happy) newspaper days to today's (unhappy) newsrooms. There's a love of those old days, which were filled with rapscallions, inebriates, and a few decent souls. The author's family proves equally fascinating.
This often-hilarious memoir offers up a love of authors (two Pulitzer winners), a love of cars (a French Gangster car named Jean-Pierre) and a love of those crazy, weird, off-beat newspaper folks from yesterday and today. --Robert Vavra, Writer/Photographer who teamed up with James Michener for the book "Iberia."
With all the darkness in the world, you might assume that a book about newspaper reporters would be a downer. Not this book. "Irreverent Forever" is suffused with David Feldman's love of life, family, and the zany Damon Runyonesque characters who dance through his world. --Richard Lederer, author of "Anguished English"
