I would second Hal's opinion with respect to the "worthiness" of David
Letterman as a recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.  Often
the choices are for "mere humorists," a not-unworthy vocation, by any
means, but it's good to have a winner who has a perceptive edge to his wit
and is sufficiently self-deprecating to remind us that the human condition
is, after all, human.
Martin Zehr

On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 8:32 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm very happy to learn that one of the elder statesmen, David Letterman,
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> is age, that is.  Show will air on Nov. 20, from what I gather, on PBS.
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> Now the annual debate can begin: who is "worthy" to be linked with Twain.
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> IMHO, this is truly well-deserved, & a lifetime award, at least this year.
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