What You Should Listen to Today at 1 P.M.: Hank Stuever
In the December issue of the “print product,” we excerpt a wonderful new book by Hank Stuever. Hank is a writer at the Washington Post. He spent three years, off and on, living in Frisco to write a book about Christmas called Tinsel. If you live in Frisco, you should buy the book and read it. If you know someone who lives in Frisco, you should buy them a copy. If you don’t live in Frisco and couldn’t even find it on a map, you should buy the book and read it. Tinsel is funny and smart and — don’t take this the wrong way — important.
Anyway, Hank’s in town to pimp his book. He’ll be on Think today at 1. He’ll be at Barnes & Noble in Frisco tonight at 7 to read and sign. He’ll do it again tomorrow at Legacy books in Plano. If you live in Frisco and have read the book and think Hank pulled a Friday Night Lights on your hometown, please call in to the radio show or drop by one of his signings and scream at him. Hank would appreciate it.
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We’re looking forward to it too.
Let me know how it goes, would you?
It was a great THINK hour. Hank was very earnest and clearly sensitive-intelligent, showing a knack balance between satire and affectionate insight, a peculiar vantage I found delicious.
Cheers and Merry Christmas to Hank, Krys and Jeff. Today’s two-hour THINK was as good as Sunday’s Indianapolis-New England game. I’m glad I missed neither.
I thought so too Rawlins.
I was bothered by the idea that simplicity in Christmas is an economic disaster.
Personally, I think the excess of this over the top consumer driven season is spiritually disastrous.
How others celebrate Christmas is really none of my business, but my family has opted out of the consumer driven season.
peace on earth, Rawlins
That doesn’t mean, I won’t buy you a drink though.
Engaging, interesting, and thoughtful. Lots to THINK about.
Can’t think of any reason to look at the book except that Hank Stuever is only the GREATEST DAMN FEATURE WRITER on the face of the planet. Aside from that, meh.
The whole thing made me this cynic feel all squishy inside. Didn’t see that coming. Ms. Boyd is one skilled navigator, always plunging the depths of interviewees and their material.
Like billh, the “economic collapse” remark hit hard. Would have liked to have heard some stats. Like “retail relies on Christmas for 40% of its yearly sales.” (Is that in the ballpark?) The fact of the matter is that the celebration of Christmas is going global, like in Japan. Stuever did point out that a great deal of the decorations/gifts are manufactured in China. What if the global economy is becoming dependent on this Consumerist Bacchanalia referred to as Christmas?
And will there still be enough money leftover for defense spending?