Dave Barry

To me, that is to me like that was like if you always wanted to play shortstop or something for the Yankees, which probably you did not. I did not. No, I didn't.

To me, that is to me like that was like if you always wanted to play shortstop or something for the Yankees, which probably you did not. I did not. No, I didn't.

Whatever sport you wanted to be good at, if you'd been on a professional level of that sport, that's what this has been like for me to be in this. Horrible band. You've heard a kind of a mutant version of us. I think I've heard Hyacinth in that band too, right? Carl plays with us. It's ten great authors. You just cannot play music very well. Right. Not great musicians.

Whatever sport you wanted to be good at, if you'd been on a professional level of that sport, that's what this has been like for me to be in this. Horrible band. You've heard a kind of a mutant version of us. I think I've heard Hyacinth in that band too, right? Carl plays with us. It's ten great authors. You just cannot play music very well. Right. Not great musicians.

But because of who we are, we get to do it sometimes. So this one time in L.A., Bruce Springsteen got on stage with us. And I gave him my guitar. So to this day, I can say, this guitar, Bruce Springsteen played this guitar. And we only had one song left at that point, which is called Gloria, G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria. And I happened to sing that song. It's not a hard song to sing.

But because of who we are, we get to do it sometimes. So this one time in L.A., Bruce Springsteen got on stage with us. And I gave him my guitar. So to this day, I can say, this guitar, Bruce Springsteen played this guitar. And we only had one song left at that point, which is called Gloria, G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria. And I happened to sing that song. It's not a hard song to sing.

And so there's this, I wish nobody filmed it. This is before iPhones. But when we do this song, I'm singing G-L-O-R-I-A, and in my ears, Bruce Springsteen going, Gloria. In other words, he sang back up. To me, Bruce Springsteen did. See, like that was...

And so there's this, I wish nobody filmed it. This is before iPhones. But when we do this song, I'm singing G-L-O-R-I-A, and in my ears, Bruce Springsteen going, Gloria. In other words, he sang back up. To me, Bruce Springsteen did. See, like that was...

I thought you were going to go up the scale. You didn't do it.

I thought you were going to go up the scale. You didn't do it.

That was it, yeah. I mean, yeah. I mean, it's been all wonderful, but it's kind of like you. You get to know all these famous people now because of what you do.

That was it, yeah. I mean, yeah. I mean, it's been all wonderful, but it's kind of like you. You get to know all these famous people now because of what you do.

I always felt like you always were very ambitious right from the start. Like when you did that high school sports show where – Where you had me on is your I think your first guest.

I always felt like you always were very ambitious right from the start. Like when you did that high school sports show where – Where you had me on is your I think your first guest.

But you didn't just I mean, as soon as you could move from. a fairly limited print audience to a much wider electronic audience. You made that move.

But you didn't just I mean, as soon as you could move from. a fairly limited print audience to a much wider electronic audience. You made that move.

We were always second tier, third tier newspapers.

We were always second tier, third tier newspapers.

No. And I don't know that people even today realize how lucky we all were. I mean, I guess those of us who were there know. But do you think Miami ever really appreciated the Miami Herald? No, most of the people didn't read the English that were reading the newspaper. They thought we were communists.

No. And I don't know that people even today realize how lucky we all were. I mean, I guess those of us who were there know. But do you think Miami ever really appreciated the Miami Herald? No, most of the people didn't read the English that were reading the newspaper. They thought we were communists.