The Rock Bottom Remainders is a band of famous authors, including Mitch Albom, Ridley Pearson, Amy Tan, Scott Turow, Stephen King, Roy Blount Jr., Matt Groening, and Dave Barry. They do concerts around the country on occasion in various combinations, but once a year, they all put down their pens, pick up their guitars, and do a weeklong series of shows they call the Wordstock Tour.
Last Tuesday was the kickoff day for Wordstock 2010, which began with the members of the RBR sitting together onstage and answering some questions from Sam Donaldson. One of them had to do with Dave winning a Pulitzer Prize several years ago. Here’s his response…
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have guested on my radio show many times over the years. You can listen to a few of those conversations here.