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...this last role that he showcased his party planning abilities, throwing monthly happy hours and the annual House goat roast...

Author: By David S. Hirsch, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: At the Head of the Class | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

...must a late-night talk show comedian make in catering to an audience of four-year-olds? Not many, as evidenced by “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno’s foray into the world of children’s publishing with his book If Roast Beef Could Fly, a cute retelling of a Leno family story that landed in bookstores two weeks...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: If Celebrities Could Write Books | 4/16/2004 | See Source »

...There’s no real moral other than don’t stick your comb in roast beef, ” Leno told USA Today...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: If Celebrities Could Write Books | 4/16/2004 | See Source »

...exorbitant amount of publicity If Roast Beef Could Fly has received courtesy of its author is perhaps more notable than the book’s endearing caricatures of a baby-faced, pointy-chinned kid-Leno or even the storyline itself. An appearance on “The Today Show” followed by a stint filling in for Kelly Ripa on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” combined with an appearance with Barbara Walters and the gang on “The View”—all airing on the same morning?...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: If Celebrities Could Write Books | 4/16/2004 | See Source »

...books. Critics cannot protect “real” writers and artists from the superficial appeal of celebrities. Parents cannot completely shelter their children from the influence of Shaq or Seinfeld, Madonna or Leno. The only thing we know with certainty is that it is completely uncertain whether roast beef could really fly…off of bookstore shelves...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: If Celebrities Could Write Books | 4/16/2004 | See Source »

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