Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: [Les Crane] also won a Grammy

for his 1971 spoken-word recording of the poem "Desiderata." With its New Age-y sentiments ("You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. . . ."), it became a counterculture hit and a popular target for parody. The irreverent Crane later professed to prefer the parody.

from Los Angeles Times: Les Crane, 74; former late-night TV host also founded software company

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