{"product_id":"marshmallows-despair-paperback","title":"Marshmallows \u0026 Despair - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Ossman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ossman\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the four creators of \u003ci\u003eThe Firesign Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, three-time Grammy nominees, known as \"The Beatles of Comedy,\" has been publishing poetry in books, anthologies and magazines since his teen years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of the poems in \u003ci\u003eMarshmallows \u0026amp; Despair \u003c\/i\u003ewere first heard on NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e, the Firesign's gold-medal-winning XM Satellite program, \u003ci\u003eFools In Space\u003c\/i\u003e, and the web's \u003ci\u003eRadio Free Oz\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An internationally-celebrated radio writer-director, best known for \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds 50th Anniversary Production\u003c\/i\u003e, Ossman has also produced major programs with John Cage, Ray Bradbury and Norman Corwin. As \"George Tirebiter,\" he ran a national comedy campaign for U.S. Vice-President in 1976, is the voice of \"Cornelius\" in Pixar's \u003ci\u003eA Bug's Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and has adapted \u003ci\u003eAgatha Christie's BBC Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, Jean Cocteau's \u003ci\u003eOrpheu\u003c\/i\u003es and \u003ci\u003ean e. e. cummings cabaret \u003c\/i\u003efor stage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ossman was born Dec. 6, 1936 in Santa Monica, California, graduated from Columbia University, and has lived on Whidbey Island, Washington, with his wife and partner, Judith Walcutt, for thirty years. They have two sons, Orson, a filmmaker, and Preston, a musician. He is currently finishing a second memoir, \u003ci\u003eFighting Clowns\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reading David Ossman is like finding yourself caught up in a whirlwind of whimsy and dark augury. Imagine you're trying to run through a dust devil, arms flailing and hair flying and Ossman's poems are like looking up through the funnel and seeing the sun. David Ossman is an acute observer who makes flesh the Walpole dictum: \"The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.\"\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBart Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e Poet, Pilot, World Traveller \u0026amp; Master of Ceremonies \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We all knew there was a poetry in the madness of Firesign Theater, but there's also an inspired madness in the poetry of Firesign's David Ossman. \u003ci\u003eMarshmallows \u0026amp; Despair\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the heart that has always been at the center of Ossman's work, changing the way one thinks about his comedy, and all comedy for that matter. With a light touch and delirious passion, Ossman takes us on a journey that is both personal and universal. Transcendent.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Rushkoff\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003ePresent Shock\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling diary of the first years of the century, these genial and biting poems remind us of the uniquely literary dimension of Ossman's old group, Firesign Theatre, and can be read alongside the broadcasts and albums of their great late period.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Braddock\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University, Modernist Studies Book Prize winner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny, deeply layered, and subversive.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e Unforgettable film, television, stage, and voice actor.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757341671712,"sku":"9780990356578","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/529988506f7a959b18c021bb2c216902.webp?v=1780099945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marshmallows-despair-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}