Dr. Bird Says

By Rick Meyerowitz

This article appeared in the December 19, 2005 edition of The Nation.

December 1, 2005

About Rick Meyerowitz

Rick Meyerowitz was born in the Bronx and studied fine arts at Boston University. His new book, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon So Insanely Great, will be published in 2009. more...
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