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the ferrari in the bedroom
jean shepherd was one of americas favorite humorists his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable ralphie parker and his quest for a bb gun in the holiday classic a christmas story . but he was so much more a comic garrison keillor like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic americans . br the ferrari in the bedroom is shepherds wry affectionate look at the hang ups and delusions of americans in the 1970s . from his sardonic assessment of fads such as the nostalgia craze thinking that the old days were good is a terrible sickness . everything was just as bad then as it is now . to a modest proposal for the foundation of s.p.l.a.t. the society for the prevention of the leaving of animal turds jean shepherd provides a generous measure of his special brand of wise and warm humor as an antidote for some of americas more ridiculous obsessions .