John Lithgow - Stories by Heart: Haircut & Uncle Fred Flits by May 25, 2009

Mr. Lithgow doesn't just tell his stories: he invokes memories of his grandmother and father before him, tracing his own history as an actor and storyteller, a history that spans three generations. Interspersed with stories from his own life are these stories that were told to him and his siblings when they were children. Ring Lardner's 'Haircut' which takes a wry look at midwestern implacability in the tale told by a Michigan barber who's seen it all, or so he believes. In P.G. Wodehouse's 'Uncle Fred Flits By', a skeptical nephew is taken on a very funny journey by his unstoppable uncle.