A rich young Republican living an alternate life steeped in punk rock and sadism spends an evening at a Keith Jarrett concert in Irvine, where his LSD-influenced girlfriend is distracted by a girl with curious hair.
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Though the stories are not related, many of them share the theme of society's fascination with celebrity, some using real celebrities, including Alex Trebek, David Letterman and Lyndon Johnson, as fictional characters.
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An actress appears on Late Night with David Letterman while her television producer husband obsessively coaches her.
It was first published in The Paris Review, and reprinted in his short story collection Girl with Curious Hair.
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