"Nowadays, you can't turn on the TV without some talking head telling you about the economy. Yet, in a world overrun by 'analysts,' only one man has the guts, the brains, and, quite frankly, the poetry to put it all in perspective.That man is Michael Silverstein... Silverstein is a true intellectual." — Gersh Kuntzman, The New York Post

"Few people have found much to laugh about in the stock market this year. Michael Silverstein is the exception. The Bard of the Bourse can find humor in losing money, globalization and stock options." — USA Today

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The NPR Begging Chant

Beg, beg, beg, beg,
Beg, beg, beg, beg.

I work for Public Radio, it really is a hoot,
They let me do their begging ‘cause they think my voice sounds cute;
I come along at drive times, I reappear at noon,
You can’t avoid my cloying pleas: “Send money or we’re doomed.”

Beg, beg, beg, beg,
Beg, beg, beg, beg.

I whimper and I threaten, I tell a silly joke,
My endless repetitions are enough to make you choke;
I beg between commercials, I peddle ‘tween the whines,
A sponsored charity seems odd, but no one seems to mind.

Beg, beg, beg, beg
Beg, beg, beg, beg

When donors are too slow to call it puts me in a snit,
How dare they keep their checkbooks closed and fail to do their bit;
I say in no uncertain terms, I make it crystal clear,
You send the dough or I’m the only thing you’re gonna hear.

Beg, beg, beg, beg,
Beg, beg, beg, beg,
Beg, beg,
Beg, beg,
Beg...

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