flickr.com/photos/fmg2001The New York Times had a fun interview last week with actor John Goodman. The big man from Affton is in New York these days playing the character Pozzo aside Nathan Lane (and others) in a stage production of "Waiting for Godot." Goodman tells the Times of his 30-year battle with alcohol ("I don't know how much the old Jackie Daniels franchise ruined my my memory") and his days at Southwest Missouri State where he "wasted a year in the keg" before discovering acting.
The New York Times follows up on its recent John Goodman profile with a review of the current Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.Joan MarcusBill Irwin, John Goodman, Nathan Lane (foreground, L to R) and John Glover (far L, in background) wait for GOD-oh.You probably already know that Goodman's a St. Louis boy. But did you know that Godot is pronounced GOD-oh? See, that's why folks read the New York Times!Timesman Ben Brantley's review of the play, which opened April 3 and
