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Contributors include Harold Bloom, Jules Feiffer, John Guare, Norman Mailer, Peter Matthiessen, Maggie Paley, Richard Price, James Salter, Robert Silvers, William Styron, Gay Talese, Calvin Trillin, Gore Vidal, and 200 other Plimpton intimates

Norman Mailer said that George Plimpton was the best-loved man in New York. This book is the party that was Georges lifeand its a big oneattended by scores of famous people, as well as lesser-known intimates and acquaintances. They talk about his life: its privileged beginnings, its wild and triumphant middle, its brave, sad end. They say that George was a man of many parts: the last gentleman, founder and first editor of the graceful writer who brought the to sports, and proxy boxer, trapeze artist, stand-up comic, Western movie villain, andcenterfold photographer.

Georges last years were awesome, truly so. His greatest gift was to be a blessing to othersnot all, truth be toldand that gift ended only with his death. But his parties, if this is one, need never end at all.