Dave Barry also played and sang in a band made up of writers who wanted to live out their rock star fantasies, The Rock Bottom Remainders. He was accompanied by Stephen King on lead guitar, Amy Tan did vocals (she sang a wicked version of "These Boots are Made For Walking" dressed in a dominatrix costume), Barbara Kingsolver on keyboards, and a changing array of band members including Roy Blount, Jr., Robert Fulghum and others. The Remainders did a rendition of "Short Shorts" --written with some involvement by Al Kooper, if I remember correctly--that ended with Barry, King, and all the other males dropping their pants to display wildly printed boxer shorts, forming a line and bunny-hopping off the stage with their pants around their ankles. Just thought I'd mention it, to make this a legit thread in the music section : > )