Jim Dale

I have a confession: I've never read a Harry Potter book. This isn't so strange in itself, because though they are engaging stories they are also targeted at a slightly younger demographic than mine. They are children's books. Which is why it's somewhat embarrassing to admit that I haven't read any of these children's books because, like an illiterate barbarian, I have listened to them on CD instead. In my defense, the recordings are top-notch, done by an actor named Jim Dale, who does voices for all the characters and everything. There's a story about him and the Potter recordings in this morning's Wall Street Journal, so that's what made me think of it. I'll probably go buy the CD's of Half-Blood Prince when they come out, too. Because I can't read.

Also, O'Connor has retired. And so it begins.