For the past three years I have kept in my sock drawer a mini-cassette recording of 20 of the weirdest minutes of my life. It was a phone conversation with Rodney Dangerfield. I promised myself I ...

The appreciation of Rodney Dangerfield in the Oct. 7 Style section incorrectly said the comedian died in New York. He died in Los Angeles. (Published 10/8/04) Many labels were hung on Rodney ...