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February 20, 2009, Beaufort, South Carolina (USA) with NATEPERKINS.TV: An Happy-Hour Interview with Beaufort’s city new Author Mr. Bernie Schein, at the WREN Restaurant Bistro Bar Market http://www.wren-sc.com in the Histoic Downtown Beaufort. His wife Dr. Martha Schein and complement comic Terry Sweeney (Original members of Saturday Night Live, MadTV... Comic) the only male celebrity he has impersonated. His most notable recurring character was a portrayal of then-First Lady Nancy Reagan; Sweeney was told by Ron Reagan Jr., who hosted one of that season's episodes, that he was "more like his mother than she is." from http://www.theHappyWinos.com who, ... Sweeney's partner and former SNL writer Lanier Laney http://thehappywinos.blogspot.com/ "You know our rule." Indeed I do...it's 'NEVER answer the phone during Happy Hour'. During his season on SNL, he became known for his celebrity impersonations, particularly female impersonations of stars like Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Joan Collins, Brooke Shields's mother Teri Shields, and Joan Rivers, as well as Ted Kennedy .Question? Bernie – your book, the If Holden Caulfield Were In My Classroom is based on your 40 years of experience as an educator in South Carloina, but is structured as if it takes place over one school year. Are the characters based on particular students you taught, or are they fictional composites? In other words, do you expect any of your past students to recognize themselves in these pages? Well, the answer – They’re pretty much composites for disguise as much as effect. Some will recognize themselves (particularly those whose stories are represented), at least until they turn into someone else, some may not recognize themselves, and some will think they do who won’t. Many, I think, will partially recognize themselves. The book’s meant to be a celebration of them. So if they see themselves in it, whether or not it’s literally them, all the better; metaphorica...