Neil Diamond: Home Before Dark

Copy at Case Memorial Library
David Wild wrote in the Huffington Post: "I proudly pledge all of my non-existent delegates to a true American Idol among us, the next President of these United States — Mr. Neil Diamond, everybody! … Neil Diamond is seasoned but he's also a lot younger than John McCain. Okay, everybody's younger than John McCain. Put it this way: Neil Diamond played The Last Waltz; John McCain is currently unaware of any dance craze since his last waltz. … Neil Diamond may very well actually be a Democrat. I know he once did a fundraiser for George McGovern and gave some money for gun control. Being a patriotic American, Neil also sang at a state dinner at the Reagan White House, but I'm pretty sure that was so he could dance with Princess Diana. Neil Diamond doesn't need the gig. His forthcoming album Home Before Dark — produced by Rick Rubin — is perhaps the best album of his entire career. When I heard this masterpiece for the first time a month or so ago, I was so moved that I started writing a book about my lifelong love for the man and his music" ("Coming to America: Neil Diamond for President," 4/27/08).