I haven't seen Sandra Bernhard in years, but I ran across a reference to her today and was reminded of how much I loved her as a high-school kid and college student. Smart, irreverent, occasionally unhinged and always herself, she was something of a role model to me. I always assumed that she got a lot of shit growing up in Arizona and getting started in show biz, and I admired her for her courage and determination. And she made an art form of the Letterman interview--no one ever did it better.