the late toni morrison period spee it is a blessing. she is a blessing.is amazing we have been sister friends all of these years and i am grateful for it to. and it takes one to no one. and i am grateful i knowzi that she is a dollar that folks, amazing. it is amazing you have chosen to accuse me a gift to honor me and i am so pleased. it is amazing. you are all writers and i am delighted that you have chosen to not only honor me but that ask tony morrison to honor me out of you. and that is who you are.vbj> there is an old statement when it looks like the sun. ♪ anymore. ♪ god put a rainbow in the colts'. ♪ -- clouds. ♪ amazing. amazing. amazing. [applause] in the statement was inspired by genesis that craig -- at the rain persisted so unrelentingly that it would never cease. so in the attempt to put the people at these god put a rainbow in the sky. that is in genesis. but in the 20th century i'm sorry 19th century african-american poets poets, maybe a woman, i am not sure, but she said god did not just put a rainbow in the sky. he puts a rainbow in the

and i think tony morrison and for realizing how important she is. and how important we are to each other. people live their life based on the hero's that they have. thank you for honoring me. thank you. ♪ maya angelou here indicted the age of >> i brought some books i have recently read. the first one is by a scott berg it is a new biography of woodrow wilson it is a thoughtful volume. he took 13 years of meticulous scholarship to right this boca and it shows. one of the most thoughtful, balanced in american history who had his own contradictions but it give some new insights into appreciation in the history of the american and presidency. a and a delightful read one of the best i have read in a long time. >> the other is from the university of virginia. and then talking about how much of the problem that flowed with three construction is the reinstitution of jim crow in the south came but he turned to vintages that when he was indicted for war crimes in endicott. but chris matthews has written of. it is the story of the relationship of tip o'neill

tony morrison andallist walk -- and alice walker. >> she loved to pull people into her ring of greatnesshe was very happy for those who acknowledged that she was the leader of the pack. and we all became kind of a sisterhood. there was someone over there in san francisco and one in florida. we could call each other and say you know i'm a friend of maya's and that's all we needed to hear. >> she endured a really rough life when she was young, hardship pain poverty rape as a young girl. with one of the incredible stories, for a woman with such a great voice, she didn't even speak or the years after her rapist was killed. did she ever talk to you about that? >> no. no, there was really no reason for her to talk wit about that. she always talked about things that taught you something. >> but it was part of the movie and the book. >> oh yes, yes, yes. i played her mother in the film. it was so strange playing her mother. our age difference made it very pecular. but it was a throw back really. but no, i don't ever remember hear her talk about what happened. >> a quick final word. what do you t

starting today, chipotle will feature original short stories from writers like malcolm gladwell and toni morrisonbags and cups because it's always good to have something to read in the bathroom. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] always helpful. independent film director lars von trier is writing a horror movie set in detroit, but then again, so is history. [ laughter ] and finally, this is odd. the new michael jackson album was released this week and it contains track titled "do you know where your children are?" even worse the next song is called, "can you give me directions?" [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, this is the 8g band! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: how are we, 8g band? is everyone well? good to see you. sitting in with the 8g band tonight, petra haden, how are you, petra? >> hi, i'm good. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: thank you so much for joining us. and fred, it's always so nice because you have so many wonderful friends in the music business. and just, i'm so -- and every day i spend with you, i feel like i learn a new thing about you, a new per