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Norman Mailer honored at Carnegie Hall

Nearly everyone who spoke at Norman Mailer's memorial Wednesday channeled the larger-than-life writer's thoughts and words in their tributes.

Mailer's son, Stephen, briefly even impersonated his father to guffaws from the packed crowd at Carnegie Hall. "Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Hall, why the ... not?" said Stephen Mailer, affecting his father's voice. "I think it's the perfect place for a...

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