Newberry is a curious clam. He also has a very sore neck! When the local doctor prescribes a purple muffler for the pain, Newberry takes it all in stride, and what follows makes for some very funny listening! From starfish to sandpipers, barnacles to crickets, the whole crew of Maine shorelife is dazzlingly brought to life in Vincent Dethier's hilarious, heartwarming The Life and Times of a Maine Clam.