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"We got a problem." *UPDATE* "This is teeeeeerrrible."
First impressions arent great.
I JUST opened the package and while the book itself is nice and heavy and very "booky", a skim over the table of contents and a quick flip of the book revealed to me that it's just a collection of interviews in script form.
That's it.
Interviews we've heard dozens, if not hundreds, of times before over the decades. Interviews that are easier to enjoy and understand from the actual tapes.
You can listen to hundreds upon hundreds of hours of the old shows pretty easily (if ya know where to look) and not miss out on the din of insanity that was going on as these interviews happened.
This looks boring af.
**UPDATE**
First 20 pages are interesting enough but this loses steam really fast.
Imagine watching GoodFellas without a soundtrack.
These interviews are like that. As Howard used to tell Jackie the Jokey Marlow, "you're nothing without this show." Reading an interview without hearing Jackie, Artie, or Fred chime in makes these unreadable for any serious fan.
He admits at the very beginning that this is a cash grab then tries to play it off as a joke.
The King of All Media is officially dead.
May 2019 · Books · verified purchase