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July 21
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Marty
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A Wild Sheep Chase (Paperback)
by Haruki Murakami
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Marty
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The Long Goodbye (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by Raymond Chandler
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Marty
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The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by Dashiell Hammett
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Marty
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The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts (Hardcover)
by Thomas Farley, Tanner Colby
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Marty said:
"There's some real interesting tid-bits about his career.
It's real depressing to read about his endless struggle with his addictions.
But it was even more interesting to see his relationship with his 600 pound father and how he lived to please him....more
There's some real interesting tid-bits about his career.
It's real depressing to read about his endless struggle with his addictions.
But it was even more interesting to see his relationship with his 600 pound father and how he lived to please him. They were never able to acknowledge their problems with drinking and eating.
Another thing that took me aback was how deeply religious Chris Farley was. You would never have known that.
He comes across as basically the nicest guy in the world, but his addictions made it hard for his friends. It took too much out of them. It was a long downward spiral.
He never reached the success he should have had, as Chevy Chase so bluntly put it and told Farley. That when he died of an overdose, he'd be just a 'blip' basically and that he wasn't John Belushi (the comparisons were always there).
John was a force of nature and confrontational with people. Chris wasn't. He was naive and innocent, in a real genuine way.
It would have been real interesting to see him as Shrek and David Mamet's Fatty Arbuckle biopic that he was trying for.
And it really sucked to read about the whole Black Sheep fiasco and why his movies were not that good. He got dicked around with having to make a movie for Paramount (I believe) and essentially making a sequel to Tommy Boy (Black Sheep copies the same formula, storyline as Tommy Boy basically).
Even though critics panned Tommy Boy, I love that movie to death. They call it a 'minor classic' and I agree. Anytime it comes on TV, I watch it. Chris Farley had that charm.
It's a worthwhile read if you're a fan of Chris Farley, I'd say.
I was expecting more laughs.
Jay Mohr's book "Gasping for Airtime" has some hilarious Farley stories that actually top what was said in this book, really. So yeah, I was hoping for some more funny bits.
The one glaring omission is Adam Sandler. I don't know why he wasn't involved, but it stuck out like a sore thumb that he wasn't there when everybody else was....less
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April 29
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Marty
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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Paperback)
by Art Spiegelman
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Marty
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Hardcover)
by Art Spiegelman
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April 08
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Marty
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Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports (Hardcover)
by Mark Fainaru-Wada
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Marty said:
"The main thing I got out of this book: Victor Conte is a scumbag.
His moustache makes him comically bad.
He's too good to be true.
How did Victor Conte, a massive fuckup with no ties to medicine in the first play really, orchestrate all this is...more
The main thing I got out of this book: Victor Conte is a scumbag.
His moustache makes him comically bad.
He's too good to be true.
How did Victor Conte, a massive fuckup with no ties to medicine in the first play really, orchestrate all this is beyond me.
It's an interesting read....less
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Marty
marked as to-read:
Glengarry Glen Ross (An Evergreen Book)
by David Mamet
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Marty
marked as to-read:
Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts (Paperback)
by Samuel Beckett
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Marty
marked as to-read:
The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, Vol. 1: Battle of Angels / The Glass Menagerie / A Streetcar Named Desire (Paperback)
by Tennessee Williams
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