alldaffer's review
2.0
A quick read, very funny, each chapter is like listening to a story Don would tell on The Tonight Show or David Leterman. So if you like Don's humor, and don't mind reading alot about Frank Sinatra, you will like this book.
shanviolinlove's review
okay, i've been a MODERATE fan of rickles...meaning i saw him guest-star on my beloved childhood favorite tv show "gilligan's island" as a big-mouth kidnapper. rickles is an insult comic. you have to get that in order to get the book. it's a very snappish, honest narrative about the life of a performer back in the days of railroad trains, variety shows, and a skinny frank sinatra, with whom he's rubbed elbows on more than one occassion.
to be honest, i think watching an interview of don rickles promoting the book on the jay leno show is far more beneficial than actually reading the whole thing. there are parts where you'd go..."okay, and THIS guy thought he'd write an autobiography about THIS?" know what i mean? not a bad read, but if you have a stack of pending books, i suggest putting rickles on the backburner, if not clearly off the stove in the first place.
to be honest, i think watching an interview of don rickles promoting the book on the jay leno show is far more beneficial than actually reading the whole thing. there are parts where you'd go..."okay, and THIS guy thought he'd write an autobiography about THIS?" know what i mean? not a bad read, but if you have a stack of pending books, i suggest putting rickles on the backburner, if not clearly off the stove in the first place.
jdeugenio's review
4.0
Been sitting on my shelf since I randomly saw him on Letterman a few years back. Funny book, very quick read, seems like an awesome guy.
fedek33's review
5.0
The poster child for rabies, the beast of beverly hills, the merchant of venom, mr warmth - all this names belong to one man - Don Rickles. The guy is an absolute legends on and off the stage. My comedy hero, the kind of guy i would like to be someday. Even though he had some flaws(who didn't?), he was an exceptional gentleman with a huge hart.
Even if you not interested in the Don himself the book is a tremendous window to decades of american life. From New York and Miami to Vegas and LA. From his start to his 80's. You'll see "the backstage" of so many great entertainers, like Johny Carson and Bob Hope, Milton Berle and Ronald Reigan and of course Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.
It was a fascinating, funny, good-hearted read that I will remember for many-many years. The only real problem is that it's so damn short....
Even if you not interested in the Don himself the book is a tremendous window to decades of american life. From New York and Miami to Vegas and LA. From his start to his 80's. You'll see "the backstage" of so many great entertainers, like Johny Carson and Bob Hope, Milton Berle and Ronald Reigan and of course Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.
It was a fascinating, funny, good-hearted read that I will remember for many-many years. The only real problem is that it's so damn short....
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