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Tess Norris' Birthday
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Congratulations to Fred & Allison Norris on the anniversary of the birth of their first daughter, Tess Norris. Happy birthday little one from everyone here at SFN
Dana's BDay
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SFN & Grandma Caprio would like to wish Artie's Dana, a very happy birthday.
Yuckos BDay
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Happy birthday you clowny fuck!
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ARTIE LANGE - TOO FAT TO FISH
come out November 11th
Got my advanced copy of Artie Lange's "Too Fat To Fish " from the post office a couple days ago. A woman at Random House sent it over and asked me to take a look at it. I honestly haven't had time to sit down and enjoy a book in years, but for this one I'd make time. She said she's also going to have Artie sign a copy for me next week. That copy is for one of you. I don't know how I'll pick someone yet. I just know I'm getting it & that I'm going to give it away on SFN. I'm even getting a signed poster. That's for me. It'll look nice in my home office opposite my Beer League poster from the NYC premier.
Let me get the facts out of the way. The Book comes out November 11th. It's a series of short stories from Artie's life. You could easily sit down, flip through, and quickly read any 1 story without worry about where you left off. The hard cover is $25 but you can pre-order it for around $15 from Amazon.com right now. CLICK HERE FOR INFO & TO ORDER. It's not even out yet and it's #30 on Amazons top sellers. For those of you that want the audio book, they have that too . Artie will be doing a book signing tour. Dates are below.
When I picked up the book, the guy at the post office was very interested in the package. He saw who it was from and asked things like, is it a manuscript, am I a writer, was I proofreading it, etc. I should have been like, mind your own business postman but I wasn't. It actually was kinda cool. Made it seem like my advanced copy of the book was really something special. When I got home from work, the power was out. It was that day that we had the oddball snow storm. With no TV or computer, I broke out the book & got started on it right away. I made it thru the forward & the first 5 chapters before sitting it back down.
Here are some very quick comments:
Out of what I've read so far, it's 3 stories I knew + 2 new ones. Now I know you are thinking why would I want to read stories I already heard on the radio but each story had much greater detail than I had ever heard on air plus he's much faggier in the book than on air. (and I mean that in the most loving Artie way) On air, he's the tough guy but in the book he opens up and gives us more emotion than I expected. Even if it's done in a joking manor or if he tries to man it up with sports references, the point is still there. He's insecure, he loves his family, his friends, and misses his dad. I've really enjoyed it.
Also, each story has several sidetracked stories buried in it which you haven't heard. He might get off track on some back story or anecdote about one of his buddies before getting to the point. Some may call it disorganized. I call it conversational. It gives you the impression that it's how he would have told you the story if he was sitting next to you. Fans will dig it.
One of the stories was the bank robbery. I thought I knew all about the time Artie gave the teller a "this is a stick up" note but my recollection wasn't even close to what I read. Basically, it was like a whole new story to me. What a piece of work Artie was / is. I laughed out loud at the girls fathers comment to him afterward. That's right, I laughed out loud while reading a book. When was the last time you did that?
Another story was the "meet me at short stop" story he told on Letterman about his dad & the 77' World Series. The 3 minutes he talked to Dave about it does not compare to the chapter. It really tells you about his father & their relationship.
I also got the the Frankie Valli story. I loved it because the way he describes Fankie as being gracious, generous, and really going out of his way to make a fan's time special, that's exactly how we feel about Artie. Without going into any real details, it's the story about that photo that was on howardstern.com for awhile with baby Artie, Artie's dad, & Frankie Valli. Frankie was a big deal to his family & friends and when they met, he couldn't have been cooler. It really meant alot to their family even years later. I could easily pull out Frankie's name & drop in Artie for us. It helps me realize that much like Frankie, Artie really is just a guy from Jersey. (it's not just something he says)
I got the dad falling off the roof story too. It not only shows his admiration for his father but the guilt he felt blaming himself and the resulting downward spiral where his life sort of fell apart. You really feel for him, his family, and the heartache they went though without it getting to boo-hoo-ish.
The last story I read was how he lost his virginity. After he wrote the book, he mentioned the Brazilian hooker to Howard but never told the story. It's a good one and I'm glad he saved it for the book. I don't want to give anything away but I was very surprised. Still, surprised or not at the end of the chapter it was an Artie move and it made me think about some of the other Artie hooker stories we've heard about. Just didn't know it all went back that far.
Oh, I forgot Howard's forward. It's laced with sarcasm, it's fun, and it's funny. Considering how Artie's friends growing up would bust his balls, it was perfect way to kick off the book.
I hope this gives you a little idea of what you can expect in Artie's first book without ruining it for you. I can't wait to get back to it and read a little more. It really was that good. They've already green lit a second book so maybe you'll be hearing from me again next year.
GIVEAWAY - I'm giving away 2 signed copies of the book and 2 signed posters. If you can draw, draw me a new book cover. If you can't draw, rename the book. Should be pretty easy for you guys. DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE.
PHOTOS
Here are some photo threads from Artie's book signings
- Maryanne from Brooklyn's pics
- High Pitch Eric's pics & video from NYC
- johnq126's pics
- High Pitch Eric's pics from Clifton
- ciphe's pics from Clifton'
- Scott Harrison's professional photos
CLICK TO CONTINUE READING »
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