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My Dead Dad Was In ZZ Top: 100% Real,* Never Before Seen Documents From The World Of Rock And Roll (2011)

by Jon Glaser(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061749621 (ISBN13: 9780061749629)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Harper Perennial

review 1: The Good Stuff * Truly unique, I can honestly say I have never read anything quite like this before * You will snort out loud at times - obviously still have not learned to read stuff like this on public transit * Prince's set list for Spielberg's daughters bat mitzvah is hilarious * The reason behind the naming of the Butthole surfers will make you snort coffee out your nose -- trust me DO NOT read this bit in public * The before they made it section is funny * Quick short read when you are looking for something to pass the timeThe Not so Good Stuff * A little too obscene at times & I am not prudish * Expected it to be funnier * lot of it lost on me since I am really not the intended audience for this one * The Rod Stewart bit grossed me out!... moreFavorite Quotes/Passages"And your suggestion of "several slices of Lindsey Bucking-ham, white cheddar cheese that represents the cocaine Stevie Nicks is addicted to, Mick Fleet-wood smoked bacon, and John and Christine McVie-al (veal)" does sound yummy." But two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun seems to work very well for us, so we're going to stick with that.""The father of the Butt-hole Surfers' lead singer Gibby Haynes, was a Navy SEAL who was killed in the line of duty while surfing the butthole of Idi Amin."What I Learned * About Paul Anka berating his band and some of the quotes from this recording were used in Ocean's Thirteen * Nothing else since it is all fake -- but it was funWho should/shouldn't read * This is one for fans of rock and roll, especially classic rockers * Not for prudish, there is a lot of obscenity and naughty descriptions * Great coffee table book, will start some interesting discussions * Again if you are easily offended by off colour language, this will offend you!3 Dewey'sI received this from HarperPerennial in exchange for an honest review
review 2: I'm going to preface this review by saying that I change words to songs to make them about my cats. I think it's silly and fun, but I don't expect anybody else to think the same or to sing them with me. This book does try hard to be funny, but a lot of it felt like some kind of "inside joke" that the reader isn't let in on. Some of it got a snort from me, some of it got a smirk, but none of it really made me laugh. I like funny. I like the absurd and silly. I read The Onion. This book just isn't funny. less

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