Fans of the Baby Gorilla won't want to miss this. My only complaint about the book is it does get a little hokey towards the end, but that's just Artie saying sorry for what he's gonna do next. The last half became an endurance challenge for me. I fall into the category of all three so this book pretty much blew my mind. This tells all, and it's pretty brutal. He seemed to hate himself but wanted everyone else to love him and if they didn't they were the asshole.
This book is a memoir of the darkest years of Artie Lange. Full Synopsis At a high point in his career, Artie Lange performed a sold-out show in Carnegie Hall—and he did it with a pocketful of heroin. He also hired a hooker who he named Whoreguide. The most horrific things are written about everybody on Reddit - Gary, Oct 30, 2018 Rules 1. The book is a bit repetitive but I guess that's what addicts do. I always liked that guy thought he was funny and to hear how he went down was just heart wrenching.
And he even admits, toward the end of the book, that he lied in the middle of the book! I don't care if it's of you becoming sober. With the help and support of friends and family, Lange manages to recover and get his life and career back on track. I enjoyed his first book very much and am generally a fan, so it's a surprise to hate the voice in this book. He was also a guest roaster on Comedy Central's roasts of Hugh Hefner and William Shatner. But, still, some truth seeps out. It's about the last four years, when I was in mental institutions, rehabs, hurting myself, being in the hospital.
By turns dark and harrowing, hilarious and poignant, and always drop-dead honest, Crash and Burn is a blow-by-blow account of Lange's years of addiction, a suicide attempt which he relates in terrifying detail , hitting rock bottom, stints in rehab, and painful relapses. This book made my heart just ache for his mother. This book opened my eyes even wider as to what I've known and lived about addiction. I underestimated how fucked up he was back then. It was nice to hear talking about Greg Giraldo, and Nick DiPaolo.
If you are a fan of the Stern show, you will love this book. I was upset when he disappeared from the show and when I heard that he had attempted suicide, my heart dropped. And of course when Artie starts using humor to downplay the tragedy, there is nobody funnier. I have been a fan of the Stern show as long as I can remember and when artie joined I fell in love with his humor immediately. He slipped and fell, tearing the ass crack of his jeans so he could feel the cold night air on them.
Artie's co-writer, Anthony Bozza, did a great job I received this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. He is fiercely loyal to his employees he kept Jackie for all those years! That's the sheer definition of drug addiction. He has made a lot of money along the way but has wasted most of it by being dunk or high on drugs. Howard Stern Show listeners, such as myself, were of course dying to know what happened when Artie left the show in a swirl of suicide stories and mystery back in 2009! Chapters 8 until the end show the bright light of his story as he finally embraces recovery and succeeds with a brief relapse in chapter 9. Canadianity takes listeners on a cross-country journey, shining the spotlight on notable local heroes or bahds , the best places to crush food and the greasiest watering holes, coast to coast to coast.
In this one Artie looks hard at his life of suicidal guilt and remorse and hard drug abuse and isn't afraid to tell the awful truth about his own bizarre behavior and self-destructive activity. From drugs to sports to falling in love, Lange tells all in Crash and Burn, the story of his life that is as shocking as it is funny, ever tempered by his characteristic humor, self-awareness, and inimitable way with words. I said before that it was honest but I don't know if that even begins to cover it. I was a big fan of Artie but not sure if I saw him doing standup today would I find him as funny. With the help and support of friends and family, Lange manages to recover and get his life and career back on track.
In the end, he blames no one but himself. Culminating in his well-publicized suicide attempt, this book also details his long recovery period, relapses, episodes of self-loathing, and his ultimate decision to embrace life, leading to the revitalization of his career and the rekindling of a romance that almost ended before it had a chance to start. We see him throw away relationship after relationship only to hear him say how he regretted it, got it back, and threw it away again. My only quibble is it's written to too low a level, like at idiot level, but I guess Artie knows his fans. Artie owns it, and in my opinion, gets a pass. At a high point in his career, Artie Lange performed a sold-out show in Carnegie Hall—and he did it w Veteran comedian and radio personality Artie Lange turns an unflinching eye and his signature wit on his perilous descent through drugs and depression and ultimately, his recovery, in the follow-up to his hilarious debut memoir, 1 New York Times bestseller Too Fat to Fish.
No discussion of torrents, file sharing sites, etc 2. As someone who has no idea how addiction can be hurtful personally thank god , just seeing how bad his addiction took him and ruined his life and career was amazing. With Crash and Burn, Artie didn't even bother and contracted a hired gun. This book made so much make sense for me. Guess I'll have to pick up the dead tree edition. I won't criticize the writing because I didn't read it expecting great literature. I have listened to Howard Stern since April 1, 1983 and so I was familiar with Artie Lange from his days as a semi-sidekick to Stern.
Andrew Hicks And this is the part where I attack my co-writer, Rolling Stone's Anthony Bozza, verbally and physically on the streets of Paris. So I'll end it the way Crazy Alice would: Fuck you, Artie. All I could think throughout the whole thing was how much of a hopeless addict he is. He lives in New York City. Ah, what do I know? When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever to happen in the Stern universe, second only to the show's move to the wild, uncensored frontier of satellite radio. The book is an onslaught of drug abuse, though, it's pretty crazy. During those whiney chapters he kept talking about how much he fucked up and how he hopes he gets another chance; and then he does and acts like a a complete douche.