"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER
Includes all-new ma-ma-material
ALL NEW CHAPTER:
Baba Booey's Afghanistan Journal
and . . . the Shvoogie Buzzer story
One of pop culture's great enduring unsung heroes: Gary Dell'Abate,
Howard Stern Show producer, miracle worker, professional good
sport, and servant to the King of All Media, tells the story of his
early years and reveals how his chaotic childhood and early
obsessions prepared him for life at the center of the greatest show
on earth.
"Baba Booey Baba Booey " It was a slip of the tongue--that
unfortunately was heard by a few million listeners--but in that
split second a nickname, a persona, a rallying cry, and a
phenomenon was born. Some would say it was the moment Gary
Dell'Abate, the long-suffering heroic producer of The Howard Stern
Show, for better or worse, finally came into his own. In "They Call
Me Baba Booey," Dell'Abate explains how his early life was the
perfect training ground for the day-to-day chaos that comes with
producing the most popular radio show on earth.
Growing up on Long Island in the 1970s, the youngest of three boys
born to a clinically depressed mother, Gary learned how to fend for
himself when under attack. Obsessed with music, he listened with
religious intensity to Casey Kasem's Top 40 every Sunday morning,
compulsively bought 45s of his favorite songs, and nerdily copied
the lyrics into a notebook. Music became an ordering principle to
his life, even as the chaos at home got out of hand. Dell'Abate's
memoir sketches the trajectory from the obsessive pop-music trivia
buff to the man in the beekeeper's mask who handily defeats his
opponents playing "Stump the Booey." We learn about the memorable
moments in his life that taught him to endure epic bouts of
humiliation and get his unique perspective on some of his favorite
Stern show episodes--such as the day he nearly killed the Mets
mascot while throwing out the first pitch, or the time his mother
called Howard's mother and demanded an apology.
Hilarious, painful, and eye-opening, it's Gary as you've never seen
him before, telling a story that even Stern show insiders can't
begin to imagine.
General
Imprint: |
Random House USA Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2011 |
First published: |
May 2011 |
Authors: |
Gary Dell'abate
• Chad Millman
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8129-8189-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Humour >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8129-8189-8 |
Barcode: |
9780812981896 |
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