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Easy For You To Say is "Stuttering" John Melendez's memoir of his childhood being bullied in school for his stutter; his years as an on-air personality with The Howard Stern Show; and his subsequent ten-year career as a writer and on-air announcer for Jay Leno's Tonight Show. It details his famously acerbic relationships with celebrities he interviewed/insulted (Raquel Welch once punched him in the face). In the book, Howard Stern emerges as a surprisingly mean, stingy, and megalomaniacal boss―and Jay Leno as a seeming sufferer from OCD.
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"I was an avid Stern listener for many years, from the time John started on the show until he left for Leno. I continued to listen until about five years ago as I felt the show deteriorated; many bits and gags were eliminated and were replaced by more celebrity interviews and a lot of Howard's uninformed political views, causing me to quickly change stations. John is obviously bitter and jealous of Stern and many of the long time staffers. There were some interesting tidbits in the book, but overall a cheap money grab at the expense of others.
John characterizes himself as thick skinned and carefree and you would tend to believe that if you recall the celebrity interviews he did for Stern and the embarrassing questions that he asked that most would shy away from. However, as I read the book and listened to his podcast, which I now consider unlistenable garbage, I unfortunately have come to the conclusion that John is nothing more than an ignorant hustler. Real friends do not write tell all books, only egotistical, selfish jerks do that. John is a first rate backstabber, not much of a friend.
John has the writing style of an eight grader and not much depth. The book is disorganized and petty much of it backstabbing those he called friends to make a cheap buck, and I am guilty of buying the book, wish I could take it back. If you are really bored and have no comic books around, or dishes to wash, this could be a book for you"
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Easy For You To Say Stuttering" John Melendez 9781947856196 Books Reviews
- I was an avid Stern listener for many years, from the time John started on the show until he left for Leno. I continued to listen until about five years ago as I felt the show deteriorated; many bits and gags were eliminated and were replaced by more celebrity interviews and a lot of Howard's uninformed political views, causing me to quickly change stations. John is obviously bitter and jealous of Stern and many of the long time staffers. There were some interesting tidbits in the book, but overall a cheap money grab at the expense of others.
John characterizes himself as thick skinned and carefree and you would tend to believe that if you recall the celebrity interviews he did for Stern and the embarrassing questions that he asked that most would shy away from. However, as I read the book and listened to his podcast, which I now consider unlistenable garbage, I unfortunately have come to the conclusion that John is nothing more than an ignorant hustler. Real friends do not write tell all books, only egotistical, selfish jerks do that. John is a first rate backstabber, not much of a friend.
John has the writing style of an eight grader and not much depth. The book is disorganized and petty much of it backstabbing those he called friends to make a cheap buck, and I am guilty of buying the book, wish I could take it back. If you are really bored and have no comic books around, or dishes to wash, this could be a book for you - I'm a stern fan and hoped to read something new. John spends the entire book crapping on everyone that has ever helped him. I forgot about how unlikable he actually is. Half the book he explains how talented, important and funny he is but I cant remember laughing during the entire book. But honestly I didn't read the entire book because the non stern parts are boring and unreadable. Anyone with half a brain can see what a hypocrite he is. I'm sorry and am ashamed I gave him my money. Its makes the Jackie book look like Shakespeare
- Not a very good book appears to be a money grab by a disloyal former employee. The book is poorly edited. To bad I wasted my money on the kindle version, the hard copy would make great kindling for my fireplace.
- “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid.â€
This simple sentence – posted in self-defense by “Stuttering†John Melendez on Facebook in response to rabid fans of former employer Howard Stern reporting that Stern had accused John and his new employer, Tonight Show host Jay Leno, of stealing original material from the Stern Show – effectively ended John’s turbulent and lopsided, decades-long relationship with the King of All Media. John didn’t even know when he posted it that the expression, routinely used by a Tonight Show coworker, refers to a cult leader using his influence to poison his loyal followers to death.
John was once one of those loyal Stern Show followers himself as a young man, and his high-profile stunts as an eventual low-paid contributor – ambushing press conferences and red carpets to ruffle the feathers of largely uptight celebrities by asking hilariously offensive questions – helped recruit countless more. His memoir chronicles his life as a determined and creative, OCD-suffering stutterer that prepared him for his role as both the tormenter and the tormented on the most influential radio show of the 1990s, as well as his unlikely transition to announcer and writer for the most-watched late night talk show of the 2000s.
John focuses on stories that he knows will interest his readers, and unlike virtually every other published Stern Show insider, he tells these stories without sugarcoating, and seemingly without fear of career retribution. (He jokes that his fearlessness is due to his two pensions.)
There’s plenty of delicious Stern Show insight, from the origins of his “Hero of the Stupid†nickname (given to him by a jealous, haughty Robin Quivers after a group of construction workers recognized John and not her), to his tour of Howard’s custom Hamptons mansion -- outfitted with two kitchens, a bowling alley and medieval fireplaces imported from Europe … and paid for with cashed-in Sirius stock.
John describes a toxic work environment at the Stern Show where everyone wants to escape -- but, like lobsters in a bucket, they’re compelled to drag down anyone who actually makes the attempt.
His experience with Leno and the Tonight Show couldn’t be more different, and John paints a fascinating portrait of a talk show host who actually looked out for his team, who was more workhorse than show pony, and who hoarded useless junk and sneaked hot dogs when image-focused management wasn’t looking.
John’s storytelling alternates between conversational – where it shines – to crafted, sometimes overwritten one-liners that seem pulled from his stage act. But the book’s only real flaw is its glaring need for spellcheck and editing.
Highly recommended reading for Stern Show listeners who spit out the Kool-Aid while there was still time. - As a Howard Stern fan, I've followed John Melendez since he was an intern on the show. While many staff members couldn't get beyond the shadow of the Stern Show, John managed to succeed in TV, movies, music, and now literature. This is his story, and what a story it is. Tales from the Stern Show and the Tonight Show that you would never read anywhere else.
- The book is really unorganized. The stories skip all over the place. You think you are going to get some juicy details, but almost everything is what any Stern Show fan will already know. I have been listening to The Howard Stern Show since 1993, but only became a die-hard fan when it went to Sirius. I always thought the Artie years when John was on the show were some of the best, but his stories in the book are very disappointing. He has to keep repeating that he "loves" Howard even though he disparages him every chance he gets. He talks about Leno like he is a god, which we know is complete nonsense. It would have been better if he went in chronological order and actually had some proof to back up the amount of trash he talks.
- Worthless drivel. While reading, I kept interested by identifying all of the grammatical errors. The best parts are the goofy questions listed on each page, but of course, they were written by Jackie and Fred. John was fine pointing out other’s personal lives and stories, but glossed over his divorce and how he felt and dealt with his child’s transition?
