Ever wanted to be that fly on the wall? To listen in on conversations that were meant to be intimate, private affairs? To overhear, verbatim, the words of famous entertainers, distinguished politicians, princes, potentates, and petty criminals? Welcome to an eavesdropper's jamboree, where you can revel in the real, unexpurgated words of real people in all their astonishing, appalling, and hilarious entirely - taken from sources like transcripts of testimony that was sealed, depositions that had been buried, recordings of exchanges that were cut from the official broadcasts, conversations considered so confidential, so off-the-record, so privileged and personal that we thought, Hey, why not share them with the whole world? Here is: Michael Jackson's housekeeper describing life chez Jacko; Prince Charles telling his lover his fondest hopes regarding reincarnation; pickup lines from Clarence Thomas; Senators Bob Dole and Alan Simpson trying to reach out and touch Saddam Hussein; Tommy Lasorda revealing what managers really say to pitchers out on the mound; Spike Lee on the importance of higher education; tobacco executives who can't quite make the connection between smoking and lung cancer; and lots more, word for regrettable word - in short, a feast of the famous and infamous caught with their guards down and their mikes on.
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Reality Bites Back,
By Kenny Neal (kenny.neal@mci.com) (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Loose Lips (Paperback)
Beyond the delivery of a prepared speech or the correctness of a press agent's spin, often celebrities' hidden faces are only revealed in those candid moments when they think the camera is off or that the documents will be sealed. "Loose Lips" is a collection of transcriptions, ranging from near apocryphal "between takes" remarks to "why wasn't THAT on the news?" court records. In all cases, you'll be introdced to new facets of the speakers (and often unflattering sides at that). Since the transcriptions are fact rather than fiction (much like "found" art"), I'm mostly basing my fairly high rating on the idea to compile this book, and deducting slightly for the uninspired illustrations. Also, there really is no substitute for actually hearing the words out of the mouth of the speaker (as listners of the Don & Mike Show and the Howard Stern Show already know), so if you have not heard the Casey Kasem "rave-out" or the Orson Wells frozen food commercial, you might not fully appreciate the verité of it all. Finally, perhaps the biggest compliment/criticism I can give is that, with the wealth of accusitory depositions, asides, misspeaks, and cornered self-rationalizations forever preserved for postarity in the media age, "Loose Lips" could have (and should have) been several times as long. Let's hope for "Looser Lips: The Sequel."
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reality Bites Back,
By Kenny Neal (kenny.neal@mci.com) (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Loose Lips (Paperback)
Beyond the delivery of a prepared speech or the correctness of a press agent's spin, celebrities' hidden faces are often only revealed in those candid moments when they think the camera is off or the documents will be sealed. "Loose Lips" is a collection of transcriptions, ranging from near apocryphal "between takes" remarks to "why wasn't THAT on the news?" court records. In all cases, you'll be introduced to new facets of the speakers (and often unflattering sides at that). Since the transcriptions are fact rather than fiction (much like "found" art"), I'm mostly basing my fairly high rating on the idea to compile this book, and deducting slightly for the uninspired illustrations. Also, there really is no substitute for actually hearing the words out of the mouth of the speaker (as listeners of the Don & Mike Show and the Howard Stern Show already know), so if you have not heard the Casey Kasem "rave-out" or the Orson Wells frozen food commercial, you might not fully appreciate the verité of it all. Finally, perhaps the biggest compliment/criticism I can give is that, with the wealth of accusatory depositions, asides, misspeaks, and cornered self-rationalizations forever preserved for posterity in the media age, "Loose Lips" could have (and should have) been several times as long. Let's hope for "Looser Lips: The Sequel."
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IT'S ONE OF BASEBALL'S OLDEST QUESTIONS: Exactly what do managers say to pitchers when they go out to the mound during a game? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
usable calls, doo doo head, goddamn bitch, smoking causes cancer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clarence Thomas, Admiral Poindexter, The Caddy, United States, Anita Hill, Jerry Lewis, Angela Wright, Michael Jackson, Rodeo Drive, Every July, President Bush, Supreme Court, Surgeon General, White House, Main Street, President Ford, President Sadat, Senator Thurmond, Tower Commission, Rush Limbaugh New!
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IT'S ONE OF BASEBALL'S OLDEST QUESTIONS: Exactly what do managers say to pitchers when they go out to the mound during a game? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
usable calls, doo doo head, goddamn bitch, smoking causes cancer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clarence Thomas, Admiral Poindexter, The Caddy, United States, Anita Hill, Jerry Lewis, Angela Wright, Michael Jackson, Rodeo Drive, Every July, President Bush, Supreme Court, Surgeon General, White House, Main Street, President Ford, President Sadat, Senator Thurmond, Tower Commission, Rush Limbaugh New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Citizen Kane (Screenplay) by Orson Welles on page 7
- War of the Worlds by Ann Evans on page 7
- Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola on page 14
- The War of the Worlds (Barnes & Noble Classics) by H. G. Wells on page 7
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