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It's So Hard To Type With A Gun In My Mouth
It's So Hard To Type With A Gun In My Mouth is a collection of short stories and essays by comedian/playwright Steve Bluestein. It chronicles his 30 years on the road as a stand up comedian, the insanity of his life, the struggles in his personal life and life in general. It's a laugh riot and great read for anyone who loves to laugh.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 25, 2011
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February 11, 2013
This is a vey funny, yet heart touching book about the life of comedian Steve Bluestein. It's very hard to describe, but it is five stars on Amazon after many reviews and I have to agree. How he can make his mundane, difficult life hysterical is beyond me, but he does. It is an honest book told from the heart. I now follow him on FaceBook and every day is entertaining.
This is not really a bio, it's kind of life through Steve's eyes. That sounds boring, but it's not. You kind of can't wait for the next calimaty to happen to see how he's going to deal,with it. He lives in A posh LA neighborhood where his neighbors reflect the demographic. At times his angst I'd palatable. Steve really does suffer from anxiety...I suspect he's also a little agoraphobic. This all makes finite resting fodder for the book. I don't have a feeling that he just made stuff. The book smacks with authenticity. I lived in Posh Beverly Hills for a decade recently...so much of what he experiences rings true for someone who's been there. Get the book, read it...he will appreciate it.
This is not really a bio, it's kind of life through Steve's eyes. That sounds boring, but it's not. You kind of can't wait for the next calimaty to happen to see how he's going to deal,with it. He lives in A posh LA neighborhood where his neighbors reflect the demographic. At times his angst I'd palatable. Steve really does suffer from anxiety...I suspect he's also a little agoraphobic. This all makes finite resting fodder for the book. I don't have a feeling that he just made stuff. The book smacks with authenticity. I lived in Posh Beverly Hills for a decade recently...so much of what he experiences rings true for someone who's been there. Get the book, read it...he will appreciate it.
March 17, 2013
OK, if you are looking for a book to read that will make you laugh so hard that you cry, this is it!
Steve Bluestein bundles a number of years worth of his personal and hysterical blog posts from key moments in his recent past that will leave you in stitches, gasping for breath and laughing with tears in your eyes. He is one of the funniest men alive, sharing his personal relationships with some of the most amazing and famous...and not so famous family and friends who have crossed his life in recent years.
If you want to know a man who has had a worse life than you, and be jealous of his life and career as a Las Vegas marquee stand up comic and comedy writer, this is a book you must not pass up.
One of the great comic minds at work, struggling through the insanity and mishaps of his daily life.
You won't be sorry. BUY IT NOW!
Steve Bluestein bundles a number of years worth of his personal and hysterical blog posts from key moments in his recent past that will leave you in stitches, gasping for breath and laughing with tears in your eyes. He is one of the funniest men alive, sharing his personal relationships with some of the most amazing and famous...and not so famous family and friends who have crossed his life in recent years.
If you want to know a man who has had a worse life than you, and be jealous of his life and career as a Las Vegas marquee stand up comic and comedy writer, this is a book you must not pass up.
One of the great comic minds at work, struggling through the insanity and mishaps of his daily life.
You won't be sorry. BUY IT NOW!
December 11, 2016
Unique Book; Funny, Touching, Compelling
Stop. Buy this book. Read it immediately. You will thank me. Here is why.
It is blow your drink on your computer screen or kindle funny. The book should come with a warning. Danger! Do not attempt to ingest fluids while reading. Choking may ensue.
This book is an on the fly self-analysis with many interesting insights. Why does Steve have self-worth issues? How has he coped, even thrived? It is well worth finding out.
The book is filled with stories about Steve's interactions with people who are famous. It's fun to get little insider vignettes about show biz. The pacing is great, the range is broad, and I could not put it down.
Stop. Buy this book. Read it immediately. You will thank me. Here is why.
It is blow your drink on your computer screen or kindle funny. The book should come with a warning. Danger! Do not attempt to ingest fluids while reading. Choking may ensue.
This book is an on the fly self-analysis with many interesting insights. Why does Steve have self-worth issues? How has he coped, even thrived? It is well worth finding out.
The book is filled with stories about Steve's interactions with people who are famous. It's fun to get little insider vignettes about show biz. The pacing is great, the range is broad, and I could not put it down.
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December 28, 2013Tossing this in the unfinished bin. Maybe I'll come back to it if I'm bored. The author's neuroses about his big ass house in Bel Air and Lexus (the word 'car' would have sufficed) fall on working class deaf ears.
I like his general style of "runon sentence leading to outlandish statement," but not enough to see past his materialisticness.
I like his general style of "runon sentence leading to outlandish statement," but not enough to see past his materialisticness.
April 10, 2014
I love Steve Bluestein's writing. It's from the gut. Read it. You will love it, too.
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