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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4572
EAN: 9781589793033
ISBN: 158979303X
Label: Taylor Trade Publishing
Manufacturer: Taylor Trade Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 248
Publication Date: June 25, 2006
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Sales Rank: 567317
Studio: Taylor Trade Publishing
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This book is a collection of celebrity vignettes and anecdotes from the peak years of the Tonight Show, and includes behind-the-scenes looks at more than two dozen celebrities, including Joan Rivers, Bill Cosby, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Tony Randall, Don Rickles, Stevie Wonder, Martin Short, Liza Minnelli, Ed McMahon, and Johnny Carson himself. With an eye for the eccentric, amusing, or downright bizarre, Sweeney's brief portraits offer a glimpse at celebrity from the other side of the curtain.
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I get the feeling that Mr. Sweeney, who seems like a nice guy, would tell folks that he used to work with Johnny, Ed and Doc at the Tonight Show.
(Technically he did, although not in a high capacity in which he would be privy to juicy info.)
He might share a celeb anecdote or two, then somebody would say, "Hey Don! You ought to write a book!" So he did.
Unfortunately, there's not a lot of new info here. You get the recycled stories about Johnny being shy, ... Read More
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Author Don Sweeney was with The Tonight Show for nearly twenty years until Jay Leno took over in 1992, so he's in the perfect position to provide the celebrity vignettes and anecdotes which follow its peak years in BACKSTAGE AT THE TONGITH SHOW FROM JOHNNY CARSON TO JAY LENO. More than two dozen celebrities are profiled here form Bill Cosby and Frank Sinatra to Letterman and Stevie Wonder, with descriptions bringing the show experience to life. A recommended pick for not only The Tonight Show viewers ... Read More
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This book holds my interest. I cannot put it down because I loved the TONIGHT SHOW.
Don Sweeney comes across as one of us. He is a fan, just as I was. So I put myself in his shoes and love reading about what I would have seen as a Tonight Show member. If you loved Johnny, Ed or Doc or the band, you will enjoy this book!!!! My 83 year old aunt refuses to give the book back to me. She also cannot put it down. What a great tribute to a great TV show. Thank you Don Sweeney for sharing your story. ... Read More
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Great Great backstage quips, quotes and extended anecdotes about Mr. Sweeney and his 20 years of bumping into all the major show business people that graced the tonight show to visit with Johnny and Ed. Tremendous insight for those curious about what some of the stars are "really" like and how ordinary yet extraordinary they actually were. From Ray Charles, to Tony Bennett, to Don Rickles, to Joey Bishop and many many more. Not a "tell-all" book at all it's just a real working mans account of what it takes ... Read More
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