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thirty nine years of short term memory loss the early days of snl from someone who was there
thirty nine years of short term memory loss is a seriously funny offbeat and irreverent memoir that chronicles the early days of saturday night live and features some of its greatest personalities al franken lorne michaels dan aykroyd john belushi bill murray michael odonoghue and chris farley . written by tom davis an original snl writer and comedy partner of al franken thirty nine years of short term memory loss is the story of coming of age in the 1960s and a spellbinding account of the birth and rise of one of televisions most celebrated shows . daviss memoir is filled with wry candid anecdotes about his days at saturday night live and his friendship with its stars . but it is also the story of daviss own coming of age escaping his conservative roots in suburban minneapolis traveling the world and reveling in the hippie culture of 1960s san francisco . the author finds the highs and lows of his own career to be a hilarious counterpoint to the meteoric rise of snl and his friends growing celebrity . hysterical lucid and wise thirty nine years of short term memory loss is a free spirited unrepentant romp through an era of sex drugs and comedy .
tantor media inc 2009 isbn13 9781400161591 isbn10 1400161592
book type nf isbn 13 9781400161591 publisher tantor media inc release date 62135769600000