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I was really looking forward to Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life, by Steve Martin. I met Steve Martin when I was 7 years old. This was during the filming of The Jerk and I remember thinking afterward what an interesting life he must lead. I was anxious to read more about him and hunkered down with his book on a flight to Vegas.

The flight was short and so was the book. I breezed through it in no time and was disappointed that he spent so little time on the big milestones of his career. His appearance on SNL (Saturday Night Live) really put him on the map (for me) and he spent very little time on that. Hardly mentioned The Jerk at all and that was a big movie for him at that time.

Although I found the tidbits of info interesting..they were just that, TIDBITS and left me wanting more. I did not get a good feel for who he is now and he is now an accomplished author, playwright, etc. So much was left unsaid.

Anyway.. Steve Martin fans will enjoy it, but will end the book wanting more.

My book group met last night to discuss I, Mona Lisa. I gave my opinion of it in a previous post but most of the book group did not think too much of it. It was classified as a “bodice ripper” by most, even though it is technically considered Historical Fiction. We all pretty much decided not to choose such one-dimensional books in the future. Of course the person that chose the book was not there. It would have been nice to get her take on it.

This Sunday I leave for a business conference. I will be gone for 4 days. My husband with be on his own with the kids. My son has auditions for his next show and my husband has never done the “audition thing” with him so I have employed the help of a friend to make sure my son gets to where he needs to be. A little back-up can’t hurt, right?

I plan to catch-up on my reading and will be checking stuff online while gone. Have a good weekend!

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