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Thirty-Nine Years of Short-term Memory Loss is a seriously funny and irreverent memoir that gives an insider’s view of the birth and rise of Saturday Night Live, and features laugh-out-loud stories about some of its greatest personalities—Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Michael O’Donoghue, and Chris Farley. Tom Davis’s voice is rich with irony and understatement as he tells tales of discovery, triumph, and loss with relentless humor. His memoir describes not only his experiences on the set of SNL but also his suburban childhood, his high school escapades in the ‘60s, his discovery of sex, and how he reveled in the hippie culture—and psychoactive drugs—from San Francisco to Kathmandu to Burning Man over the last four decades. Hysterical, lucid, and wise, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-term Memory Loss is an unforgettable romp in an era of sex, drugs, and comedy.
- Sales Rank: #523776 in eBooks
- Published on: 2010-03-16
- Released on: 2010-03-16
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Writing for Saturday Night Live during the sketch show's legendary early seasons may be Davis's claim to fame, but this captivating memoir is about much more, including his suburban Minneapolis childhood, couch-surfing through his hometown, San Francisco, and New York City during the 1970s, and a life-long friendship with comedian-turned-political commentator-turned (probable) Senator Al Franken. Of course, that doesn't stop Davis from hooking readers at the outset with the true Coneheads origin story, involving Dan Aykroyd, LSD and a trip to Easter Island. Later, Davis recalls poignantly Aykroyd's eulogy at John Belushi's funeral, which began, "I so did not want to have to do this." Davis also speaks reverently of Lorne Michaels, despite their (often hilarious) professional differences. Davis's portrait of Franken, though, is most endearing. Fellow Minneapolisians, Franken and Davis were a comedy team throughout their young careers; Davis recreates their partnership in rich, funny details, bolstered by transcripts of their recent e-mail correspondence. Though it features some lurid and hysterical SNL stories, Davis's memoir is less a backstage expose than a winning coming-of-age story featuring a funny Midwestern kid following his unlikely dream to the top.
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"Funny, spiky, and twistedly entertaining.... B+." ---Entertainment Weekly
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"Writing for Saturday Night Live during the sketch show's legendary early seasons may be Davis's claim to fame, but this captivating memoir is about much more. . . [featuring] some lurid and hysterical SNL stories, Davis's memoir is less a backstage expose than a winning coming-of-age story featuring a funny Midwestern kid following his unlikely dream to the top."
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
Driving That Train, High On Cocaine.....
By Mark Demos
I'm a HUGE fan of SNL (especially that of the early years), so I snapped this title up almost as soon as it became available. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of believing that a book with the subtitle, "The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There", might actually focus on, you know, THE EARLY DAYS OF SNL !!!
But that's really not the case.......
Instead, what we get are a patchwork of recollections from Tom Davis's drug-addled life and career, with emphasis on his friendship/partnership/break-up with Al Franken, some adventures and experiences shared with his pal Dan Aykroyd, and numerous exploits involving Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead (Davis's favorite band).
To be fair, over the course of the book Davis DOES relate a number of stories from his time as a writer (and occasional performer) on SNL, however, nowhere near as many as I expected, or had hoped for, based on the misleading title.
The other stories that are told are, for the most part, interesting, and help the reader better understand the truly atypical life that Tom Davis has led, however, it's the way he relates those stories that are this book's biggest problem................simply put, they're ALL over the place.
The story line (what little there is) is disjointed, and rather difficult to follow. The narrative constantly jumps back and forth from the present to the past (and back again) without much explanation (or segue) in between, leaving the reader in a semi-constant state of confusion regarding 'time and place'.........and THIS from a man who makes his living as a writer!!! (Though I realize that the writing of one's bio is VERY different from the scripting of comedy "bits" for tv, movies and stand-up, understanding that fact doesn't make the reading any easier.)
In the end, it's up to the reader to make some kind of sense out of the 'jumbled' story line. I did, and am (mostly) glad that I did, since I learned a few things about 'Saturday Night Live' that I didn't already know.
Still, I can't recommend this book to anyone looking for a highly informative read on that particular subject. In fact, I guess I wouldn't recommend it to anyone but the most diehard of 'SNL'ers', or possibly to those looking for a glimpse into some of the formative experiences of Tom Davis's onetime partner, (Minnesota Senator) Al Franken (and "Deadheads" too, might enjoy reading the various exploits of their 'heroes').
Having completed this work, my vote for the best SNL 'history' book is still "Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests", by James A. Miller and Tom Shales. It provides a decent overview of the show from a number of different perspectives, and is a VERY entertaining (and often surprising) read, to boot (It's even been updated!). Comprised almost entirely of first-hand quotes culled from numerous interviews with the producers, writers, performers, and hosts from the show's past, it touches on every 'era' in SNL history.
And hopefully we'll one day still get the 'definitive' book on the early days of SNL from "someone who was there", but, sad as it is to say, it's now beginning to look like that may never happen.......
Hmmmmmmmm............."Paging Mr. Michaels, Mr. Lorne Michaels..."
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
The Best You're Gonna Get From Tom Davis
By Syd Dithers
I've read quite a few other books about SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's history and still find it fascinating. I grew up with the original cast and will always feel a special affection for that part of my youth. My favorite comedy was and still is NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE.
But something strange happened while reading Tom Davis' memoir: I reached the end and thought to myself, "Well, that's probably the best we're going to get from him."
The writing isn't particularly funny (memories of how funny SNL was carry the book). Some chapters repeat their openings of info he already wrote about. I had to double check pages 152 to 153 to see if I'd missed something since the narrative jumps from Davis showing Jerry Garcia an unproduced script to John Belushi's memorial.
The reason this didn't bother me so much: Davis chronicles the massive amount of drugs he smoked or ingested. He's lucky to remember anything! This is a guy who was getting trashed with John Belushi and Jerry Garcia--and a lot of other people on his way. I thought it was odd that he never appears to have a moment of self-reflection as Belushi, Garcia, Chris Farley and others start dropping dead from their habits. But I know a lot of drug users...and they never think about themselves (unless it involves a play for sympathy or self-pity).
This book isn't so much a history of SNL. That's part of it. The other parts are Tom's trips overseas and his loyal devotion to the Grateful Dead. Since I love travel, I enjoyed the chapters of his drug-fueled wanderings in Asia and India. Since I've never been a fan of the Dead...well...not so much. But the writing is straight-forward and has a casual flow to it (if a little disjointed).
I can't argue with the criticisms and it's not the most insightful look into SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's history...but it's probably the best we're going to get from Tom Davis.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
It could have been a good book but I forgot most of it
By Quixote010
Perhaps no other introduction more clearly defines the character of a book as does Al Franken's preamble to Tom Davis' recollections: "Tom's had a fantastic life...but it was my experience that he did not possess much of a memory---which seemed to me an essential ingredient in writing a memoir," writes Al Franken.
Three-fourths of the way through the book, I could not agree more.
One could summarize this book as being about his relationship with drugs, his infatuation with the Greatful Dead, intermissions with girls, drugs, more infatuation with the Greatful Dead, and more girls.
Tom Davis of the team Franken and Davis is best known for.... well, nothing that I can recall off-hand. Dan Ackroid's skit of Julia Child bleeding to death during a kitchen skit was classic, but beyond that one has to wonder just what exactly Tom Davis contributed to the success of Saturday Night Live, the early years.
His personal tales are often interesting, but his presentation is disjointed (no pun intended), and often incomplete. He dabbles into 1976 and the next page you are in 1980, back to 1978 and then off to the early 1990s. Somehow he manages to travel the world, but has no job or money. One minute he is in the audience on David Letterman, and the next he is writing for NBC.
Although this book has several highlights and interesting tales, it reads like a series of short SNL sketches. Basically, it lacks interesting depth. Just when you think you are going to find out something really neat, Davis has a mind blank and you move on to something else. One thing is clear: Tom Davis was, and probably still is, a doper who somehow (we never really find out) lucked his way into an interesting life and ultimately show business, but probably would have been happier if he could have been the publicist for the Greatful Dead. I wonder if that book would have been better?
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