This review is long overdue, I know. I had distractions at home and abroad that cut my reading time short. Here's the review. What a book! Miss America was written and released in 1995, two years after the previous book Private Parts. This book opens with cybersex. Howard had guns blazing from the start on first page. This book is more opinionated. Some parts of the book refers back to Private Parts so it answered every question I had after I read Private Parts. Miss America gives details on how Howard ran for governor and how his radio show help elect two governors and one senator. Howard finally mentions his 'war stories' to become the number one disc jockey in America.
However, Howard wrote a stomach turning chapter about his meeting with Micheal Jackson. I have to tell you, it was the grossest piece of literature I have ever read. This meeting to place right after Jackson's child molestation charges to set up a big TV interview exclusive for Howard Stern in order to restore his image. Jackson had scotch tape all over his face to keep his nose in place, later he began sweating like a pig and made his make up run off of his face and drip on his clothes. I managed to tough it out, like everything else, and I finished the chapter. I did not skip any parts of this book, unlike Private Parts there was not any mention of Richard Simmons.
FAQ's about Miss America
1). How did the TV special with Micheal Jackson fail to come about?
Howard's goal was to setup up a live, unedited interview with Micheal Jackon and he was going to ask Micheal embarrassing questions about Micheal's affairs with young boys. Micheal Jackson had know no idea who Howard Stern was but Jackon knew that Stern had the number one radio show in the country. Howard explains that it could have been one of Jackson's bodyguards could have tipped off Jackson on who Howard Stern really was. So the end result was that Jackson ran to Diane Swayer to do the interview.
2). How did Howard celebrated reaching number one for each market?
He held funerals for Don Imus/WNBC in New York area and John DeBella/WMMR in Philadelphia outside of their radio studios.
3) Why did Howard choose not to run for governor of New York?
Howard overwhelmingly won the Libertarian Party nomination. The only thing keeping Howard Stern from the governors' mansion was that Howard did not want to file a financial disclosure form.
More books by Stern show staffers.....
Quivers: A Life by Robin Quivers released in 1995.
Too Fat to Fish by Artie Lange released in 2008.
The Coming of Tan by Riley Martin released in 1995.
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