This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published.
Hey, I know who Ed Begley Jr. is, but I have to be honest and tell you, I can only remember his appearances in several Christopher Guest movies. I know.
So, by the title of this, I thought it was going be about a spiritual journey, but boy, I sure was wrong and am very glad I chose this book to read. He’s the one who drives an electric car, correct?
I really enjoyed his stories of his life growing up, all the people who helped him along the way, and his family. I had no clue his dad was an actor; pretty cool to get some god genes passed down.
He worked as a comedian and opened up for some huge stars before his acting career took off. I didn’t know that.
I had no clue how close of friends he was with Harry Nilsson, Bruno Kirby, Michael Richards, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Carrie Fisher, and Cindy Williams – just to name a few that were mentioned in the book. He had a brief run in with Charles Manson and met John and Yoko Lennon.
He also talked about his relationship with drugs and alcohol, and how it affected him – both good and bad.
The last few pages of the book, he talks about his Parkinson’s diagnosis from 2016 of which he is doing well.
As far as the overall read, it was easy for me to understand and flowed very well.
