Reviews for They Call Me Baba Booey

The average rating for They Call Me Baba Booey based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-03-06 00:00:00 Jimmy Mcwhorter So I've lived in the city for almost five years now and have read probably hundreds of books on the subway, and how many times have people asked me what I was reading or commented on what I was reading??? ZERO times. Soooo here I am with the Baba Booey book, trying to be oh so discreet about it because, well, you know... So onto the G train walks a guy, stands next to me and says, "And what are we reading today?" I very reluctantly show him. "Baba Booey? Oh, Howard Stern, right??" Yeeeees. Then he starts spitting out every little factoid he knows about Howard Stern - and he knows a lot. I look to the left: eye-rolling hipster. I look to the right: disapproving oldster. Oh god. And he continues on & on, finally stopping at, "And he's made a BILLION DOLLARS out of working on the radio, getting women to come in and take off their panties and show their ta-tas!" And thank god there was my stop so I could slink off the train. Anyway, it's as you would expect from Gary. He's very sweet, humble, gracious, a little bit self-deprecating, able to laugh at himself. And he knows how lucky he is to be where he is today, but he's also proud of the good job he does. Very appreciative towards Howard and what he's learned from him and the relationship they have on and off the air. Some interesting revelations about his family life growing up on Long Island, but basically nothing earth-shattering. Another guilty pleasure.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-11-21 00:00:00 Alexis` Hines Pulls up short. And understandably so. No need to read this unless you're a Howard Stern fan. So when Dell'Abate glosses over his relationship with Howard, professionally and personally, it's disappointing. But, again, I understand why. The show is still a success and Howard is still his boss. Not much incentive to be candid when you've been the show's punching bag for 20+ years. However, the first half of the book is well down. Great insight into an Italian family growing up in NY that avoids stereotypes (well, some) and illustrates how hard he worked to make it in the industry. Thoroughly enjoyed these parts. But the second half struggles to find the same honesty with unnecessarily long chapters on The Pitch and Afghanistan. And we didn't need a full translation of the The Call (Stern fans already know it). I really wanted to know more how Dell'Abate feels about Howard as a boss and as a person, as well as the other key members of the crew. It does address them to some extent, but very limited. Nicely written, it avoids the ghost-writer style that reads like the celebrity "author" dictated their life story. If Dell'abate did the writing, I'm doubly impressed. Still, I would recommend it to any Howard Stern fan.