- Taschenbuch: 312 Seiten
- Verlag: Robson Books Ltd (7. Juli 1983)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0860512355
- ISBN-13: 978-0860512356
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,8 x 14 x 3,3 cm
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At this point, after an expose-style biography or two, it's no surprise to hear of Bing Crosby's failings as a father - or of son Gary's rocky times while growing up as a show-biz son of a show-biz king. So only the most enduring (or unaware) Crosby fans are likely to stay tuned as Gary, now approaching 50, tells his sad, candid, but not-very-interesting story. The Crosby parents "constantly preached that we were nobody, yet once we set foot outside the house everyone else insisted we were somebody" - which led to fights and insecurity. Bing (a charmer at work) was cold at home, a rabid disciplinarian (whippings), impossible-to-please, and referred to Gary - the eldest of four - as "my fat-assed kid." Meanwhile, mother Dixie Lee was an alcoholic. So young Gary grew up "hot and sullen," resenting the hard-labor summers at a ranch; his one source of pride - football - faded at college; he got angrier when he learned of his father's infidelity, when his mother died of cancer (though Bing's absence during her illness is given a gentler interpretation here than in Shepherd & Slatzer's Bing Crosby). And, while taking advantage of some Crosby connections to launch his own singing career (a summer radio-show), Gary, filled with anger and self-hatred, started his longterm involvement with uppers, downers, and boozing - which continued through Louis Arm-strong tours, an Army stint, and a brawling, fizzling career. ("If I was mayhem on the movie set, I was mass murder in nightclubs.") Even marriage didn't help: "I was still the same asshole." But eventually Gary dried out, accepted his alcoholism, reconciled with Bing (tacit recognition of fault on both sides), happily married wife #2, and has "learned there's a power greater than I am that can manage it just fine if I'll only get out of the way." Honest self-analysis, with an occasionally affecting anecdote - but flat, slow-ish reading overall. (Kirkus Reviews)
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sad but entertaining
15. Juni 2006
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I read this book over 20 years ago when I saw Gary on the Phil Donahue show talking about his upbringing. I just recently purchased a copy. The writing style of the book is highly reminiscent of the character Holden Caulfield in "The Catcher in the Rye", and just like that novel, there are laugh out loud parts in Gary's autobiography. I am disturbed that people who read the book would critisize his motives for writing it. Gary wrote it after Bing had died and without a doubt the writing of it was therapy. Clearly, Gary loved his dad. Most of us from that era who were abused by our parents still loved them. If Gary needed the money from book sales, so what? He did not receive an inheritance from his dad and his trust from his mother was modest. One reviewer said to read Bing's book if you want to know about Bing. That would only be one side of him. Read Gary's book if you want to know about Bing's family life and relationship with his 4 boys. I think "tell all" books are just fine after the person in question has died.
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This is a Great Read
21. Dezember 2006
Format:Taschenbuch
I read this book when it first came out and I thought it was fascinating. I enjoyed Crosby's description of Louis Armstrong's tour among many other things. Crosby talks about how out of control he was on alcohol and the famous people he would run with when he was drinking. Lots of things happen in this book. If you like biography, this is a great choice.
By the way...
I'm surprised that someone would write a scathing review without even having finished the book. Bing was awful to the Crosby boys. He refused to let Gary and his brothers enjoy life. Just one example is how he imprisoned them each summer on a working ranch where they had to do miserable labor which they hated. Too bad he couldn't have thought of what they wanted to do. Two of the brothers committed suicide and while it's impossible to lay this at Bing's doorstep, a better, kinder upbringing certainly couldn't have hurt.
By the way...
I'm surprised that someone would write a scathing review without even having finished the book. Bing was awful to the Crosby boys. He refused to let Gary and his brothers enjoy life. Just one example is how he imprisoned them each summer on a working ranch where they had to do miserable labor which they hated. Too bad he couldn't have thought of what they wanted to do. Two of the brothers committed suicide and while it's impossible to lay this at Bing's doorstep, a better, kinder upbringing certainly couldn't have hurt.
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Description of a Dysfunctional Family
21. Januar 2011
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I never knew much about Gary Crosby. I remember when I was in Junior High and High School, there was a wonderful TV show called "Adam-12" on the air on NBC. I clearly remember seeing Gary Crosby in a number of episodes. My folks had mentioned that Gary and his ultra-famous father Bing didn't get along very well. (Everybody at that time knew who Bing Crosby was, doubt that can be said of the iPOD/texting generation today!) I never really knew more about it than that. Recently, I've been watching all the Adam-12 episodes available on DVD and of course have seen Gary Crosby.
On a whim I came across Gary's book from 1984. I bought it for 4 cents and for $4 more, it was mailed to me.
I find it hard to put the book down. I am a mental health professional and anyone who has been a psychiatrist, counselor, or therapist will immediately recognize this story as that of a highly dysfunctional family struggling with many serious issues including alcoholism--and not primarily a story about a kid who was a "whiner".
I found Gary's self-awareness (by the time of writing the book) to be heartening. I echo what some other reviewers have written here. Gary's love for his dad, as reluctant as it was, still comes through and it seems Gary was aware of it too (despite all the dysfunction.) At times it was painful to read about the stereotyped behavior he developed in order to cope with his fears, pain, and emotions. I agree, also, that it must have been rather therapeutic to review his life and focus on the relationships he had with his parents and siblings (and with others in his life.)
Most of us really have no truck with celebrities or with the wealthy. Perhaps reading Gary Crosby's story wouldn't even be a tiny blip on most people's "interest" radar scope. However, if you want to read one man's experience of a dysfunctional family, and how destructive alcoholism can be to all people touched by it, even the super wealthy and famous, then you might find his story interesting. The next time you see an old episode of "Adam-12" with Gary Crosby in it, give his story some thought. Thanks for taking the time to read my opinion!
On a whim I came across Gary's book from 1984. I bought it for 4 cents and for $4 more, it was mailed to me.
I find it hard to put the book down. I am a mental health professional and anyone who has been a psychiatrist, counselor, or therapist will immediately recognize this story as that of a highly dysfunctional family struggling with many serious issues including alcoholism--and not primarily a story about a kid who was a "whiner".
I found Gary's self-awareness (by the time of writing the book) to be heartening. I echo what some other reviewers have written here. Gary's love for his dad, as reluctant as it was, still comes through and it seems Gary was aware of it too (despite all the dysfunction.) At times it was painful to read about the stereotyped behavior he developed in order to cope with his fears, pain, and emotions. I agree, also, that it must have been rather therapeutic to review his life and focus on the relationships he had with his parents and siblings (and with others in his life.)
Most of us really have no truck with celebrities or with the wealthy. Perhaps reading Gary Crosby's story wouldn't even be a tiny blip on most people's "interest" radar scope. However, if you want to read one man's experience of a dysfunctional family, and how destructive alcoholism can be to all people touched by it, even the super wealthy and famous, then you might find his story interesting. The next time you see an old episode of "Adam-12" with Gary Crosby in it, give his story some thought. Thanks for taking the time to read my opinion!
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