Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well.
Today's book deals with several sensitive topics, the author does this with heart and comedy. If you are politically driven, don't like a raunchy laugh or are easily offended, perhaps skip this review. I promise to have a delicious thriller up next.
I recently read Playing with Myself by Randy Rainbow. Randy is a popular personality on YouTube. He does parody videos with rewritten songs generally from Broadway shows. He is enormously gifted and if you have a sense of humor, he will brighten your day. I gave my speech about politics because once Trump became President, his administration was the subject of many videos. I thought this book would be about how Randy makes those videos, using a green and a computer, and it is, but there is much more substance, which surprised and delighted me. The book tells the story of when he was a child, figuring out he was gay, eventually telling his parents. He encounters plenty of mean kids in school, as we all do. Randy talks about wanting to be a performer but almost falling into his current career. There are loads of sarcasm, profanity, laughs galore and even a few tears. If you're interested in the people he's met and has worked with, the author does not hold back, naming them all specifically. He has charming stories about Carol Burnett, who I'm so happy to say is actually due the adoration I've had for her for years. You'll read about Stephen Sondheim, Steve Martin, Patti LuPone...the list of his admirers is endless and the stories amazing. Best of all, the reader is treated to a peek into Randy's relationship with his mother, which will make you choked up and smile at the same time. This is a feel-good book you'll be glad you read.
If reading nonfiction isn't your thing, I get it, in general it isn't mine. At the least do yourself a favor, put away your political affiliation, pull on your big boy/girl pants, and go look up Randy Rainbow on YouTube. You will be amazed at his talent.
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