I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World

by Mike Edison and Mike Edison

Book Overview

I Have Fun Everywhere I Go is a rollicking, high-octane, always irreverent journey through the seamy side of the publishing industry. Mike Edison's resume spans twenty years and a slew of notorious... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865479038
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Edison electric.

Mike Edison's I HAVE FUN EVERYWHERE I GO is devilishly witty, down and dirty, and brilliantly written. This book has a rock and roll heart. Highly recommended.

TOP SECRET ACTION!

I laughed I cried I recoiled in horror...and then I found myself re-reading it again and again. Initially picking this up for a bit of mindless entertainment, it didn't take long to discover that Mr. Edison is a highly skilled writer whose apparent enthusiasm for the lowbrow is equally (secretly?) tempered by his passion for all things literary. Certainly, guilty guffaws and eyebrow raising antics abound, but there is also an underlying seriousness to the work that catapults it far beyond a mere exercise in punk rock braggadocio. The book is ambitious: part Raymond Chandler novel, part Business Primer, part Travelogue, part Love Story. The complete lack of elitism is refreshing, too; which is often a pitfall of such memoirs. On the contrary, this book clearly does not discriminate, welcoming all with open arms to join the party (just be sure to bring a little something to contribute). In a way, it's almost as if the author wishes to SAVE YOU. Not through coercion mind you, but through example. Edison is a proud Warrior and this book is a true Classic. Give it a whirl.

The best nonfiction book of 2008

The book feels like it was written for me. The author describes his life through the worlds of wrestling, porn, and punk rock. A gripping account of man who's jobs take him to almost unbelievable situations. I wanted to ignore the outside world and keep reading taken in by such fun, mischievous, and spellbinding times. I am jealous of his life and want to read more and more about his crazy exploits. If this is the only book Mike Edison writes then the world will be a far worse place. Buy it, read it, love it, you're life will be better for it.

Porn, Pot, Punk Rock...How Can It Get Any Better?

This isn't a memoir; it's a crime scene! The author's raunchy and ridiculous romp through the underbelly of the New York publishing scene is not to be missed. The writing is sharp and powerful, like a burlesque rim shot, and the stories unfold effortlessly through fast-paced action and drug-induced narrative. This author writes as if Toby Young downed a bunch of uppers and got smacked in the face by a flying bar stool. With this raving party of a book, Mike Edison may prove a worthy heir to the pill-poppin', line-snorting, gun-toting and anti-establishment legacy of the good Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. It's that good.

Irrational Exuberance

Few have approached taboo subjects such as pornography, illegal drug use, professional wrestling and sleazy rock and roll with such unbridled glee and enthusiasm, let alone filed it under nonfiction. Mike Edison is one of the few, the proud, the unabashed. His memoir reads like a rocket to all the places your parents (rightly) warned you against. It'd be foolish to follow Edison's example, but only a fool wouldn't want to tag along for the ride.