When the Balls Drop
eBook - ePub

When the Balls Drop

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

When the Balls Drop

About this book

A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life's second half from Everybody Loves Raymond TV sitcom star and three-time Emmy Award–winning comic Brad Garrett. In this no-holds-barred book of comedic and personal essays, Brad Garrett divulges his hilarious—and irreverently honest—experiences with the many challenges and ultimately joys of middle age, as he advises us on how to best navigate the dreaded "second half" of life.Ranging in topics from genetics to genitals, sex to stereotypes, and alimony to addiction, Brad leaves no stone unturned in this raw, laugh-out-loud look at getting older. With pieces such as "No Scales in Heaven, " in which Brad points out the essential pointlessness of overthinking diet and exercise, and "Celebrating Your E.D. (erectile dysfunction) During Your Mid-Life Crisis, " the star comedian encourages you to forget the overwhelming concerns that accompany middle age and to welcome the laughs—even if you throw your back out doing it.Penned in the blunt, conversational, no-nonsense style that has cemented Brad's status as an icon in the comedy industry, this autobiographical book will help you accept that, no matter what, we all get old. So you might as well embrace it.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Being Forward
  4. Chapter 1: I Was a Ten-Pound Preemie
  5. Chapter 2: Jews Don’t Dribble
  6. Chapter 3: Bitten
  7. Chapter 4: The Search for My Fifteen Minutes
  8. Chapter 5: Early Road
  9. Chapter 6: Learning Las Vegas
  10. Chapter 7: Perfectly Frank
  11. Chapter 8: The Road to Raymond
  12. Chapter 9: Goodbye, Sauce
  13. Chapter 10: “A Sober Guy and a Cocktail Waitress Walk into a Bar . . .”
  14. Chapter 11: The Power of the Pink
  15. Chapter 12: “Because I Said So.”
  16. Chapter 13: Adam and Eve Had No Chance
  17. Chapter 14: Celebrating Your E.D. During Your Midlife Crisis
  18. Chapter 15: Dating after Forty-Five
  19. Chapter 16: My Body Is a Temple in Iraq
  20. Chapter 17: No Scales in Heaven
  21. Chapter 18: Embrace Your Stereotype
  22. Chapter 19: Mental Wellness
  23. Chapter 20: Bad Decisions With Good Intentions
  24. Chapter 21: Your Arms Are Too Short to Tickle Jesus
  25. Chapter 22: Dreck the Halls
  26. Chapter 23: Frequent-Flyer Fuckers
  27. Chapter 24: Politics: Why Try?
  28. Chapter 25: I Hate Poker and Golf Regularly
  29. Chapter 26: Why Fame Sucks
  30. Chapter 27: Dirt Nap for Daddy
  31. Chapter 28: Fifty Is the Old Thirty
  32. Photographs
  33. Acknowledgments
  34. About Brad Garrett
  35. Copyright