Well I think Carrie is a very entertaining Lady. Very Talented and obviously she has managed to find humour in her very complicated life. She has managed to see the funny side of life. Bless her.
LMAO! I almost choked from laughing so hard about all of Eddie's facelifts/ looking Asian now/dating all of Chinatown. Too bad all Hollywood wasn't so honest. We might have more respect for them. Carrie has bundled all her life lessons in to some huge giggles.
Just an FYI to everyone who seems to have lost their minds here: Carrie loved her father. Her best way of dealing with her life is to make jokes about it. She never said it was the most appropriate way of dealing, but there it is. I don't think there was ever any mention of a "bad guy" here, to borrow a phrase. Carrie frequently visited her father with Billy, and they loved him very much. I don't understand the criticism of either Debbie or Carrie here.
And just as another aside, who do you think she learned her quick wit from? Why did she learn to deal with bad times using humor? From her parents! Her parents just happen to also be famous. As best I can recall both of her parents came to the stand-up performance of this book as a broadway show more than once. And she does poke more fun at them while they were in the audience. They’ve heard it before, they’ve known her literally her entire life, pretty sure they’re used to it by now. And also pretty damn sure they have as well as they got.
I think "a few years" is close enough. Why are you nitpicking? This is just an excerpt from an incredibly funny and heartfelt book. The person she was hardest on in this one was herself, which you would know if you'd read it.
I have 2 never heard and unreleased Reel to Reel recordings of Eddie Fisher singing from 1989.what a gorgeous voice he had.my mother was his biggest fan and worked with him for a while in the late 80's.he was a nice man.
Not nitpicking here. I know how Carrie loved her Dad, and she has a right to talk about her life. I don't understand why Debbie, to this day, still puts him down. I have read her last book, Shockaholic, and I enjoyed it.
Debbie actually for the first time that i ever heard said something nice about Eddie in that HBO documentary, said he had a beautiful singing voice. She wanted Carrie to sing more,
Betty Racine are you serious? This man left her and humiliated her then went on Larry King and said they were miserable for years even when that wasn’t true and they hadn’t been together for years. He also abandoned their children! She had to buy Christmas presents and put that some were from daddy bc he didn’t bother and she didn’t want them to think he didn’t love them. I think Debbie was always classy when talking about him which is a hell of a lot more than he ever deserved!
Try the 'fixer' gene. Got me good, and 2 daughters and a son. You know the only cure is the 'survivor' gene? I think Debbie and Carrie got that one too.
I don't understand. You do remember he cheated on his wife, right? I'm not saying he's a bad person, and nobody else did either. And if I remember correctly, Debbie and Carrie got over it long ago. I think you should too.
Debbie I think must have really loved Eddie. She was a virgin when they married. I think this may go part way to explain why she never really recovered and why the Eddie bashing all these years. She was in Hollywood show business and covering up is what they all do. She covered up and became bitter and sarcastic. She simply never got over the pain of it all. As for Liz, well I never liked her much anyway and for all her stardom I never rated her much of an actress. I don't care how much pain she was in over Mike Todd she was wrong in having adultery with Eddie Fisher. He would have been putty in her hands.
I agree, Carrie should stop beating up on her father. Her mother has built a career of complaining about her ex-husband. She is truly low class, she couldn't even stop bashing him after he passed away. Carrie is just like her mother. Maybe, it's just the way things are these days.
Eddie did file for bankruptcy once, not four or five times. Carrie has never gotten the facts straight about her father. Also, his last wife Betty was older than Eddie, by a few years. Carrie should get her facts straight before writing about Eddie.
She exagurated for comedic effect. She also said she has to send George Lucas a couple of bucks everytime she looks in a mirror since he owned her likeness. Not true, but funny.
Eddie did survive his drug problems, unlike so many other people who died very young from their drug use. He died at the age of 82, had a wondeful and full life. Don't know what Debbie's and Carrie's legacy will be...maybe complaining about everything especially Eddie. To me, they will not be remember for much else.
"Unlike so many other people who died very young from their drug use". You mean like Carrie who died with cocaine, heroin and ecstasy in her system at the young age of 60? You sure called it.
Carrie haven't you had enough years of beating up on your father? The story is well known, but it is starting to make you appear as someone who is stuck in the past. Drop it and move on.
If Carrie had truly taught a class I damn well would have gone to it.
Well I think Carrie is a very entertaining Lady. Very Talented and obviously she has managed to find humour in her very complicated life. She has managed to see the funny side of life. Bless her.
LMAO! I almost choked from laughing so hard about all of Eddie's facelifts/ looking Asian now/dating all of Chinatown. Too bad all Hollywood wasn't so honest. We might have more respect for them. Carrie has bundled all her life lessons in to some huge giggles.
I loved this, kudos to Carrie.
hahahaha!! lol!! I loved this!!! loved the part about the hearing aids.lol~...Carrie Fisher is hilarious! ...wow! she really held my interest!!
Just an FYI to everyone who seems to have lost their minds here:
Carrie loved her father. Her best way of dealing with her life is to make jokes about it. She never said it was the most appropriate way of dealing, but there it is. I don't think there was ever any mention of a "bad guy" here, to borrow a phrase. Carrie frequently visited her father with Billy, and they loved him very much. I don't understand the criticism of either Debbie or Carrie here.
And just as another aside, who do you think she learned her quick wit from? Why did she learn to deal with bad times using humor? From her parents! Her parents just happen to also be famous.
As best I can recall both of her parents came to the stand-up performance of this book as a broadway show more than once. And she does poke more fun at them while they were in the audience. They’ve heard it before, they’ve known her literally her entire life, pretty sure they’re used to it by now. And also pretty damn sure they have as well as they got.
LadyVader139 - thank you for this! Some people are just determined to be upset.
I miss Carrie. She has the best humor and sense of humor 💔
Omg she had me laughing out loud with the Lima bean part
I think "a few years" is close enough. Why are you nitpicking? This is just an excerpt from an incredibly funny and heartfelt book. The person she was hardest on in this one was herself, which you would know if you'd read it.
I have 2 never heard and unreleased Reel to Reel recordings of Eddie Fisher singing from 1989.what a gorgeous voice he had.my mother was his biggest fan and worked with him for a while in the late 80's.he was a nice man.
I only hope to be able to make my sordid stories as entertaining and not depressing...
Not nitpicking here. I know how Carrie loved her Dad, and she has a right to talk about her life. I don't understand why Debbie, to this day, still puts him down. I have read her last book, Shockaholic, and I enjoyed it.
She never moved on from him. Think she still loved him.
Debbie actually for the first time that i ever heard said something nice about Eddie in that HBO documentary, said he had a beautiful singing voice. She wanted Carrie to sing more,
Betty Racine are you serious? This man left her and humiliated her then went on Larry King and said they were miserable for years even when that wasn’t true and they hadn’t been together for years. He also abandoned their children! She had to buy Christmas presents and put that some were from daddy bc he didn’t bother and she didn’t want them to think he didn’t love them. I think Debbie was always classy when talking about him which is a hell of a lot more than he ever deserved!
Funny!......and so very sad.
Try the 'fixer' gene. Got me good, and 2 daughters and a son. You know the only cure is the 'survivor' gene? I think Debbie and Carrie got that one too.
I don't understand. You do remember he cheated on his wife, right? I'm not saying he's a bad person, and nobody else did either. And if I remember correctly, Debbie and Carrie got over it long ago. I think you should too.
Bingo👍✌🏻
Debbie I think must have really loved Eddie. She was a virgin when they married. I think this may go part way to explain why she never really recovered and why the Eddie bashing all these years. She was in Hollywood show business and covering up is what they all do. She covered up and became bitter and sarcastic. She simply never got over the pain of it all. As for Liz, well I never liked her much anyway and for all her stardom I never rated her much of an actress. I don't care how much pain she was in over Mike Todd she was wrong in having adultery with Eddie Fisher. He would have been putty in her hands.
It's interesting how Carrie's brother's first name's the same as one of Elizabeth Taylor's married last names.
She named Todd Fisher after Mike Todd, as they were very close with him.
It's not a novel.
Ashley Ashbee it's a biography. So what?
I agree, Carrie should stop beating up on her father. Her mother has built a career of complaining about her ex-husband. She is truly low class, she couldn't even stop bashing him after he passed away. Carrie is just like her mother. Maybe, it's just the way things are these days.
Her mother didn't beat up her father. What are you listening to?!
Eddie did file for bankruptcy once, not four or five times. Carrie has never gotten the facts straight about her father. Also, his last wife Betty was older than Eddie, by a few years. Carrie should get her facts straight before writing about Eddie.
She exagurated for comedic effect. She also said she has to send George Lucas a couple of bucks everytime she looks in a mirror since he owned her likeness. Not true, but funny.
Omg and YOU KNOW HER FATHER BEST! 🤣✌🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Eddie did survive his drug problems, unlike so many other people who died very young from their drug use. He died at the age of 82, had a wondeful and full life. Don't know what Debbie's and Carrie's legacy will be...maybe complaining about everything especially Eddie. To me, they will not be remember for much else.
"Unlike so many other people who died very young from their drug use". You mean like Carrie who died with cocaine, heroin and ecstasy in her system at the young age of 60? You sure called it.
Carrie haven't you had enough years of beating up on your father? The story is well known, but it is starting to make you appear as someone who is stuck in the past. Drop it and move on.
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This is genius. I’m not surprised you may not recognize it.