A Goomba s Guide to Life Attention would be paesans Can t distinguish gabagool from pasta fazool Not sure how to properly accessorize your track suit with gold chains Does the phrase go to the mattresses make you sleepy Now S
Attention would be paesans Can t distinguish gabagool from pasta fazool Not sure how to properly accessorize your track suit with gold chains Does the phrase go to the mattresses make you sleepy Now Steven R Schirripa, The Sopranos own Bobby Bacala, exposes the inner mysteries of this unique Italian American hybrid in A Goomba s Guide to Life so that anyone canAttention would be paesans Can t distinguish gabagool from pasta fazool Not sure how to properly accessorize your track suit with gold chains Does the phrase go to the mattresses make you sleepy Now Steven R Schirripa, The Sopranos own Bobby Bacala, exposes the inner mysteries of this unique Italian American hybrid in A Goomba s Guide to Life so that anyone can walk, talk, and live like a guy from the neighborhood ber goomba Steve Schirripa shows how being a goomba made him what he is today, offering lessons learned on his own journey from Bensonhurst to Vegas, and to his current gig as Bobby Bacala on one of TV s most popular shows Along the way, he shares secrets that will help you get in touch with your own inner goomba You ll learn what music to enjoy Sinatra, yes Snoop Dogg, no , what movies to watch Raging Bull, yes Titanic, never , which sports to follow baseball is good golf and tennis, fuhgeddaboudit , and even tips on goomba etiquette Ever wonder how a real goomba gets the best seat in the house Hint It involves tipping, jewelry, and intimidation Schirripa even includes goomba do s and don ts never, ever criticize a goomba s mother or her gravy always wear jewelry than you think you need.With knockout photographs of Schirripa and his compares, and insider information on how to think goomba, speak goomba, cook and eat goomba, and even how to behave at goomba weddings and funerals, A Goomba s Guide to Life will show any wiseguy wannabe how to sing like a Soprano.
I've known some real goomba's over the years, and I don't question Schirripa's goomba-ness. In fact, he sounds like guys I've known. And I guess that's what the problem was with the book for me. I've heard all this before.Now, I'm not a goomba. In my part of the country, a goomba wannabe is called a peckerwood. I hung out with some real goombas that I knew from around the neighborhood and through family friends. At one time I was all 'wood, but now I just have a little semi going.
Given that Schirripa smashes the world record for times saying goomba in a 200 page book (which in all honesty is now in the thousands) its an entertaining book. Bobby Bacala isn't a particularly gifted writer, and depends more on spewing out some rather obvious statements mixed in with solid observations. “You can tell the quality of a restaurant by the items on the menu, too. If they serve a pizza with pineapple and ham on it, get out at once. No goomba would ever, ever eat a pizza with pine [...]
I always pack this book when I am returning to college in the fall. It's a quick and easy read, but hilarious all the same. When I need a break from studying, I gladly turn to Schirripa's "guide". Anyone who knows anything about wiseguys will get a kick out of it.
Hilarious descriptions of growing up in NJ around all types of characters (some mafia-related), discussion on a type of lifestyle, and some great recipes!
Great book, even better recipes in the back of the book.
As a big fan of The Sopranos, this book should be right up my alley!