From narrowly avoiding a trip in a mobster’s trunk and saving Howard Stern’s life from a murderous fan, to getting beat up by Spike Lee’s bodyguards and spending Christmas with Mark Hamill and his wonderful family, the life of Steve Grillo is nothing but nuts. Hired at nineteen as an intern on the Howard Stern Show, this book is a roller coaster ride from blue-collar Canarsie to Manhattan’s most elite VIP rooms; a common-man’s extended glimpse into the last true era of limitless celebrity freedom: pre-internet New York City. Hailing from an enormous Irish-Italian family, all sorts of characters pop into and out of Steve’s life as he regales us with tales of sneaking out of church with his Aunt Moe and bartending at fifteen, to interviewing Jodie Foster and smoking weed with Tupac. While most people gaze longingly, starry-eyed, at the idea of fame, Steve went out and grabbed it for himself, earning a place in the halls of radio history, and living a life most only dream of. A mix of 54 and Private Parts, these unbelievably true stories are told with a wit, charm, and endearing belligerence that can only be described as quintessentially New York. Come and let Steve lift the veil and bring you behind the curtain to where only a select few ever get to be.