I really like the descriptions of the people he met and how he remembers them. Gives you an idea about what he went through, and how he was shaped by that. His honesty about pissing himself is refreshing.

Huge fan here... wonderfully written excerpt and a fascinating story. 
This book is going on my Christmas list, thank you for continuing to entertain us all!

Really well written—nice work, CuJo!

This isn’t the first time. There’s been some real WTF moments in here lately.

Yeah, she’s like perpetually engaged. Obviously, she doesn’t need to marry, it just seems like she wants to. However, the evidence points to her only wanting to do it once. The fact that she hasn’t yet just reinforces my belief that she is so much smarter than people would like to give her credit for.

I don’t know why I still care, but I think it’s really interesting that Paris Hilton hasn’t ever gotten married. Like not even an “oopsie" 

I do rather love that Gritty is the face of the revolution for our city.

I developed it by trial-and-error, but I’m sure someone somewhere has written something similar down! You basically replace the condensed milk in a traditional pie with coconut milk. You know how good coconut milk separates? I use the thick cream on top, and then make up any difference in volume with the coconut…

3 days is okay; I’ve left mine for that length of time a couple of times. Leave a big bowl of dry food, a smaller one of wet (you don’t want to leave a big bowl, because it will go bad fast) several water bowls, and if you can, an extra litter box. The cat should be fine.

Rubber bands also.  Every house in the country has a big pile of them in a drawer somewhere and nobody has bought a rubber band in decades.

We Built This City is neck and neck with Sussudio as shittiest 80s hit.

My lady Belle.

I star this phrase every time, no questions asked.

Pete poses perpetually professionally.

That’s a halvah thing to happen tahini. Hummus be upset about this.

Half and half is one thing I will never give up...I make people stop on way from airport if they don’t have it. It is the one thing I would go out for at midnight on a cold night...though I would never, never allow myself to run out of it. It may be killing me but I am old so at least it is slow.

Maybe Banks will grow up to marry Billion. And they'll both be anti-capitalists. 

The Michelin Man singing “I Can’t Stand the Rain” in a wind tunnel.

A young woman, who apparently had no idea about what was going on, did as she was instructed in the scope of her internship. Take a reporter’s microphone, she was told vaguely. When she wasn’t able to complete the task, she looked to her trainer. The trainer signaled her to try again. She wasn’t successful. So she…

Which I'll promptly trade you for a Mary Worth phone.