Today on Maryland's 98 rock morning show, they were interviewing Dee Snider of 80's metal band Twisted Sister.
Before you laugh (ok go ahead I think Dee's a hoot too!), but...Dee is a savvy businessman, and the DJ's were asking him about how UNLIKE all the other 80's hair metal acts who wound up penniless and flipping hamburgers...
..Dee Snider is a very successful businessman who branched out into many areas; he has written movie screenplays, produced some cheesy (but moneymaking) horror movies, and...
..wrote a children's book that he said is and I am quotong him...''required reading in Russia'' and how proud he is of the book, which I didn't catch the name but I am going to do a search on the web.
Dee was NOT joking, and was very adamant about how proud he is that the children's schools in Russia think so highly of his children's book.
Do you know anything about this?
I left school so many years ago... But I think this guy was talking about other Russia, maybe an imaginary Russia, but not the one where I do live. Or maybe he meant something different to what he said.
Here's the review from Amazon.com and it sounds like a wonderful, well intended, informative book for teens trying to cope with the issues of their teen years. Get's a GREAT review!
Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide
by Dee Snider
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Reading level: Young Adult
Edition: Paperback
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 9-12 Parents and teachers suffer a good deal of criticism in this new advice book for teenagers by the lead singer of the heavy metal group Twisted Sister. Nevertheless, as a how-to-survive-adolescence book, it's above average. Snider and Bashe cover the usual topics: the search for self-identity, individualism, coping with peer pressure, sexuality and birth control, being in love, the dangers of alcohol and drugs, family problems, school. The topics may be trite, but the writing isn't; it's surprisingly readable. Snider breaks up the information presented with anecdotes from his life and humorous, although sometimes crude, asides. His advice is direct and honest, but he leaves ultimate responsibility for life decisions to readers. Facts are accurate, but he does not cover any long-term side effects of birth control pills. This will be read by more kids than Weston's Girltalk (Harper, 1985). Also, it is broader in scope than Sol Gordon's When Living Hurts (Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1985; o.p.) or I Hate School (Crowell, 1986) by Wirths and Bowman-Kruhm. A final chapter lists organizations, with addresses and phone numbers, from which readers can get help for the problems discussed in the text. Snider's tone is one of support and empathy, and his book is sure to draw readers. Ellen Ramsay, Amphitheater High School, Tucson, Ariz .
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Card catalog description
Gives advice to teenagers on a variety of topics including friendship, self-esteem, parents, sex, pregnancy, and abortion.
Product Details
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Doubleday (April 15, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN: 0385239009
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces.
Average Customer Review: based on 3 reviews. (Write a review)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,157,116 in Books
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Other Editions: Hardcover | All Editions
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Dee...that man has gone from rags to riches to fighter of the pmrc to burgers to success...and now a childrens book..
i hope capt howdey isnt part of it.....
and i hope there are no make-up tips either.....
gotta love dee though...
chipmunk...didnt you find his over powering, krusty the clown,frank-n-furters type make-up a real turn on????
maybe i will go as him for the next queen convention....lol
you know chipmunk...and erin dosnt know this, but you know what idea was once thrown around for me to go as duing a previous convention (i think it was either the bicycle seat or chad hanging underwear costume convention)janet thought i should go as a nut...you know, like the one that was cracked in the song fairy fellers master stroke....
that would have been good, imagine me...a nut lol
i thought it was silly to go as a nut....so i put on boxers with targets all over them and went as chad lol
you know what, i think i embaressed janet lol :)
but i dont know why...they were clean boxers