Getting It Through My Thick Skull (32 page)
To Joan and Frank Classi, MaryBeth and Bill Malloy, Joyce and Dan Farino, Joe and Karen Knight, Tom and Agatha Kelly, Tom and Carol Asher, Jean and Jim Purpura, Ray and Kim Bressingham, Steve and Patty Berringer, Doug and Regina Kaiser, Tom and Patty Burke, Marilyn and Ali Catik, Dave and Maria Hancock, June and Tony Carrarri, Bill and Nancy Schreck, Mike and Michele Ruiz, Lou and Fran Gigi, Laim and Joanne Maygothling, Joe and Andrea Widen, Roz and Sal Silippo, Peachy and Phil Giambanco, Mike and Madeline Salaba, the Basso Family, Jean and Henry, Carol, Barbara, and Pam, Tom Truglia, Paul and Colette Trupia, Sharon and Tom Marx, Janet and John Koons, Julie and Kevin McAndrews, Russ and Suzanne Javors, the LaGregas, the Finns, the Greismeyers, the Borgensons, the Dowells, the Tobins, and the Dursos: I can’t thank you enough for all the love and support you gave us. We laughed and cried together through all of the insanity! Thank you also to my many other neighbors who took Paul and Jessie under their wings and tried to shield them from the constant barrage that was my life for far too long.
I would also like to thank Diane O’Brien and her family (at one point, going to see you was the only peace I had!). I’m glad we reconnected! Love that Facebook! Also, love to Sherri Spillane, Reed Anthony, Ron, Joann, and Vanessa Berlinsky, Toni, Blair, and Carly Tardino, and the whole Tardino clan. I share a bond with you because we have all loved and been disappointed by Joey.
Thank you to Tim and Denise, Brett and Diane, Rick Perry, and all the gang who have been so nice and accepting of me when Tony Wood brought me around! And thank you, Tony, for looking back!
A special thank-you to Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, Artie Lange, Fred Norris, Gary Dell’Abate, Jackie Martling, Benjy Bronk, Sal Governale, Richard Christy, Scott Salem, J.D., Teddy, Mike, Will, Jason, Lisa G., Steve Langeford, Bob Levy, Shuli Egar, John Melendez, and to everyone who works or has worked on
The Howard Stern Show
. I’m proud to say I’ve been a fan for thirty years and a friend for seventeen years. You made a lot of unbearable days bearable with your humor and honesty. Thank you also to Dominic Barbara for being so wonderful and generous to me and my family. Also to Bruce Barket, who, as a lawyer and a religious man, is an anomaly to me (just kidding!). Maybe we were fooled, but it was only because our hearts were in the right place.
Words cannot express the gratitude that I feel for Dr. Babik Azizzadeh and his wife, Jessica. Thank you so much for everything you have done for me and my family. I came in as a patient and found lifelong friends. Thank you also to your staff for being so professional and kind. Thank you to Dr. Lance Wyatt, Dr. William Slattery from the House Ear Institute, Dr. David Alessi, Dr. Babak Larian, Dr. Robert Sacks, and Dr. Jeremy Fine. Your generosity and kindness know no bounds. Thank you also to Theresa England, Nicholas Manley, the La Peer Surgical Center, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, the House Clinic, the Beverly Tower Imaging Center, and the Serenity Aftercare Center.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
A
fter a five-year courtship and a twenty-five-year marriage to Joey Buttafuoco,
Mary Jo Buttafuoco
now lives quietly in Ventura County, California, with her fiancé, Stu, and their blended family.
Julie McCarron
is a
New York Times
bestselling author and celebrity collaborator. Her works include Tracey Gold’s
Room to Grow,
rocker Gene Simmons’s
Sex, Money, Kiss,
and
Why I Love Baseball
with Larry King, among others.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY PROWLERS
CHAPTER 3: A MATCH MADE IN MASSAPEQUA
CHAPTER 4: GOING BONKERS IN BALDWIN
CHAPTER 5: THE NARCISSIST NEXT DOOR