{"product_id":"they-call-me-supermensch-lp","title":"They Call Me Supermensch LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing the \"celebrity chef,\" and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others, including his holiness the Dalai Lama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wonderfully engaging memoir, the charismatic entertainment legend recalls his life, from his humble beginnings as a \"shy, no self-esteem, Jewish nebbisher kid with no ambition\" in Oceanside, Long Island, to his unexpected rise as one of the most influential and respected personalities in show business, revered for his kindness, charisma--and fondness for a good time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGordon shares riotous anecdotes and outrageous accounts of his free-wheeling, globe-trotting experiences with some of the biggest celebrities of the past five decades, including his first meeting with Janice Joplin in 1968, when the raspy singer punched him in the face. Told with incomparable humor and heart, \u003cem\u003eThey Call Me Supermensch\u003c\/em\u003e is a sincere, hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of music and entertainment from the consummate Hollywood insider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGordon, Shep:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Shep Gordon is a talent manager, film agent, and producer who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars, beginning with Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Blondie, and Raquel Welch. He lives in Hawaii.","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409540321554,"sku":"9780062497482","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ad62bb7-da78-41b1-9936-289907b36147.jpg?v=1729290037","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/they-call-me-supermensch-lp","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}