Thursday, March 31, 2016

Confessions of a dangerous mind

Confessions of a dangerous mind: an unauthorized autobiography / Chuck Barris 240 pgs.

This "unauthorized autobiography" tells of Chuck's TV shows, his love life and his life as a CIA hit man.  Chuck was a producer who developed several popular game shows including the Dating Game, the Newlywed Game and the Gong Show.  The book tells that during that time, he was also a CIA agent who did various "jobs" around the world that mostly included killing people.  He kept in touch through his handler "Jim Byrd" and developed a close relationship to him.  Later, a mole is sniffed out and Barris gets the job of dealing out retribution.  This book was made into a motion picture.  Not surprisingly, the CIA had denied any connection to Barris and his employment with them.  Of course that is EXACTLY what you would expect them to do.

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