Outside Reading 6

One night the guitar that was supposed to come down from the rafters during his King Tut routine did not come down. He went on without it but after the show he felt utter rage. Not because the guitar did not come down, because he felt that he was losing his touch with his comedic side. He continued to feel lonely, continued to be in bad health, and continued to hate the fame he had. After that show he decided to leave the stand up world and hopefully move into movies. He worked in films and enjoyed it but he still was not feeling better. Finally he decided to leave the show business temporarily. After being told by a friend (whose dad was killed in a car accident and mom committed suicide on Mother's Day)to reconcile with his family before it was too late, he reconnected with his family. He caught up with his sister who had been following his comedic career even though they barely spoke. His relationship with his father started to get better towards the end. They finally said "I love you" to each other and had a tearful good bye when his dad died in 1999. His mom also went into a state of decline after her husbands death. Steve would continue to visit her frequently and make up with her. After her death Steve would go back to show business and continue to make a name for himself. To sum up this book, I leave you with this quote from Steve Martin: "Well, we've had a good time tonight, considering we're all going to die someday."