"Belushi" by Judith Belushi Pisano and Tanner Colby
Fascinating read. I was just a bit too young and too naive (and not a late-night TV watcher) to have really appreciated him exactly when he was at his peak, I kind of saw it all afterwards. I still loved his work, even the somewhat reviled "Continental Divide", though I would have paired him with a different female actor. I don't think the chemistry was there, really, I never believed *her* while most people who dislike the movie didn't believe *him*.
My favorite quote from the book is this memory from Janis Hirsch:
"John could eat a chef's salad with his hands, but he also had a sweetness to him that most people can't imagine. He was late once for a recording session, and people were getting really irritated. "Where the hell is John?!" So Judy called the house. What had happened was that their cat, Chubbs, had fallen asleep in his lap, and she looked so cute that he couldn't bring himself to get up and leave. And because he was John, that was the only excuse he needed."
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