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You may know Mary Jo Pehl as “the guy from Mystery Science Theater 3000 that’s a woman.” But besides her stints as a writer-performer on the beloved Peabody-winning TV show, and now with the movie-riffing crew Cinematic Titanic, Mary Jo has survived one of the most traumatic, glorious, terrifying, joyful challenges known to humankind, a little thing she likes to call real life. With biting wit, bracing satire, and boundless good cheer, Mary Jo—distinguished member of the First Family of Circle Pines, Minnesota; she’ll explain—takes you on a poignant, hilarious journey through the world of keepin’ on. Dispatched from her Midwestern home state, then New York, Texas, and exotic points beyond, these very personal stories and essays, with illustrations by Len Peralta, reveal a warm, smart, funny writer who can spot the absurdities in what she deals with every day, and make her readers LOL at them. There’s nobody else like Mary Jo Pehl. But then, there’s nobody else like you, either. Hey, you two should get together! Read this book, and you will, my friend: you will.
A lot of us come to the writings of Mary Jo Pehl through MST3K fandom, but this book would appeal to any human being. A brief, breezy memoir told in short chapters, MJP showcases a unique comic style, makes the mundane memorable, and provides a warm - if sometimes gently sardonic - view on life through the lens of her own experiences.Another of her books, "Dumb Dumb Dumb," is a tribute to her late mother in the form of her mom's hilarious book reviews, and also worth a read.MJP is still very active in the streaming world, and occasionally still does live shows, and we are all the richer for it.