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Book #58: "How I Got This Way" by Regis Philbin

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  How I Got This Way Regis Philbin   Released: November 15th, 2011 My 15th book for 2024 was Regis Philbin's "How I Got This Way". I was browsing Powell's Books in Portland around 2018 or 2019 when I came upon this book.  I was super thrilled because I've always enjoyed Regis.  The cover brought back many entertaining moments from my childhood as my mother would always watch Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee back in the 1990's. Growing up, Regis was a household name.  Everybody knew him, and my mom would always tune in every weekday morning to see what entertaining guest stars were on tap for the day.  They had all sorts of celebrities, people of interest, and a variety of different shenanigans going on.  His jokes and mannerisms were stellar.  I always remember this one episode where Regis was helping to clean someone's house for the day, and halfway through, he opens their fridge, takes a swig of milk, and utters to the camera "No one will ever kn...