A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap (by Rob Reiner, with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer)

I saw this on a bookshelf in Canada and was excited to grab it.  There's a history of how the gang all came together and the making of Spinal Tap, followed by an interview with Marty DiBergi interviewing the members of Tap. Clearly a promotional book coinciding with the release of the second movie (which I still haven't seen, oops) but I enjoyed learning more about the history of the making of the film, and the timeline.

The chapter about real-life rock bands' Spinal Tap moments made me laugh out loud. Jaime Lee Curtis talks about how she decided to marry Chris based on a picture (which is included) and the two of them each tell their own sides of the story.  You learn about the origins of a lot of the jokes and characters. You get the sense reading between the lines that the guy who played Ian Faith was a gigantic asshole. Lots of fun stuff.  

Apparently the audiobook (which of course is read by Spinal Tap both in and out of character) is excellent, and I'm sure that would have been an even better choice for fans! Clearly now I have to go and watch Spinal Tap II.