Here's Johnny is like sitting with Ed and Johnny over lunch: The last time I saw Johnny, about a year before he died, we had chicken, a couple of glasses of red wine, and then we just sat there and reminisced, going back and forth the way we did on the show. We talked about our kids, and our careers and the state of America, just two lucky guys who loved each other and the good luck of our careers. Ed McMahon is the only person who was with Johnny Carson, even before The Tonight Show, when they both first appeared on Who Do You Trust. Now, with Johnny's blessing before he died, McMahon can finally share all the stories that only he knows. From the sofa at Johnny's right, to backstage, to their personal relationship - McMahon will provide a real view of the man who was so careful to only show one side of himself to the public. Brilliant in front of the camera, but shy in person, Carson seldom gave interviews. Only McMahon can tell the stories and provide the insights into the personality that made Johnny Carson more of a friend we invited into our home than a television star. This entertaining tribute will feature over 200 pictures, many never before published, from both McMahon's and Carson's private archives.

エド・マクマホンによる本作は、単なるスターの回想録を超えた、深い信頼と献身の記録です。カメラの前で見せる華やかな輝きと、その裏に隠された内気な素顔。長年隣にいた著者だからこそ描けるジョニー・カーソンの光と影のコントラストが、読者の心に強烈な郷愁を呼び覚まします。二人の間に流れる幸福な運命への感謝が、文章の端々から温かく滲み出ています。 それはあたかも、読者自身が彼らとワインを酌み交わしているかのような親密な体験です。一人の人間として友を捉え直す視座は、友情の本質を問い直します。貴重な写真と共に綴られる言葉は、古き良きアメリカの知性と品格を封じ込めており、一つの時代の終わりを慈しむ一編の美しい鎮魂歌のような輝きを放っています。