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Anyone who lives in Chicago or who has tuned in to Mancow on the radio nationwide, knows that he is not your average radio personality. Someone who hates to be called a "disc jockey," Mancow definitely marches to his own drum. That's what I found so appealing about his show...he's not afraid to speak his mind, stand up for what's right, and speak the truth when so many just stick to the status quo.

So when I found out that his book was finally being published I was excited. Having listened to his show since it first aired, I was excited to finally learn more about this one-of-a-kind man.

But that's not really what I got. Let me say I was touched to read about Mancow's father and childhood memories, as I am very close to my family and know what it's like to feel that special bond. Despite being a little rough on the radio sometimes, it was nice to see Cow's softer side when he wrote about his beloved father. He also made me laugh when describing escapades about his brothers.

Unfortunately, however, there was a little "too much Cow" in the book. I already knew he was sex-crazed, and found very little interest in his sexcapades abroad. I didn't realize that he would use up so much space writing about all the nameless, faceless women that he slept with. And I knew he dabbled in light drug use but still, I didn't think it was necessary to write so much about it. I'm also not clear why he chose to write so little about his radio show. True, it's not all there is in Mancow's life. He's got friends, a wife, family, etc. Mancow's Morning Madhouse is just one aspect. Yet for most listeners, it's a point of interest for us. What about his co-hosts and everyone else we hear on the air? Wouldn't the reader be somewhat curious about the people we hear on the air everyday? He did write about a few special shows he did here in Chicago, but I found nothing interesting about them, to be honest. Where was the politics and the opinions? Where were all the thought-provoking questions and discussions that so many of his listeners love? I realize he didn't want to make this a direct extension of his show. But enough with the sex and drugs already!

All in all, I'm glad I read the book but honestly I was expecting something different. Cow, I'm sure you read all your reviews here so let me say this: I still love you, still love your show, and will always be grateful for you standing up for what's right and using your voice for good. Looking forward to the next chapeter in your book career.

Let me first start off by stating that I live in NYC and have never listened to Mancow's radio show. An old college friend of mine currently lives in Chicago and he always tells me all the time about this funny radio host Mancow Muller. So while in my local bookstore I came across his book and started reading the first chapter. I was instantly hooked and couldn't stop reading. So I purchased the book, went home and read it cover-to-cover. Mancow possesses an overall ideology about life which I relate to more then all these other talking heads out there. His book is emblematic of the man and I really like what this man has to say. Whether it's relishing in the freedom's of Amsterdam, or putting up a fight to the corporate media conglomerations which exist in radio today, Mancow is a man of his convictions. His passages about his father's recent death where touching, if not eloquent and I think every guy out there who recently lost a father, should pick this book up for therapuetic reasons, not to mention his hilarious anecdotes on everything from having sex with a hooker, to his famous closing down of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Great book!

Mancow Muller is outrageous on the radio and his book is his personality put on paper. He puts his foot in his mouth and is politically incorrect but doesn't apologize for it. He's too busy having already manically jumped to another topic. The writing and manic personality, even the story is very similar to Rikki Lee Travolta's My Fractured Life. The childhood reflections have a little in common with Augusten Burrough's Running With Scissors. Terrific.