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Dad, Dames, Demons, and a Dwarf: My Trip Down Freedom Road (Illinois) [Hardcover]

Mancow Muller (Author), John Calkins (Author)
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June 3, 2003 Illinois
"Free speech no longer exists in America!"

So says Mancow Muller, one of the nation's most famous radio personalities and the man who shut down the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge as a political act. Mancow is the creator, writer, and ringmaster of what has been called the "funniest, fastest-moving, and most diverse radio show in history," Mancow's Morning Madhouse, syndicated nationally from Chicago. He has received so many prestigious awards for excellence in radio that his arm is constantly sprained from patting himself on the back. With political commentary, comedy bits, and whatever else comes into his head, Mancow also appears regularly on Fox News Channel's morning program Fox & Friends. And now, in his first book, Dad, Dames, Demons, and a Dwarf, Mancow rushes headlong into an adventure cross-dressed as a memoir.

When Mancow loses his dad -- his number one fan -- to cancer, he has a meltdown, spiraling down Freedom Road on a nonstop death ride: racing the autobahn at breakneck speeds, inhaling Amsterdam's pleasures, narrowly escaping an illegal visit to Castro's Cuba, suffering a near-fatal nervous breakdown, and cavorting under dog piles of women. All of these adventures send him on a mind trip through his past.

Terrorist teachers, hellfire preachers, and jails masquerading as public schools attack his intelligence and independence. But Mancow resists, screaming, "I'm not like everybody else! I'm not another brick for your wall!"

Mancow questions everything! "Do we already live in a police state?" "Must individual spirit be crushed?" "How much is that woman in the window?" "Who will join my fight against dwindling freedoms in this so-called Land of the Free?" "Do you want to get laid?"

Finding his soul again, he discovers a strange new freedom that only members of The Dead Dad's Club can understand. In this, his first humble masterpiece, Mancow wakes people up, makes you laugh, makes you think, makes you feel. Described as "a combination of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Don Quixote, but with more sex," Dad, Dames, Demons, and a Dwarf takes you on a journey that kindles your independent spirit and knocks you to the floor with laughter.


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Muller's first book is part memoir and part three-ring circus, a mirror of his Chicago-based syndicated radio show, "Mancow's Morning Madhouse." With its rapid-fire, hyperventilating prose, it resembles a transcript of the motor mouth that made him famous rather than a coherent narrative, as Muller regales his readers with stories of prostitutes, stunts that go bad, pigeons blowing up and, incongruously, touching memories of his beloved late father. A lot of time gets spent on puerile, even offensive stuff-Muller brags of sleeping around ("If I put notches on my rifle for every woman I've been with I wouldn't have a gun anymore") charging people money to look at his bowel movements, the benefits of fame ("success draws women like car grilles attract deer") and his apparently rare ability to "pee in two streams." In a section on traveling in Germany, he writes, "As we eat our Big Mac breakfasts, I watch Berliners dipping fries in mayonnaise. Huh? Anyone who likes that swallows." But despite Muller's crudeness, his stories can sometimes be affecting, showing some of the compassion that helped him become popular. During one of his shows, a paramedic calls in about to commit suicide, and Muller recounts how he tried to comfort him while a colleague called the police. When police find him "hanging from his belt in the paramedic van," Muller wonders, "Did I let this man die? God forgive me. Anonymous voices on the radio, the last place he could reach for help." Fans of the radio show will enjoy this peek into Muller's travels, his sexcapades, his shows and his radio life, and will be as startled as if they were listening to him live; other readers beware. B&w photos.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Mancow Muller is the host of Mancow's Morning Madhouse, a morning drive-time radio show syndicated nationally from Chicago's WKQX (Q101 FM). He has been an on-air host for fifteen years and has written for Playboy and Gear magazines, among others. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow; First edition. edition (June 3, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006054872X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060548728
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,105,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Cow....Love you, Love your Book!, June 4, 2003
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"tau_daddy" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dad, Dames, Demons, and a Dwarf: My Trip Down Freedom Road (Illinois) (Hardcover)
Mancow's trip down freedom road is a very entertaining read. I don't find many books that I like, but I can hardly put this book down. From his sexcapades, to his accounts of his father, Mancow makes you laugh and think. The true fans of Mancow will continue to love him, and will convert the non-believers. Thanks Cow, hopefully this won't be your last.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mancow on his own book., December 2, 2004
This review is from: Dad, Dames, Demons, and a Dwarf: My Trip Down Freedom Road (Illinois) (Hardcover)
Thanks to all of you that read. I wrote it myself. The reason there is not more about various crew members from years gone by is that I have moved on and did not want to be sued by those I fired.Also, to the complaint that there is to much sex....I agree!!!! Know that this is 2 of my books squeezed into one by the publisher.They wanted far more sex than I! It is silly.To those that doubt me: I've had a top rated radio show in K.C.,Cali.,& Chicago, it's all true.Don't hate me because I'm not in a cubicle all day. I've lived!These adventures should have killed me.I find the Hunter S.Thompson comparison most kind.The adventure continues on my radio show...I hope you'll come along. Much Love-MANCOW
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not what I expected, August 19, 2003
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This review is from: Dad, Dames, Demons, and a Dwarf: My Trip Down Freedom Road (Illinois) (Hardcover)
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.

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