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

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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

Sad, funny, angry, joyous, and [aroused] -this book runs the gambit of human emotion!

This is Mancow's shining moment of triumph! In this book, Mr. Erich Muller explains how he overcame ridicule as a child by creating the "Mancow" character. Then he talks about his unique relationship with his father.

In Amsterdam, Mancow struggles to deal with the loss of his mentor and biggest fan, John Muller.

His adventures in Amsterdam give insight to his dark side. A short, self-destructive pattern of drug, alcohol, and sexual indulgence ensues. On the outside, it seems as though he is having fun, but inside he is really trying to cope with the pain.

The book brings you full circle when Mancow finally comes to terms with his own homosexuality. This book is truly a celebration of a fancy-free gay lifestyle that blooms full force as he dashes towards the rainbow.

Even if you're not gay you should still get this book.

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.

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!

I couldn't say it better than Entertainment Weekly so I submit the words written by Josh Wolk.

"Shock jocks like Chicago-based Mancow rely on charisma, momentum, and volume, not logic, which is why the book form fails the raunchy radio rebel: Reread any portion of this paean to his late father and himself (oh, the hot chicks he's slept with!) and you'll find it's held together with nothing but bluster and buzzwords. This European travelogue/quasi-biography (the lurching, free-form structure makes his career trajectory incomprehensible) is filled with self-important rants unintentionally rife with paradox, as when he visits the Dachau concentration camp, bemoans the Nazis' inhumanity, but then says 'someone should kill the artist' responsible for the 'horrendous' memorial sculpture there. He must make more sense when you're only half listening."

I bought this book 3 weeks after it was released. I read in a total of 2 1/2 hours, spanning 2 days. I couldn't stop reading. I was intrigued. I was shocked, disgusted and most of all, I was amazed. I find Mancow so original and refreshing with his "shock-jock" antics to his political views. A true follower of Thomas Jefferson's ways and his outstanding support of the US Constitution. In an America of Liberal v. Conservative and Dummy-crat v. Republican-not, it's great to hear one voice who will not succumb to the numbness of society and truly cry "freedom". Although today, we might as well cry "attica". From his "trip" through Amsterdam to the freakshows and battles with his id, it's a great background for him to show and emote how much he missies his father, how much he loved and respected a man who wouldn't let his son quit and take the easy sell-out routes in life. If Mancow were son of another man, we might not have this freedom loving, gun-blasting sonofabitch screaming through the radio to wake up and lift the veil. He'll shock with his intellect and surprising turns when he let's a few of his own writings be parts of chapters. A poem that says George Orwell warned us. Some things he does maybe outrageous, but people who have power have done worse. So the next time some judgmental priest or FCC-follower or over-offended person goes off and says that Mancow is the voice of sin and should be stopped, remember, he's freeing our thought, opening our minds and showing us there are other ways. He is the true Pro-Christ and Super-Patriot of an almost lost America. Thank God for Mancow and those who share his dream of a free America.

mancow tells his tale of his life in a fashion not like other books.he tells it like human thought. He has flashbacks and cut himself off in his mind. But still everything he says connects and comes together in the end. he has spared no feelings and spared no words. His most glorified and his most embarrasing moments are there for us to share with him. Most people that are not familiar with him wil be surprised to find that a man who has been dubbed a "shock jock" by media, has a strong sense of family and devotion to values. you will be touched by this book no matter what your opinion of "the mancow" is!

This book is a great read, not only does it take you on a trip to some wild and obscene acts but in the book there are some very heart felt words that in all honesty after reading this book, makes me love my dad more. This book is really worth the read I think you'll be very surprised at how well done this book really is given what you may think of the author. I'm not a super-fan I enjoy Mancow's show not necessarily all of his opinions but this book is really, really good.

This is the story of a man's fight to be accepted in a straight world. It is compelling to read about how much adversity Mancow had to fight through before he could go on to become one of the most popular, openly gay radio hosts of all time. From pre-pubescent experimentation to his secret affair with Freak, Mancow bears all. A MUST READ!!!