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Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life

Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life

Engvall, Bill
Eisenstock, Alan

Paperback

Entertainment & Performing ArtsHumor

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 0312363117
ISBN13: 9780312363116
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: May 13 2008
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.92
Language: English

His folksy humor...has made him a hit in the heartland...Don't bet a little plain ol' charm won't work just as well on the rest of the country.--Philadelphia Inquirer

For the record, here's the official definition of a guy: A person who doesn't think before he speaks. He can't. He's not that deep. Because a guy has only three basic needs: eating, sleeping, and sex. That's it. Just a Guy chronicles a lifetime in pursuit of those needs.

In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, Bill Engvall takes you on the rollicking ride of his life, beginning with his childhood in Texas and adolescence in Arizona, becoming a fixture in local emergency rooms, the result of massive amounts of non-thinking behavior trying to impress girls or torture his sisters; to high school in Dallas where he dabbled in an array of truly odd jobs and came of age; to college and his tenure as his fraternity's social chairman, where he masterminded a series of legendary parties; to following his dream as a standup comic and, gulp, singer; to his bumbling and riotous courtship, then marriage to Gail, the love of his life; and, finally, fatherhood, where he remains, to this day, a well-meaning, but flawed parent.

Through it all, Bill gamely stumbles along, struggling to maintain a façade of confidence and control. Far from a superhero, Bill Engvall is an everyday Everyman, the poster boy for normal. The result is just a guy who is disarming, perceptive, wildly funny, and unexpectedly moving.

The sensitive parts of the book...truly stand out.--Publishers Weekly

Bottom line: if you like Blue Collar TV or are just looking for some good comedy, this is a great book to pick up.--Blogcritics.org

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