This book was provided to me from Netgalley so I can read and read it before it’s published. The only thing I knew about Siskel and Ebert, is they had a television show about movies, because I watched it occasionally when I was younger. Where I live, we had two movie critics, Larry Ratliff and…
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To the Temple of Tranquility…And Step On It!: A Memoir – by Ed Begley Jr.
This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Hey, I know who Ed Begley Jr. is, but I have to be honest and tell you, I can only remember his appearances in several Christopher Guest movies. I know. So, by the title of this, I…
Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own – by Mike Greenberg
When I saw this book, I wasn’t sure what it was about, but I still proceeded to read it. I guess, you can say, I was intrigued by the title and the author. The title, Got Your Number, hits close to home as for almost 20 years, I was a high school football statistician, so…
Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer – by John Gibbons
I knew that John Gibbons was a manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, went to high school in San Antonio, and lives in San Antonio. I didn’t know he had written a book about his baseball life, until one of my Facebook friends who also happens to be a local sports television anchor in San…
Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History – by Bill Janovitz
If you don’t know who Leon Russell is, let me first say he was (in my book) the best piano player. Second, he was a studio musician, and his crew of musicians was called The Wrecking Crew. There is an awesome documentary about them on Amazon Prime. Third, he was the bandleader for Joe Cocker…