pickI think the hardest part of reading about your heroes is having to relive/experience their misfortune as well. Mistakes, choices, forced situations, etc. It‘s always nice at the end though...or at least better than it started. For some reason I always put people on a pedestal, Craig was no exception, so reading this made him seem a whole lot more human and real.
November 2018 wrap-up, part 2. American on Purpose, the audiobook, was my pick of the month. I have a theme of Scottish actors reading audiobooks -- in October my favourite book of the month was Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, read by Peter Capaldi.
pick5⭐️ for the audio because hearing the Scottish place names (and "The Sheep Song") makes this really come to life. And of course I loved the Dreamboys chapters ♥️♥️ This is an audiobook I can see myself re-reading.
EEEEEEEE it's my favourite part of American on Purpose: the part featuring Peter Capaldi and Dreamboys 😍😍😍😍 Craig is on drums.
Also I'd forgotten about Peter and Craig's White Christmas-inspired drag act 😍😍😍😍♥️♥️♥️♥️
"You haven't heard 'Anarchy in the UK' butchered until you've heard it with a clarinet solo." ?
American on Purpose is an honest and humourous memoir by Craig Ferguson, including some candid chapters about his alcoholism.
There are also a couple of chapters about Peter Capaldi and the band he and Craig were in together, Dreamboys, which was actually my main reason for reading 😳😁♥️♥️
#anditsaugust day 17: addiction
#rockinmay day 29 - #america
I enjoy late-night comedians and talk shows as much as the next guy, but we're still a long way off from seeing a host of Ferguson's calibre again.
pickA sobering look at someone who was truly lost, and was able to pull himself up by the bootstraps. A distinctively American story.
Birthday night with football, popcorn, and a book.
