Drunk & Disorderly, Again: My Name Is Hoot, I'm an Alcoholic
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1600375480 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Hoot was born an alcoholic in Los Angeles, savagely attacked as a young boy in Oregon, was sponsored as a young writer by Hearst Corporation, was tops on the radio in Houston and Miami, owned a station in Sante Fe, NM, where he got sober and wealthy at the same time.
About the AuthorHoot was born an alcoholic in Los Angeles, savagely attacked as a young boy in Oregon, was sponsored as a young writer by Hearst Corporation, was tops on the radio in Houston and Miami, owned a station in Sante Fe, NM, where he got sober and wealthy at the same time.
AMD said Changed my view of alcoholism!. I read this book from the jaundiced eye of a family member close to an active alcoholic. This it not the type of book I usually read, however I had recently given up on my brother-in-law who had gotten violent with me last Christmas because of his drunkenness. I had recently said, "F _ _ _ him, I don't care what happens to him." After reading "Hoot's" book, I realize th. "Put the Icing on the Cake" according to Tomas. I have known Hoot for many years. We worked together, played together, laughed and cried together. I tried and tried to understand the meaning and reasons of an alcoholic. Hoot tried and tried to help me understand. For someone without an addictive personality I always asked him why. Why can't you look away, why can't you walk away. He explained to me as if he were writ. No excuses In spite of his struggles, Hoot was (and probably still is) one of the greatest on-air talents and programmers in radio - all well documented by the ratings successes which followed him from market to market. Drunk & Disorlderly Again is a deeply intimate, heartfelt and painful retracing of his wild antics and his suffering with addiction. Through courage and resolve, I
Born an alcoholic and drunk at 5, I battled the symptoms of my disease my whole life. More than anything, honesty is the key. I was viciously attacked by a predator at 10, then went on to win my battle over booze, drugs and an obsession for women, to become one of radio's most successful stories. It is a HOW TO book in the sense that throughout the writing, I lead the way with what you have to do next.The key in this book is about the reader's ability to "reach deep" into his/her psyche to pull up the honesty it takes to win the battle over alcohol. Ultimately, that's what happened to me.. Tops in morning radio in Houston and Miami, I ultimately joined an old friend and bought a radio station in Santa Fe, NM, taking the station from "Worst to First" and leaving with over a million in my pocket. Sober and clean.I wrote this book to give hope to those "functioning" alcoholics who may see a better way to find success in life, business and with their families