Thanks a Lot, Murphy! By: Chuck Morris I am. You are. He is. And so is She. We are all Murphies. We should all change our middle name to Murphy because, although we don’t want to admit it, we are our own worst enemies. Murphy is our alter-ego. No one wants to admit that we suffer minor or severe pain due to our own stupidity. It is foresight versus hindsight that always has the inside post-position. But this is natural. As human beings we are not programmed to do everything step-by-step and in the exact right order. Both parts of this collection narrate the autobiography of Chuck Morris through his adventures which include a fascinating trip to Hong Kong, stewed chicken heads, anecdotes, and tasty recipes from Louisiana.
Originally collected in Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television, this essay is about Saved by the Bell.
The year was 1862. The end of the Civil War was still fresh in most people's thoughts. On a chilly spring morning, Dan Walker was standing on the large, wooden front porch of his Montana home, enjoying a hot cup of coffee and drinking in the beautiful scenery of his vast empire, as he did every morning after breakfast. 'Dan, ' his wife said. 'This young man wants to see the ramrod of this outfit. He says he needs a job real bad.' When an eight-year-old boy with no name wanders onto the Walkers' ranch, Dan and Martha Walker could never have guessed what life had in store for the boy. Taken in by the Walkers as part of the family and given the name Jack Montana by the other ranch hands, the young boy soon grows into a man. After emerging victorious from a gunfight with a notorious gunfighter and being framed for bank robbery, Jack finds himself embroiled in a quest to capture five vicious outlaws. Along the way, Jack meets an eclectic cast of characters who all play an important role in his life's direction. Author Chuck Morris weaves an epic tale of love and lust, of anger and jealousy, of responsibility and honor. Readers will surely lose themselves in the saga of Jack Montana
From Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs; Chuck Klosterman IV; and Eating the Dinosaur, these essays are now available in this ebook collection for fans of Klosterman’s writing on film and television.
Step up to the mic and unleash your inner host with Podcasting For Dummies Ever wonder what it takes to get your very own podcast up and running? How to get the gear you need, pick a great topic, secure fascinating guests, and assemble it all into a refined and irresistible product? Well wonder no more! Because Podcasting For Dummies has the essential guidance you need to get your brand-new podcast up and running. From selecting the right recording equipment to identifying an audience and pro-level production tips, you'll find all the killer info to help you get started on your next big idea. You'll also get: Software and hardware tips to create and produce a crystal-clear podcast Interview advice, whether you'll be seeing your guests in-person or over Zoom Strategies for choosing the perfect platform, finding sponsors, and advertising and marketing your new creation Pointers for setting up a streaming account and doing live podcasting like an expert With everyone from A-list brands to world-famous celebrities getting in on the podcast craze, it's time you took your turn on the mic. Grab Podcasting For Dummies today and turn up the volume on the practice that's transformed countless amateurs into household names!
Jack Montana thought he had it made. During the past twelve years, he had married his childhood sweetheart, purchased thirty-two hundred acres of grassland for his cattle to graze on. However, one day his old friend, Sheriff Morgan, showed up at Jack's J Bar M ranch with news that would send him on a dangerous quest. Someone was nailing up "wanted dead or alive" posters, with an old tintype picture of Jack on it. During his quest to discover who is behind the "wanted" posters, he finds himself on a train bound for Virginia City, Montana. On the train, he discovers a young Chinese boy who is secretly being held captive. Now, Jack has two quests to grapple with. While either one of the two could get him killed, he decides to take on both challenges.
You love the show, now get the cookbook and get inspired Chef Chuck Hughes cooks in his restaurants all week, making sure that every dish he sends out at his two Montreal spots, Garde Manger and Le Bremner, is perfect, and that every client leaves happy. He cooks for love and for fun, and what he cooks up makes for fabulous and engaging television viewing on the hit Food Network Canada and Cooking Channel (U.S.) show Chuck’s Day Off. This cookbook features over 100 recipes: favourite dishes and menus from the long-running show, plus all-new recipes developed just for the book. The flavour-packed dishes are grouped into menus and connected to stories that Chuck tells, providing a behind-the-scenes look at Chuck’s life and the challenges he faces in balancing his dedication to great food with the daily realities of running restaurants. Food lovers and cooks of all levels will fall in love with Chuck’s open and honest cooking and easy and incredibly addictive style of comfort food.
Originally collected in Eating the Dinosaur and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture, this essay is about interviews.
Chuck Klosterman has become the pop culture commentator of his time. Now, our favourite popular phenomenon offers new introductions, outros, segues, and footnotes around a collection sure to enlarge his following. Chuck Klosterman IV is divided into three parts: Part I: Things That Are True showcases Chuck's best profiles and trend stories from the past decade. Billy Joel, Metallica, Val Kilmer, U2, Radiohead, Wilco, The White Stripes, Steve Nash, 50 cent - they're all here, complete with behind-the-scenes details and ingenious analysis. Part II: Things That Might Be True assembles the best of opinion pieces that brim with a characteristic candor - always interesting, often infuriating, occasionally insane. Now fortified with twenty new hypothetical questions. Part III: Things That Are Not True At All offers an unpublished short story. While semi-autobiographical, it features a woman who falls out of the sky and lands on a man's car.
Originally collected in Chuck Klosterman IV and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Sports, this essay is about Gilbert Arenas.
One of the original rock and rollers tells his own story, discussing his childhood in St. Louis, his first musical efforts and his subsequent stardom, and many of the controversial detours he has taken along the way
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