It's not a book of straight-up, political philosophy like his best sellers from the early 90's or story books like the Rush Revere series he and Katherine co-authoured. And it's not memoirs. It's a selection of their favorite and/or most memorable transcripts from the Rush Limbaugh Show sorted by chapter heading, as well as private moments that Katherine recorded of him speaking to include in this book, accented with comments from those who knew him and pictures of his life, family, and viewers. It's a great follow up to James Golden's (Bo Snerdly's) tribute book of interviews and personal experiences with Rush, "Rush on the Radio", that he published not long after his death. A lot of these transcripts I remember and a lot of them I don't since they were broadcast before I started listening, or during years I couldn't tune in often. But they're all familiar because Rush's message, like his beliefs and values, never changed or altered in over 30 years. And they're not pages and pages of entire shows. Just highlighted passages from monologues, brief conversations with callers, banter with the staff that worked on the other side of the glass, updates on charitable causes, and other snippets of his life apart from politics talking about sports, cigars, or his pets. Even a passage needling his own audience - the "stick to the issues crowd" that would get very irritated when his talk was diverted from politics to football, television shows he liked, etc. Really, it's a great cross section of the program over the three-plus decades for people that have never listened. I definitely recommend it to anyone who was afraid to listen. It's hard for an average listener like me to summarize or explain the nuances. It's something you had to hear for yourself. Or, read for yourself, a small percentage of, now that he's gone. For those who were long time listeners it's a must have just as a wonderful trip down memory lane, an affirmation of our core values, and some really neat pictures from Rush in his youth to Elton John at his wedding to Kathrine, to his receiving the Medal of Freedom award.
Do check it out.
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