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This amazing autobiographical account of Brice Taylor's personal experience, reveals the hidden purpose behind the ritual abuse and mind control that is being reported around the world! It shares her recollections of being conditioned through childhood in order to be used by Bob Hope and Henry Kissinger, as a mind-controlled slave into adulthood... and used as a presidential sex toy and personal "mind file" computer by high ranking individuals around the world to further the agenda of the New World Order. This book will help you navigate your way through the treacherous times we now face in the 21st Century. Don't be left in the dark. Buy this book and share it with your friends, quickly. There is no time to lose!
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You're nobody 'til somebody brainwashes you.......2007-10-14
Sue Ford ('alias' Brice Taylor, as she helpfully reveals) comes out of the mind-control closet with the mother-of-all exposes, Thanks for the Memories. Conspiracy buffs have long known about the CIA's brainwashing programs (MK-ULTRA et al.), but only Sue Taylor Brice Ford has the guts to name names. And when I say names, I mean names, and plenty of them. Here is a PARTIAL list of high-profile evildoers who have sexually exploited Sue Brice Taylor Ford. Ready? Henry Kissinger, Alan Greenspan, Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, Gerald Ford (no relation), "Uncle" Frank Sinatra, James Taylor, Prince Charles, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton (there goes 2008!), Sylvester Stallone, Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson, Neil Diamond, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and, it goes without saying, Don Ho. Busy beaver, eh? The mind-control sex-slavery game has finally met its Zelig, and her name is Taylor Sue Brice Ford!
Skeptical? Wait until you read the incredibly detailed accounts of her encounters with these various rogues. Now, granted, we have to expect some sketchy recollections from a woman who was brainwashed by the likes of Mister Kissinger. It happens. But some of the dialogue relayed by B.T.S. Ford sounds particularly weird, even for this burgeoning genre. Tommy Lasorda dictating which players will do well on a given night? ("Steve, you're gonna hit a home run. Ron, you're gonna bunt, because you're a runt.") Then there's James Taylor proclaiming that his mid-concert assignation with T.B.S. Ford will help him "perform the second half with gusto!" (He's a football player now?) Last but not least, we have the notion of Sly Stallone fondly reminiscing about "dolphin porn" (natch) and concluding an evening of child abuse with the timeless line "Y'all get back now, ya hear!" On second thought, that actually rings true. My bad.
But wait, there's more! Not only do we get blow-by-blow accounts of Suebrice's hookups with her tormentors (Hot Reagan Action!), we also learn of other high-profile victims! Victims like Barbara Streisand (explains the stage fright), Elvis Presley (explains the film career), and the L.A. Dodgers (explains the postseason flops). The book came out in the 90s, so we're left to wonder which of today's struggling celebrities are in on the mind-control racket, be they exploiters or exploitees. We need a revised edition pronto, Ms. Ford. Get Kissinger on the phone and find out the post-hypnotic trigger for "Sequel."
Thanks For the Memories--Thank God for the Truth.......2007-08-20
For years, I worked as a therapist in many mental health wards of hospitals in California. I had a difficult time understanding many of the patients and their trauma because I had to adhere to the protocols and teachings set forth by the psychiatric/psychological standards. However, when I read Brice's book, "Thank God for the Memories", I began to understand my patients and their trauma. This book tells it "like it is". We need more people like Brice Taylor who are not afraid to tell the truth and who have the courage to inform the rest of the world about their experiences. Thank God for the truth...... This book tells it all!!
Very interesting.......2007-07-12
The people who dismiss this book and thus the premise it's based on with only one star may very well be intellectually dishonest, conceptual "flat earthers" who are completely ignorant of (1) modern-day techniques which have been well developed to deliberately create dissociative personalities, and (2) the willigness of certain people to actually engage in this kind of highly sophisticated cruelty and psychological terror.
This is not to say that one should go to the opposite extreme and accept at face value every one of Brice Taylor/Susan Ford's claims. Many of them are quite outrageous and completely without any sort of documentation and, understandably for many people, this combination is a fatal flaw which makes the whole story seem worthy of nothing more than summary dismissal. On the other hand, the very nature of ritualized psychological torture a.k.a. "mind control" makes documentation or "proof" of the details experienced by individual victims essentially impossible to obtain. Nevertheless there is excellent and very solid documentation for mind control practices scattered about in written literature, all of which can be obtained without reading anything in the genre of "sensational conspiracy theories". Although the book clearly falls into this category, it is still well worth reading in the context of the more substantial documentation that we know exists regarding mind control practices.
One interesting thing I discovered as a result of reading this book: There was a biography written by Arthur Marx called "The Secret Life of Bob Hope" which describes the man in rather unflattering terms that are completely at odds with public perception. In a nutshell, the book says that Bob Hope's sleazy character traits were very well known within Hollywood inner circles but that this knowledge never made it past the PR front men. Of course this doesn't prove anything that Brice Taylor/Susan Ford has claimed, but if you believe her, it certainly makes it easier to "connect the dots".
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An Interesting But Utterly Implausible Story.......2006-05-05
Brice Taylor's story is not unusual in the context of its subject (mind-control experiments and their human survivors). What makes it unusual is the specific set of claims she makes and the complete lack of records that would have to exist for even a fraction of them to be true. As an example, she claims to have attended many high-level political meetings at the side of Henry Kissinger, among others, meetings for which photo documentation often exists and in which Brice does not appear.
If there were only one such claim, it might be plausible, but the sheer number of her claims make this highly unlikely. Without revealing details of her story, it is safe to say that the chances of this being any meaningful biography are extraordinarily slim. Over and over again the author claims to have been spirited away by government agents for nefarious purposes via helicopter, to have had private and personal relations with virtually every well-known political figure of the last 30 years even while in grade school, and to have lived most of her life brainwashed to not remember any of it. In fact, she relates two accidents as the triggers which caused her to regain her repressed memories. What is more likely, from both a scientific and logical perspective, is that the accidents induced such memories. Even the author admits in the disclaimer that some or all of her narrative may well be untrue!
In fact, certain things the author mentions in the book as being triggers sent out to her specifically to invoke her programming are things like the names of streets she drove past on her way home or to work. Popular songs, movies, and such things also, according to her, were set up to contain triggers meant for her specifically.
All these things, when taken with her other claims, point less to the idea of the aftereffects of mind control experimentation and more to something like schizophrenia. Linking and finding meaning between two unrelated bits of data, as the author does more than once, is one of the important indicators of schizophrenia, particular paranoid schizophrenia.
This story is indeed the tragic autobiography of a vicitm, but not of mind control. Rather, it seems to be the story of the ravages of mental illness and how some forms can leave a person apparently functional in many ways, but revealed by a penetrating analysis.
None of this is to say I did not enjoy the book. Indeed, I did. However, it is better as an insight into the mind of a schizophrenic than that of a mind-control survivor. Unless appropriate documentation can be produced in support of her story, the author's treatise is best not to be relied on as a serious resource for investigators.
Susan Ford's False Memory Scam.......2006-02-04
Brice Taylor's actual name is Sue Ford, a Beverly Hills debutant, and victim of incest and perhaps Multiple Personality Disorder, now named Dissociative Identity Disorder in DSM-IV. Ford got her degree in psychology before she "recovered" her memories, and perhaps was falsely influenced by reading other people's life stories. According to Cathy O'Brien and Mark Phillips, in their 2004 book "Access Denied for Reasons of National Security", Ford stole the fictionalized novel from her "ex-roommate" and its ghost writer, Rod Robinson (also a victim of incest and perhaps DID/MPD. Robinson told O'Brien, "I am an author writing a FICTIONAL book on mind control that incorporates much of the information Sue was able to obtain THROUGH HER THERAPIST," (NOT from Sue herself). This book was never about Sue Ford, aka "Brice Taylor". It is more based on the life of Cathy O'Brien, who collaborated on the facts of her deprogramming for which Robinson's novel is loosely based. Ford paid Phillips $500/month rent in return for living with him and O'Brien and Phillip's brain-damaged mother, but Ford claims to have paid Phillips $75,000. After reading Ford's so-called notes of her memories, Phillips wrote, "she either is deliberately perpetrating fraud or is indeed the victim of false memories from her therapists." O'Brien's daughter is also named Kelly, who was kidnapped into a Satanic cult run by the state of Tennessee, and a Nazi electroshock hospital run by Vanderbilt University, and scheduled for a court-ordered "exorcism by Satanists" (oxymoron). "Laws do not apply for reasons of national security", according to Judge Andrew Shookhoff, ignoring the Tennessee legislature's new law in O'Brien's daughter's name. When Robinson said he was almost finished writing his novel, Ford replied, "Since my experience was only incest, I guess I have nothing to contribute.... I want my name on the cover." Robinson replied, "If you'll do the legwork on getting the book printed and pay half the printing cost, you can add your name to the cover." "Really? My name can be on the cover of STARSHINE?", she asked. Robinson replied, "Right after mine. You've got the manuscript right there. When you solidify the deal the deal to have it printed, I'll wire you half the money." O'Brien asked her why she wanted to use an alias on the book, wondering why a person with DID would want a new identity. "For legal reasons," Ford replied. "It never occurred to me, Mark or Rod that Sue would eventually remove Rod's name from his book entirely, ironically change the title to "Thanks for the Memories", and keep all the sales profits," O'Brien wrote. "She plans to release Rod's fiction book as her reality, so she can use mind control as a defense to any crime. We asked her to leave immediately." So "Brice Taylor's" book is useful, at least for general background on CIA' MKULTRA, and background on O'Brien's first book, "Trance Formation of America". producer@PirateNews.org
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Bob Marley began writing lyrics in the early 1960's and he continued to produce them until his passing in 1981. Critics have called these songs the best of the millennium. Yet,few readers have ever read Marley's magic on the page. For the first time, his eldest daughter Cedella has made a selection of her father's most prophetic and personal poems, insights, and conversational messages. Here are meditations to soothe the soul and thoughts to penetrate the mind. Here too is an encapsulated life of Bob Marley, the man. In his spare writings we can see the ebb and flow of his journey as an artist and a humanitarian. Packaged for purse and pocket, this colleciton is sure to find a place in everyone's heart.
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What is it you say most?.......2007-05-17
Since life is just an illusion to reflect back at ourselves, I am glad to have the chance to ponder what Bob Marley thought and spoke most of. I agree with a lot of them, but not all. This is definately a book of "less is more". Makes me want to write "me own". Maybe he knows his name now, "51" or if he comes again "56" will we know him? "55" He's the rainbow too.
56 Thoughts from 56 Hope Road.......2005-07-20
Some are lyrics....which are good, but would have liked to see more quotes.
Pretty Good Stuff.......2005-06-29
Personally, I enjoyed this booklet. It contains some very thought-provoking quotes from the don gargon, Bob Marley. What a way to capture these thoughts, Cedella and Gerald! Nice work entirely.
The Prophet Among Us.......2004-12-07
After the 60s, the movement for a better world faded into the 70s, and dissappeared entirely in the 80s. At least in the USA. God and his disciples were still alive and well in Jamaica. Instead of fishermen, they were musicians. When you listen deeply, you'll hear the message clearly. Bob Marley carried the truth for our times. That torch still burns in his music and the writing that came afterward. Read 56 Thoughts. It will touch you, move you, and enlighten you. 56 Thoughts is a book you will never put down. It will go with you every where because it is pure soul from a philosopher who knew what he was talking about.
True Bob.......2004-12-03
This book by Cedella Marley sets the record straight in one-line and short off-the-cuff wisps of light and dark, humorous and serious wisdom that Bob Marley was famous for. I read it once a day, twice a day, three times a day, as Doctor Jamaica recommends.
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Public Persona vs. the Genuine Article.......2007-07-12
The people who panned this book *clearly* have their shorts in a wad (that's a colloquial phrase for "cognitive dissonance") over having their shiny perceptual "Bob Hope" bubbles painfully burst after discovering the rather unsavory truth. Too bad, that's what you get for putting somebody up on a pedestal. Especially somebody who doesn't deserve it. I give the book five stars because it soundly draws a clear distinction between Bob Hope's carefully crafted public persona and what he was REALLY like, "behind the scenes"... a mean-spirited, self-aggrandizing, womanizing opportunist! In other words, he was a first-class spoiled brat and a major league hypocrite. This book would be a lot less interesting if the dichotomy that is Bob Hope wasn't a fact of life, and admittedly, it will not be very interesting to the people who don't remember him. But for those of us that do, it is an excellent biography. Pretty soon we'll all be dead too, but at least we'll kick off knowing the value of "belief" in terms of accepting uncritically and without question whatever is tossed one's way by the public relations machinery.... an object lesson which translates neatly not just for the entertainment business, but for media and government as well.
BOB SAIDS THANKS FOR THE MAMMARY'S !.......2006-12-27
Well -as you'll note from other reviews, how dare Arthur Marx pick on a great American legend! A man that has entertained us for most of the 20th century. A man that has risked his life to bring comfort to the troops of America's numerous wars and conflicts. A man that just couldn't make enough money or women! It was always known in Hollywood and in the Pentagon, what a flagrant womanizer Bob Hope was -in fact just about to the very end of his life. His wife knew it and with the patience of a saint, she stuck by him through countless affairs and one-nighters, both here and overseas. Thats the way it was. The man who always managed to have an ad-lib ready for any occassion -they were all carefully scripted in advance. Again, thats the way it was. No one likes to hear such stories about their heroes and role models, afterall it kind of makes suckers out of us if we go along and believe something like this book. We figure if Bob was that bad, we would have heard about it long ago. Thats where all those great PR people come in and Bob had the best. Worshiped by the public, the servicemen and all those American presidents from both parties. So who wants to make suckers out of all them, it's worse than burning the flag and then spitting on it. Yes, his image was greater than anyone on Mount Rushmore. What's more, Bob Hope knew it, flaunted it and fully exploited it -all the way to the bank. He became the single biggest private owner of real estate in California. Whereas Jack Benny always traded off his showbiz image of being tight with money, in reality he was the total opposite. However, Bob the benevolent was as tight as they come, extremely shrewd and always politically savvy. Not that all thats a crime, but was he really worthy of becoming the most decorated American in history?
Arthur Marx, son of Groucho, a veteran TV writer, playwright, novelist and biographer, took on an impossible and thankless task of showing Bob Hope in the true cold light of reality. But he strongly felt it was something he had to do. Theres no doubt that Bob Hope was extremely talented, his timing was always spot on. Theres no doubt he was the best MC you could ever get, specially at the Academy Awards. Why is it then, that we can take the good and bad when it comes to someone like Frank Sinatra, but not in super-patriot Bob?
And thats what this book is all about really. It's worthy of your making up your own mind and not blindly believing in all the PR hype. Politicians court showbiz because they crave that same insatiable fan worship. Superstar's today don't seem to mind if you think of them badly or not, as long as their name stays in the headlines and the money keeps coming in. But thats right, Bob was of another era.
Just 'Cause It's in Print Doesn't Mean It's True!.......2006-08-19
I think it is amazing how quickly people attempt to destroy a great American hero's reputation as soon as it's safe to do so. How credible can Mr. Marx's accusations be when most of his sources are unnamed or too old or already deceased to confirm his claims? Surely some of these women would have come forward a long time ago with a "Hope's love child" story. I don't buy it Mr. Marx. If I could, I would give a less than one star.
Thoughts on a Great Man by a Pathetic Loser.......2005-11-29
Oh, for gosh sakes. Arthur Marx is a complete loser who managed to squeak out a living as a comedy writer only by working his father's connections. Groucho thought Arthur was a lousy comedy writer, and this book proves he's a lousy human being, as well. Hope was one of Arthur Marx's employers, and it was Hope that turned his father's career around by insisting that he work off the script when he invited Groucho to come on the air with him. Little did he imagine at the time that the thanks he would get for his benevolence to Groucho (a benevolence he displayed throughout his career) would be a knife in the back from his pathetic lowlife son. The book is a collection of snide, filthy, innuendos from unnamed sources, former employees, and the sort of enemies that competent, hard-working, brilliant individuals like Hope always make within their own industries.
Don't Read This If Your A Big Bob Hope Fan!.......2002-06-07
All I have to say is, if your a big fan of Bob Hope and believe that Mr. America- loyal, faithful husband and family man then don't read this you will look at him differently or probably won't be able to look at him at all. All I can say is I'm not surprised, what man don't sleep around? What disappoints me is that how easy the women went to bed with him, it takes two to tangle, and obviously these women wanted to do it. So I don't necessarily blaim Bob Hope, if their willing to give it up, any man is going to take it. All I have to say is and I've been saying it for years, Write books like this, when their alive and around to defend themselves. This book will break anybody's heart who's a big Bob Hope fan and believed he was Mr. America- faithful husband and family man. All I have to say is if he was this bad, it would of came out, all the wrongdoing came out about the rest of the stars of the past and present, I'm sure someone would of tried to tarnish his career like what happen to Bill Clinton, I'm sure some woman would of came forward and said something. I don't know what to believe, I wish somebody would let Bob Hope and his family read this book and get their say. Some things are just left best unsaid, and let people and fans believe the illusion and image the stars create.
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Reporter: "What's it like to be Bob Hope?"
Hope: "I wouldn't have it any other way."
From Bob Hope's early career as an upstart among professionals like Jack Benny and Milton Berle in the rollicking world of traveling comedians, to his blazing success as a radio, television, and film star, this completely revised and updated version of William Faith's acclaimed biography takes a straightforward, appreciative, and very funny look at Hope's life and times on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Filled with anecdotes, photographs, and plenty of jokes, the book reveals the real Bob Hope from his boyhood in England and youth in Cleveland to his present status as a living legend--a full-blooded, authentic appraisal of the man and his humor, a comic institution who is also a brilliant businessman, manipulator of the media, and politically influential figure. And of course Hope is the man who brought laughter and cheer (and long-legged beauties) to GIs throughout the world. At a time when patriotic fervor has never been running higher it's worth recalling the singular tribute paid Hope by none other than John Steinbeck: "When the time for recognition of service to the nation in wartime comes to be considered, Bob Hope should be high on the list.... He gets laughter wherever he goes from men who need laughter." Happy 100th, Bob!
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disappointed.......2007-10-18
I have to say when I read this I was very disappointed in it. It was such a slow read and the author had trouble holding my attention. A very very dull read. Not really anything new that we didn't already know about Bob Hope from Bob Hope all these years. I expected more from the author. Don't waste your time or money I'm sorry to say.
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o comedians, 'material'-their jokes-has always been precious, worthy of protecting and preserving. On stage, a good vaudeville routine could last years as it was performed on tour across the country. On radio, a year's vaudeville material might be fodder for one week's broadcast. Bob Hope used new material not only for his weekly radio series, but also for the several live charity appearances he made each week. Organized by the stages of his life, accompanied by black-and-white photographs, this book gives readers a chance to enjoy the very best of Hope's jokes, from his early years in vaudeville, his top-rated radio show in the '30s and '40s, his legendary television appearances, and much more.
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"Thanks for the Memories...".......2007-09-26
There are many books about Bob Hope and what seems to be an endless amount of movie,newsreels and recordings that we have enjoyed for a long,long time. Thanks to all this material, and so many memories of his entertaining life,we can continue to enjoy it over and over again.
Bob was born in England on May 29,1903 and was given the name of Leslie.When he told students and friends his name was Les Hope;they teased him by calling him "Hopeless".He saw the humor in this,but started to call himself "Bob";but maybe that was what ignited something that resulted in a lifetime of humor. At the age of 4 the family left for America. Bob developed an amazing career around humor and by the time he died on July 27,2003 ,at 100,he could arguably qualify as the greatest man of comedy during his lifetime;and maybe ever.Just the fact that he was seen and known by so many and carried on for so long;would qualify him for that honor.
This little book is quite different in that it breaks Bob's life down into its 10 decades and presents his life and humor during those decades. By presenting his life and humor in this fashion;we are able to see how much it followed the history and events of the time. Even though his humor went on for such a long period;it was always current and appropriate for the time.
His style of getting humor across was to be short and blunt. His jokes seldom lasted more than a couple of lines. Another aspect of Hope's comedy was that his humor I can't ever remember any joke of his that could offend anyone,he just didn't deal with that sortof thing.He was so good,he did not have to resort to vulgar language or thoughts to entertain the masses.
Bob Hope defined what we have come to know as "A Class Act" ;and his daughter has given us a great testimonial to it. Thanks Linda ,what wonderful people you were blessed to have had for parents.
enjoyable.......2005-10-04
Trevor Gibson
Bob Hope was one of the most widely known people of the twentieth century. He was recognized for his skills in acting and comedy, and he was also well known for his entertainment of the troops overseas in a time of war. This book was written by Bob Hope and his daughter Linda Hope. It was an unusual way of telling someone's life. The story of Bob Hope's life in this book was told through a combination of jokes and paragraphs. In the next few paragraphs, you won't find very many things about Bob Hope's public life. What you will find is topics on Bob Hope's personal life, outside of acting and entertaining.
Bob Hope was born in England in 1903. He grew to the age of 8 in England, and then moved to America. He was the youngest of eight children and this might have helped him develop a good sense of humor. In his early teen years, he found himself with a friend in show business. This is predominantly how he started acting and performing comedy. For the rest of his teen years, Hope struggled to pitch in to the family's money by acting in a part of a show every night for a few months at a time. The shows would travel around the country from time to time, but Bob was getting a little tired of traveling. To solve this annoyance, Bob Hope applied for a job on a movie set in Hollywood, California. He got the job and started in the movie acting business.
By his mid-thirties, he had been making movies for about a decade, and decided to try acting a little on his own. He started to add, little by little, jokes here and there to spruce up his movies. He never actually produced any movies, but he was the main actor in most of his movies. Of all the movies Hope was in, sixty of them were top movies of the year. He starred in over forty of those sixty movies. He is most famous for his acting and comedy work in the "Road" series of movies, which were very popular in the 1950's.
During the 1930's and early 1940's Bob Hope performed his comedy and acting in Hollywood. In the late 1940's, though, he started to leave Hollywood occasionally to go and entertain military troops overseas. He put his life in danger to go and help the minds of soldiers who were in a warzone for years at a time. His benefit performances helped the soldiers forget about the war for an evening or so. It also helped remind the soldiers of home. One of his quotes from a presentation in Vietnam said, "Look at me, fellas, these are the kind of clothes you'll be wearing when you get home!" After that day in Vietnam, 50 guys from that presentation group re-enlisted.
As Bob Hope grew older, he took up the game of golf, and came to enjoy it. He also acted less frequently. Instead of acting, he used up his valuable time to further entertain the troops fighting in various countries for America. I think he did this because he was a strong supporter of American spirit, and wanted to do anything to help or better serve the people that give him freedom. America is his adopted country. Bob Hope continued this tradition as he grew into his fifties and sixties, and finally set its place in him in his seventies and on. He performed for the troops in every warzone until the late 1990's. Even so, Bob Hope will always be what he was; a famous actor who based his lines and roles on comedy. He died recently at the age of one hundred and one, but his legacy will go on forever.
Thanks for the memories .......2005-07-05
Bob Hope was never a great favorite of mine. And this though like every American movie- going and later television- watching child of my time I spent a lot of time watching him fool around with Bing and Dotty Lamour. Bob was a bit of a wise- guy and a bit cold somehow. He lacked the warmth of favorites like Uncle Miltie and Jack Benny and Amos and Andy.
But as the years went by I began to appreciate him a bit more. And this especially when he became much older and became almost the sole survivor of a whole generation of American comedians.
This joke- book compiled by his daughter gives jokes, decade by decade, ten chapters for ten decades of his one- hundred year old life.
While there is not much laughing out-loud material there are quite a few smiles to be gotten out of this collection.
There is also the story of a self- made hardworking kid who really made it big in America and appreciated it very much. And did work hard to give it back.
Thanks for the memories, Mr. Hope.
A Life In Jokes Is Not Funny.......2005-03-10
The initial idea of Mr. Hope putting his life into jokes sounds good. He was a comedian. He was good at what he did. What better way could he relay his life story? The problem is that all together, these jokes lose their humor.
The book might be useful for quotes, but overall as an autobiography it is seriously lacking.
The forest gump of bob hope.......2005-02-24
Having met Bob Hope, I was really pleased how this one turned out. It was the biography of Bob through his jokes. It was really funny and well done. The cool thing about it was going through each stage and found the 10 year jokes were just great. If you ever watched Forest Gump then this is what it was like for me. There were things happening during each stage that Bob joked about that told the story of the time but also about how people lived during those times. Great book.
Book Description
"If I had my life to live over again, I wouldn't have time."
-- Bob Hope
The legendary wit and unmistakable voice of America's favorite showman are captured here in the master entertainer's memoir of his first fifty years in show business.
From his one-night stands in vaudeville to countless performances for servicemen on U.S. military bases across the globe, this delightfully candid book of funny life stories is pure Hope. In his own words, Hope recalls his brief career as an amateur prizefighter; his flops and successes in vaudeville; memories of sharing the stage with Ethel Merman and Jimmy Durante; his courtship of the young singer who would become his bride; his forgettable first screen test; his friendship with Bing Crosby and their high jinks on the sets of the famous Road pictures; poignant and hair-raising trips to entertain the troops; a personal request from General Patton; and eighteen holes of golf with President Eisenhower.
Bob Hope was the unchallenged king of the one-liner, a consummate performer, and a beloved supporter of our men in uniform, and his irrepressible spirit shines through in these hilarious, nostalgic, and truly memorable stories from a life lived to bring laughter to others.
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It's only for the Americans.......2007-10-13
A big disappointment. The jokes are not that good and when everything is made humorous it gets banal. Bob Hope may have been nonneurotic and optimistic, but too much is too much. I admit I enjoyed his Paleface films, but perhaps he must be heard and seen in order to appreciate his jokes. I have almost read Buster Keaton's memoirs and these I really enjoyed. I like visual, not verbal humor; that may be the reason I do not care the Hope humor. Of course, much of the humour of Hope is directed to American political affairs - or political persons, because Hope nearly never takes stands in politics. He is not cruel, which is a good thing.
Bob Hope is America.......2006-12-02
"Have Tux, Will Travel" is an easy-going journey into Bob's life
and what entertainment was like in the vaudeville and early radio
days. Being written in the early 50's, it has a genuine feel about
it and it's easy to hear Hope's words in each story. Being a native
Clevelander, it was especially entertaining. If you're a fan, you'll
like this insight into Bob's early years.
Have Tux.......2005-09-04
If you are a Bob Hope fan and enjoy reading about his life you will enjoy this book.
Book Description
A heartfelt tribute to Bob Hope, America's most famous citizen and beloved comedian. Bob Hope lives upon the pages that traces his career from vaudeville stages, on radio, in television and films,(those infamous Bing Crosby/Bob Hope seven "Road" films) right through his unselfish USO performances before servicemen and women from World War II through Desert Storm. With a foreword by his friend Jane Russell, who appeared with him in "The Paleface" where he sang "Buttons & Bows," there are over 125 terrific photos, including some never befoe published. There are 21 famous friends who have lent their feelings in their own words about Bob Hope inclulding Rhonda Fleming, Connie Haines, Ann Jillian, Kathryn Crosby, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Patty Andrews, Shirley Jones, Sid Caesar and others. This is the book Bob Hope fans have been waiting for for 20 years.
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Bob and Richard, What a Combo.......2007-01-20
Boy, this is the best of the Hope books, and I've read them all. The photos are amazing and the book is a virtual encylopedia of information on one of America's best entertainers, the unselfish traveler who enterained our troops in every war since WW2. If you like Bob Hope, get this book and you will get to know Leslie Townes Hope as well as I do. Five Stars for this one. Honest.
Fantastic Book! Well written!.......2007-01-05
Bob Hope has always been a favorite of me and my family. Bob Hope, the unselfish celebrity who entertained our troops in every war from World War II through the Vietnam War, dispensing songs, comedy and always brought along beautiful girls, all to help boost their morale. Richard Grudens book The Spirit of Bob Hope is the best of the Hope books because it covers every aspect of his career from his vaudeville days through his Broadway appearances, his great radio shows and his television specials. Also covered well is his association with Bing Crosby and those seven classic Road Shows, which are also narrated by Mr. Grudens in the special feature section of the DVD Tributes. The book features original comments from contemporaries and associates like Charlton Heston, Frances Langford, John Steinbeck, Rhonda Fleming, Doris Day, Sid Caesar, Jane Russell, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Rosemary Clooney,Tony Bennett, Shirley Jones, Ann Jillian and Les Brown, among many others. The opening contains a tribute prayer from his friend, Billy Graham. The Spirit of Bob Hope is clearly a wonderful tribute to a wonderful performer who was loved and who will be missed. This book is the Bob Hope Bible to keep on your shelf. The book is interspersed with over 100 terrific photos at strategic places in the book, many never before published, and the words to songs introduced by him over the years-the best of which is "Thanks for the Memory." A first -rank Bob Hope book. It get five stars from me.
Don't Waste Your Money.......2006-12-07
I read this book in one sitting, not because it was good, but because there is so little in it. There is no insight to the man, only a smattering of personal details. Did contain a lot of photos and which made it more of a scrapbook than anything else. Nothing new at all.
Homage to a truly great and enduringly popular comedian.......2002-07-11
Written especially to commemorate Bob Hope's 100th birthday, The Spirit Of Bob Hope is a meaningful and informative biography that ranges from his birth in England, to his youthful career as a professional boxer, to his long and talented journey toward becoming a vaudeville, stage, movie, television icon. Personal testimonies and tributes from fellow celebrities, in their own words, enhance this welcome tribute to a great entertainer and citizen. Over 100 black-and-white photographs illustrate this biographical homage to a truly great and enduringly popular comedian, a true icon of twentieth century American popular culture.
BOB HOPE IS THE BEST.......2001-12-24
Richard Grudens once again does a teriffic job of writing and displaying a mans life in great fashion. As an avid collector of all music memorabilia and a musician, I am very humbled by this wonderful presentation of Bob Hope. I'm only a 24 year old guy, and in my time I have not seen a single man do so much in a lifetime of all the people I know and know of. I remember all the good Bob Hope did being at the USO shows for our troops and watching the reruns of the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby movies with my dad. My dad is also a huge fan of Bob Hope and all the old timers stuff, so we say(that would be coming from a young person like myself). This book belongs on the library shelves as a reference to Bob Hope. ---- an instant classic ----
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Lawrence J. Quirk delves into every personal and professional aspect of Bob Hope's long, complex and dramatic life; rising by sheer dint of will to great wealth and fame. Why did Hope become so identified with sponsoring the Vietnam War? What's the real scoop on his relationship with Bing Crosby? How far astray did Hope's frankly oversexed nature lead him from the marriage he successfully maintained with Dolores for over sixty years? Quirk writes about Hope based on long experience. He knew and interviewed Bob Hope while serving as an army seargeant during the Korean war and later as entertainment editor, and interviewer of top stars for over forty years. Quirk approaches his subject with original observations born of years of studying this most celebrated, yet in some ways most mysterious of entertainment giants.
Customer Reviews:
Lawrence Quirk the psychic.......2007-10-09
First of all Save your money and do-not purchase this book. Mr.Quirk seems to know what Bob Hope is thinking from his birth to the early 90s. This book ranks up with one of the worst books I have ever read. Mr. Quirk talks about homosexuality throughout this book,that makes you wonder if Mr.Quirk is gay himself. He states in his book, that in Vietnam homosexuality activity became more common among servicemen because of their womanless environment. This is an outright lie, there were millions of Vietnamese prostitutes throughout Vietnam. In fact they would set up brothels outside every American base in Vietnam. This book is a perfect complement for an outhouse.
Pure "T" Trash!!!!.......2004-11-02
Please don't waste a cent on this mess of a book. It's an absolute disgrace to the great talent of one of the world's finest entertainers *Bob Hope*. It was undoubtedly the most poorly written biography I've ever read, full of spelling errors and simple bad editing. One star was as low as I could go in this review.
GARBAGE!!!!.......2004-05-25
I had the grave misfortune of picking up a copy of Larry Quirk's "book" on Bob Hope a few days ago, and was simply blown away by the amount of garbage I've suddenly digested. Coming away from this book I wondered did Bob Hope really hated homosexuals, or is this volume truly about a homosexual author (Quirk) who just simply hates his subject because he made gay jokes---in the 1940's? Hack is too good of a description for Quirk.... sleaze bucket sounds just about right.....
This book has been returned-----AVOID
Does Quirk work for the Enquirer?.......2003-06-07
Like many I am happy Mr. Hope made it to 100. Like many, I grew up watching his specials - like many I wanted to read more about this man. My mistake was getting this book. Naturally, it does cover his career; albeit, I think Mr. Quirk really couldn't find any true "dirt" so he implies alot. I think Mr. Quirk is more hung up on the homosexuals of the industry and how hard they had it that he makes out Mr. Hope to be some homophobe. Not a very good read, not really enjoyable. I do not find that I am a fan of Mr. Quirk's "writing" style. In all fairness he does make some interesting points, but they are not worth the read in what could have been a potentially good book.
Bad.......2003-05-13
If you want to read a really good biography on Bob Hope, read 'A Life In Comedy' by William Faith. This biography was not very impressive.
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