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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Dec 28, 2009 12:00:15 GMT -5
The third book is pretty much about a booking idea that didn't happen the way Foley wanted it. If anything, it's a good view about how the writers and Vince process angles. On one hand, Foley does have a good mind for the business. His ideas were sound, and he genuinely cared about trying to get the fans behind the new ECW, and trying to help Randy out. Plus, he wasn't trying to have himself pencilled in to win matches or bury anybody. On the other hand, he did make too much emphasis on his charity work and how he knows the divas and such. Nobody can take the good work that Mick has done away from him, and he deserves endless credit for doing those things. However, he did come across as being somewhat condescending about it, in particular, when others weren't doing as much as he was. It was an interesting read, but Have a Nice Day is so much better. I do have high hopes for Countdown to Lockdown, though.
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Post by captaineasychord on Dec 28, 2009 12:03:45 GMT -5
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Dec 28, 2009 12:22:02 GMT -5
Personally, the first two were really the only pure "Biographies" of the bunch. The third was more of an On-the-road diary and memoir. I'd recommend reading it twice, once as a completely objective read, and once again taking into account all the backstage shenanigans that necessitated his release.
Personally I re-read it shortly after Foley "Defected" to TNA and I found the book to be far more bitter than I remembered.
I personally fear the more than likely muckraking and "tell-all" nature of the book would likely destroy his credibility.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2009 13:07:02 GMT -5
I loved his first two books. Have A Nice Day is one of the only books to make me laugh to the point of almost pissing himself. The part where he talks about his dad cussing whenever he'd mess up on a typewriter and then Mick would laugh at him, causing him to cuss even more...for some reason the mental image of that always makes me laugh.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 28, 2009 13:11:42 GMT -5
I agree with the OP's assessment of the first two books. I haven't read the third one, but from that long rant Foley gave about censorship and such at the end of his second book and what I have heard of the third book, I would not expect it to live up to his earlier work.
Also, as far as other autobiographies go, I second Chris Jericho's book. Also Bischoff's book Controversy Creates Cash was a pretty fun read (though with a hefty amount of typos and some lazy research).
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Post by Chiral on Dec 28, 2009 13:50:09 GMT -5
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Post by triplealbert on Dec 28, 2009 14:14:55 GMT -5
Mick got hit too many times in the head.
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Post by Slammywinner on Dec 28, 2009 14:21:42 GMT -5
It is a diary form and has a very flow of consciousness approach. And as a result, I didn't like it. He shares such behind the scenes insight as "This chair hurts my ass. I need to find a more comfortable chair to write this book in." and "I'm really screwing up my verb tenses. I hope my editor can make sense of this." And "It's 3 in the morning and I have to be at RAW tomorrow. My knee hurts. Why did I agree to write an autobiography during a comeback?" If you find that sort of thing compelling reading, go ahead and buy it.
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Post by franchisedavis on Dec 28, 2009 18:32:54 GMT -5
I just saw and episode of kitchen Nightmares and Foley showed up for the new opening of the the "handle bar"
Funny thing is no one on the show mentioned that he was there just that Dee Snyder was there, I don't remember him mentioning that in his book but I remember him saying he was good friends with Snyder.
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