John Gallagher is one funny man. He's a major horndog, but he's funny. I went into this hoping to get some great sports stories. I'm happy to say that I got that and a whole lot more. Gallagher is like that one jock back in high school that wasn't quite the asshole....I'm not sure whether I'd like him if I met him or not, but I think he'd probably grow on me. I do know I'd have watched and listened to his sports bits, because I always liked the ones with humor. Yeah, I did check him out on YouTube, and ended up cackling through it! Dundurn Press has a knack for publishing some excellent reads from Canadians that I've never heard of, and I'm a bit of a softie for the Canucks. My thanks to the author, Dundurn and Netgalley.

According to his bio, John Gallagher is an award-winning, thirty-year on-air veteran of Canadian television and radio. He worked for fifteen years at Citytv and is the former host of the country’s #1 talk show, Gallagher, on TSN. A self-described news and pop culture junkie, foodie, music collector, world traveller and closet wine expert, John has partied with just about every celebrity of note for the past three decades - and has the pictures to prove it.

John was raised in Montreal. After accepting a job in broadcasting in Halifax when he was quite young, he moved to Toronto from Nova Scotia about the same time I did in the 1980s (he's about my age). I know of him from being on the morning crew on classic rock station Q107 and on Citytv.

I enjoy reading bios/autobios and I thought his would be interesting, especially since he has spent most of his career here in Toronto. John is not shy about telling his story ... of his excesses in booze, drugs and women, his meetings with actors, sports stars and other broadcasters, the adventures his career has allowed him to experience, and more. He names names and is honest in his opinions about them. Throughout the book, there are pictures of some of the people he talks about in the book.

I liked the writing style and found it to be conversational. The stories he shared were interesting and at times shocking, but in a fun way. I will admit, though, that I didn't find John all that likable. Though I liked the book and the writing style, I found him to be too arrogant, cocky and boastful (not unlike his on-air persona). It would appear that no woman can resist him and all are anxious to hop in bed with him minutes after meeting him. It doesn't seem like he has much for respect for women, other than his mother. Needless to say, the language and stories are for a mature reader. The last chapter in which he talks about his father and his family life growing up to me seemed to be perhaps the "real" John rather than the "on" John.

Written as a rock star tell all.
Sex, drugs sports stars and women.
Having met the man briefly in the early 90's, this book was as boring as I expected. A celebrity in his own mind.