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I'm Awesome: One Man's Triumphant Quest to Become the Sweetest Dude Ever
X Games skateboarder, pro mixed martial arts fighter, and outspoken SiriusXM satellite radio host Jason Ellis shares his jaw-dropping and inspirational life story, from the depths of addiction to the glory of victory to the joys and ordeals of fatherhood. Fans of The Jason Ellis Show and the MMA-meets-music festival "Ellismania" know Ellis as a fearless daredevil—and as th...more
ebook, 256 pages
Published
April 17th 2012
by It Books
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To be honest, I was hoping for more.
Not that Ellis holds anything back, he lays his drug and alcohol addled past right out there in gory details, but falls short in his post-addiction life. One chapter he's hooked then he's just clean; no mention of how or how difficult it was or wasn't. The narrative feels like a drunk telling a story: it randomly wanders from place to place with no reference of when the stories take place. One moment he is in 2004 then he jumps back to 2000, at least as far a...more
Not that Ellis holds anything back, he lays his drug and alcohol addled past right out there in gory details, but falls short in his post-addiction life. One chapter he's hooked then he's just clean; no mention of how or how difficult it was or wasn't. The narrative feels like a drunk telling a story: it randomly wanders from place to place with no reference of when the stories take place. One moment he is in 2004 then he jumps back to 2000, at least as far a...more
Honest. That is the best way to describe not only this book but Jason Ellis. In the age where "everyone gets a trophy" Jason Ellis stands out because he is honest. He is honest to himself, and that honesty carries over to his radio show, and his book. Because he is willing to admit that he screws up, he can tell others when they are screwing up and not come off like a hypocrite. Ellis is just like you and me, he gets happy, sad, scared, upset, confused, lazy, and he talks about such a wide range...more
This isn't the kind of book I normally read. It caught my eye on the "New" book shelf at the library, and I was intrigued by the bad boy changes into good guy summary on the jacket. I was immediately pulled into the story of Jason's life. I connected with his childhood issues and life/relationship struggles. He does a good job of explaining human (male) behavior that I didn't understand until I read his perspective on it. It is a very inspiring story, reinforcing my belief that no matter where y...more
I'm a big fan of Sirius/XM radio channel Faction where Jason Ellis has a show. When I saw his bio at the library I picked it up.
Jason's on air bud helped him to write the book so you can really get to hear it in his voice as there probably wasn't too many changes made in the edit. The grammar isn't the greatest but I enjoyed hearing stories of Jason growing up in Australia and the drama with his family. Jason's life is filled with a lot of tales of sex, drugs and excess. There isn't much complex...more
Jason's on air bud helped him to write the book so you can really get to hear it in his voice as there probably wasn't too many changes made in the edit. The grammar isn't the greatest but I enjoyed hearing stories of Jason growing up in Australia and the drama with his family. Jason's life is filled with a lot of tales of sex, drugs and excess. There isn't much complex...more
I was hoping for more. I'm a fan of Ellis but I feel like I have heard more in depth versions of half of these stories listening to his radio show. The writing wasn't all that great and j felt like I was reading a slightly better Tucker Max book.
Was pretty much what I expected, a look into the life of the guy whom entertains me on my rides to/from work. Just wished he had delved into the bits closer to current times in his life....been only listening to him for 6months or so.
Fun and easy to read. Not exactly a literary masterpiece, but it IS a biography of a pro skateboarder-turned-radio jockey. Makes for good "light reading".
The story was ok but the writing was terrible. I'm a big fan of Jason Ellis though.
Although I haven't listened in awhile, Ellismate's radio show is definitely one of my favorite guilty pleasures. This book does not disappoint. Red Dragons!
I wish he had gone into how he paid for his health care in the States with all his STD's.
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Jason Ellis is an Australian professional skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host, and actor. Ellis hosts The Jason Ellis Show weekdays on Sirius XM Radio channel Faction (Sirius). Ellis was also the founding member and vocalist for the Comedy Rock/Metal band Taintstick, and released their only album Six Pounds of Sound, on Suburban Noize Records.
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