Leslie's review
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Journey into the Heart of Fan Mania by Warren St. John
Leslie's review
rating:
bookshelves: alabama, alabamaauthors, audiobooks, biosandmemoirs, journalists, southernculture, sports
recommended for: Alabama fans
status: Read in October, 2004
rating:
bookshelves: alabama, alabamaauthors, audiobooks, biosandmemoirs, journalists, southernculture, sports
recommended for: Alabama fans
status: Read in October, 2004
The author is from Birmingham and an major Alabama fan, so right off I was excited about this book. The author buys a used RV and spends a year tailgating Alabama games and making friends with other RVers. We learn an enormous amount about RVs: how expensive they are (as much as a real house!), the decor, maintenance, etc. One guy's RV is so proud of his expensive RV that he lets people come in and take a look. Although the author attends Alabama games, he is really studying fan culture in general. For instance, rich VIPs who jet in to see the games. One interesting scene was in Auburn when Auburn hosted the Alabama-Auburn game (Iron Bowl) and the author witnessed a potentially violent clash between the Roll Tide and War Eagle fans.
