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EPISODE · Sep 26, 2024 · 28 MIN

Episode 3115: JUST ANOTHER DICK: THE PRESUMPTUOUS MEMOIR OF A TRULY UNIMPORTANT PERSON by Dick Gary

from This Week in America with Ric Bratton · host Ric Bratton

Just Another Dick: The Presumptuous Memoir of a Truly Unimportant Person by Dick GaryJust Another Dick, The Presumptuous Memoir of a Truly Unimportant Person is the riotous story of a man who started at the bottom as a jerk of all trades, made all the wrong choices, but eventually rose to respectability in an unconventional way.Dick's adventures or misadventures began when he was kicked out of college, went to work in Atlantic City tending bar before he was old enough to legally drink, had a sixteen-hour engagement to a childhood sweetheart, served two wacky years in the Army in Germany post WWII, and talked his way into a respectable career in radio sales, eventually becoming the youngest General Manager of a New York City radio station.As Dick carved out his offbeat life's journey, he also operated a racetrack for cars and motorcycles, did a bit of modeling, worked for Ed Koch in his successful race for Congress in New York City's silk-stocking district and did a bunch of charity art shows for worthy causes.All his crazy experiences unexpectedly led him and his wife to start an advertising firm that morphed into the music industry's premier, go-to agency.Just Another Dick's story is about an exceptional life, humorously told, with its many bumps along the way. It’s a beautiful (and funny!) illustration of how a mid-twentieth century young man took the road less traveled, and still ended up where he wanted to be.About Dick GaryAs you may tell from the title, this book is not by the book, but it has a definite arc. Dick, our hero, had given little thought to his future and it shows. The book opens with him getting kicked out of college, having a rollicking two-year career in the military in Germany, finding a future in radio, operating a car and motorcycle racetrack, working closely with Ed Koch in his successful run for congress, moving to LA and starting a business with his wife Elsa, that became the premier ad agency for the music business.He also has an interest in politics and art and has raised a bunch of money in those fields for good causes.He moved from New York to Malibu and now lives in Park City where he can satisfy his skiing mania.His has been an interesting, highly diversified life and he tells the story in a highly humorous and self-deprecating way.https://www.amazon.com/Just-Another-Dick-Presumptuous-Unimportant/dp/194745997X/https://www.justanotherdick.com/https://bookstolifemarketing.com/http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/92624b2l1.mp3  

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