Jim Breuer Long Live Pain Funny Story
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Now some of you might not remember or know who Jim Breuer is… he is best known for being "Brian" in the cult classic stoner comedy "Half Baked" and also know for his "Goat Boy" and "The Joe Pesci Show" on SNL. If that still doesn't ring a bell – look him up on youtube after you get d
"I'm Not High" by Jim Breuer is probably one of the best memoir/autobiographical books I have read in a long time. It is funny, sad, humorous, poignant, and thought provoking. It is a read-it-in-one-day type of book.Now some of you might not remember or know who Jim Breuer is… he is best known for being "Brian" in the cult classic stoner comedy "Half Baked" and also know for his "Goat Boy" and "The Joe Pesci Show" on SNL. If that still doesn't ring a bell – look him up on youtube after you get done reading this post. He is really funny.
The subtitle of his book is "(But I've Got a Lot of Crazy Stories about Life as a Goat Boy, a Dad, and a Spiritual Warrior)." And that my friends peaked my interest… what comedian has the balls to say that he is a "Spiritual Warrior"? – that and I had seen his latest standup special on Comedy Central about year ago and it was great – funny straight on "high-larious" as Ross Perot would say – I remember watching it with my Dad and laughing.
Our journey with Jim starts out in Vegas where he had just "crushed" his set and he ends up talking to this Security Guard about Christ, God, life, truth, and writing. A cleaning lady stole/took all the writing he did on a plane and in the room the night before and he and the Hotel management had to go hunt for it and the cleaning lady returned most of it. It was a great way to jump in. It really set the stage for the rest of the book.
The Themes of Comedy, Family, Friends, and God run fluidly throughout this book and not always in that order. We learn he was nearly aborted and his mother refused to do so. We also learn that his mother's first husband died in WWII and that when his mother and her family went to the funeral her husband's family and Catholic Priest didn't even acknowledge his mother or their son (Jim's older brother Eddie). This event affected Jim and his family and their outlook on the Church for years to come. We learn how he started to catch the acting/comedy bug very young. How he got on to SNL and the creation of some of his most popular characters – The Joe Pecsi Show and Goat Boy.
But, in the end, that is just the icing on the cake; the book is about sooo much more. We learn about his friend Kristen. Then we see Steve Harvey, Bill Cosby, and many others speak truth and wisdom into his life. We watch how God protects his marriage from his cheating, as he prays to God to protect him from cheating, and how God answers that prayer. Even as he is getting to the point of saying screw it, I am going to go have some fun, his wife shows up at the club and he doesn't go through with it. In the end he gets fired from a TV show – which in the end he sees as a blessing.
We see glimpses of the dangers of fame from his life as he doesn't listen to what he feels God is telling him and he signs a bad contract. And we also witness through his eyes the tremendous talent that was Chris Farley and the downward slope of his life with drugs, women, and enablers. He even gets this feeling in his gut to call Chris days before Chris' death. He swears and admonishes us to never ignore the feeling to call someone and talk because that might be the last time we are able to.
Then Jim tells us about helping take care of a nephew, the struggles in his marriage, and caring for his elderly Dad (the airplane crap story is both hilarious and sad at the same time – I kinda felt bad laughing as I read it).
Through it all, you see and he sees how God has guided and led him and at points it seems he is a heck of a lot closer to God than a lot of Christians. He might not be born again (yet) and might not read the Bible, or know all 10 commandments but a lot of Christians could learn a lot from him and this book.
This is by far one of the funniest and most poignant books I have read in a very long time. If you are looking for a book to tickle your funny bone, and help you reminisce, and even challenge you as a man, a father, a husband, a brother, a friend, a son, a Goat Boy, or even as a "Spiritual Warrior", this book is for you.
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...more"I killed the cats!"
If you don't know what I'm talking about, you need to watch this guys stand up act! hilarious, especially if you are a parent!
"I killed the cats!"
If you don't know what I'm talking about, you need to watch this guys stand up act! hilarious, especially if you are a parent!
All and All, this book was great and it did so much for me. It has made me enjoy reading, which I do almost every day now and it has made me want to find more out about all kinds of things in life which is why I bought a bunch of books about Heaven, Hell and in between. But im not gonna go all weirdo cameirdo on you all, I got funny ones too. I just want to enjoy this before I decide movies are easier again! :)
...moreAlso.. Audio was BAD idea.. his voice is good for Stand up.. really annoying though for a book.
I tried to read it but i didn't expect the religious bits...I may try again sometime when i'm more open to his battle against the "dark forces".Also.. Audio was BAD idea.. his voice is good for Stand up.. really annoying though for a book.
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...moreOne example of this is an antedote about Chris Farley. He says himself that he and Chris Farley were not friends. One night he got a call from Chris Farley, drunk and high, asking for reassurance, to pray for him, etc. Jim Bruer says that God set up that call so he could help Chris.
Being a Chris Farley fan I've rea
This book had the weirdest tone. Jim Bruer comes off as a narcissist trying to give spiritual advice, and it just comes off as odd and self centered. Being about him and not about God.One example of this is an antedote about Chris Farley. He says himself that he and Chris Farley were not friends. One night he got a call from Chris Farley, drunk and high, asking for reassurance, to pray for him, etc. Jim Bruer says that God set up that call so he could help Chris.
Being a Chris Farley fan I've read everything I could about him. Chris was notorious for doing this. He'd call people wrecked several times a day or week. Everyone from close friends and family, to random people he just met. That Jim Bruer thought a conversation with him would change the course of a heroin addict he didn't know and would have saved his life just came off as Bruer having a massive ego and name dropping on Chris's infamous early demise.
Bruer also states what a Christian he is, but one of his most famous characters is Special Ed. A voice of a retarded child. As someone that works in the special education classrooms sometimes this obviously offends me.
Jim Bruer's stand up has had me howling on the floor laughing. But he comes off, for lack of a better word, as kind of a dick. Not someone I'd ever go to for spiritual advice.
He seems to love his family and Dad, so that was nice I guess. Otherwise, skip this book.
...moreWell, for 4 bucks I definitely can't say I was ripped off! This was suprisingly heartfelt and sincere. I felt like Breuer was being honest with me. There were some chuckle-worthy moments, but nothing really making me laugh out loud, which was a little dissapointing considering his stand-up is Hilarious!!! I was shocked at how much he talked about God... in a good way. His dad stories are so funny. Everything was so positive, so up-beat. I
$4.00 clearance book. Can't beat that!!!! Let's go Breuer!Well, for 4 bucks I definitely can't say I was ripped off! This was suprisingly heartfelt and sincere. I felt like Breuer was being honest with me. There were some chuckle-worthy moments, but nothing really making me laugh out loud, which was a little dissapointing considering his stand-up is Hilarious!!! I was shocked at how much he talked about God... in a good way. His dad stories are so funny. Everything was so positive, so up-beat. I could picture him saying everything he wrote. It felt like Jim Breuer, that's a good thing.
If you're not familiar with Jimmy, he was on SNL in the 90's as goat boy and Joe Pesci, stared in Half Baked as the STONER, had a radio show on Sirius Radio for a while and I think recently has been doing (pretty much) family friendly stand-up.
I strongly suggest you watch his comedy central special.... I killed the cats is still what my husband says to me when I get that certain mad, possessed look going on.
...moreSPOILER ALERT! Do not buy this audiobook expecting 8 hours of Jim Breuer doing stand-up comedy. While there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments (most notably the chapter on the filming of Half Baked with Dave Chappelle and his dog, Monk), the majority of his stories are focused on life-lessons and not told f
VERY ENTERTAINING audiobook. Must be listened to for maximal appreciation. Jim's celebrity impersonations (Joe Pesci, Norm MacDonald, Dave Chappelle, Tracy Morgan,...) are not to be missed.SPOILER ALERT! Do not buy this audiobook expecting 8 hours of Jim Breuer doing stand-up comedy. While there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments (most notably the chapter on the filming of Half Baked with Dave Chappelle and his dog, Monk), the majority of his stories are focused on life-lessons and not told for maximum comedic effect.
A more appropriate title for the book may have been "Jim Breuer's Guide to Surviving Celebrity While Maintaining One's Humanity."
...moreMy favorite line is when he says, "I'm not your idol. That character's (from Half Baked) your idol.
This is not the book I thought it would be. I thought it was going to be a collection of stories about crazy stunts and nights, but instead I found a theme of loyalty to oneself and one's family, friends, and faith. It was a spiritual, insightful, and humbling story about balancing fame with real life. Not something you'd expect from someone who played a stoner on Half Baked, or a goat-man on SNL.My favorite line is when he says, "I'm not your idol. That character's (from Half Baked) your idol. If I was your idol, then you'd have kids and morals and be way into your family."
...moreMr. Breuer comes across as rather directionless in life and seems to have a hard time sticking with what he knows is right. At the same time there is a strong providential force working in his life. Yet he has no clue what that force is, and seems to have no interest in finding out.
Still, the stories of h
Rather disappointed because I expected this book to be laugh-out-loud hilarious all the way through. Instead, I found it to be mildly amusing in places with only a couple of hilarious incidents.Mr. Breuer comes across as rather directionless in life and seems to have a hard time sticking with what he knows is right. At the same time there is a strong providential force working in his life. Yet he has no clue what that force is, and seems to have no interest in finding out.
Still, the stories of his father's later years pulls it up to 3 stars. Otherwise, it would have been 2.
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