Pete Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I am gonna get that for my Dad. Tim Russert is the best journalist on TV IMO. How is the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I loved it. It's definitely a Buffalo thing. If you grew up here, everything clicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I really enjoyed it. So many stories that will bring back memories for folks who grew up in WNY in the early part of the book and then reading about Tim's post college years and Big Russ's influence on them was quite good. I read it on the outgoing and return flights of an east coast to west coast trip. I honestly couldn't put it down and had all the emotions from belly laughs to tears welling up in my eyes a couple of times. It's a great gift. If my dad were still alive it would have been my choice this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I got a copy for my dad for x-mas, too. I'm getting it when he's done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg de'Ville Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 ...it's a fun read, especially for those of us who grew up in WNY around the time Tim did. Read it, then gave it to my Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarkLessWagMore Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I loved it. It's definitely a Buffalo thing. If you grew up here, everything clicks. 175914[/snapback] Agree w/ Mark VI. Also, a very quick read. Most I know got through it in one or two sittings as chapters are concise and the humor makes you want to go on. Great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Read it, I thought it was an excellent book. Tim Russert went to the same law school as I did (Cleveland-Marshall in Cleveland), and we were lucky enough to have him speak at our commencement in 1994. Since then, I've been a fan of his. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 A GREAT book oozing with all-things-Buffalo references, including Canisius, Father Baker, wings, South Buffalo, Blizzard of 77, gin-mills, etc. And a whole chapter devoted to our beloved BILLS. I highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spillman Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 My only problem with it was that he spent this whole book talking about how great his father was, and then towards the end, you get a paragraph saying that his wife divorced him after twenty-something years of marriage. I guess he couldn't have been that great of a guy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gantrules Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 My only problem with it was that he spent this whole book talking about how great his father was, and then towards the end, you get a paragraph saying that his wife divorced him after twenty-something years of marriage. I guess he couldn't have been that great of a guy.... 176084[/snapback] lord in heaven, don't assume things like that. You have no idea what could have happened behind closed doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Playfair Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 one of my favorite reads of 2004..just the use of bflo terminology had me lauging out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I was born and raised in Rochester. Would this book still be worth my while, or is it strictly a Buffalo thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Wheels Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I wasn't born and raised in Buffalo, but I enjoyed reading it. I thought it should have been called "Me and Big Russ". The book is really more a Tim Russert autobiography than about his father. However, he does give the proper amount of recognition to his father and the jesuits for the values he learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven in MD Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 My only problem with it was that he spent this whole book talking about how great his father was, and then towards the end, you get a paragraph saying that his wife divorced him after twenty-something years of marriage. I guess he couldn't have been that great of a guy.... 176084[/snapback] I think he gives dad credit for the lessons learned, and the values instilled. Maybe his mother was the issue...who cares...excellent read no matter where you grew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turf Toejam Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 I wasn't born and raised in Buffalo, but I enjoyed reading it. I thought it should have been called "Me and Big Russ". The book is really more a Tim Russert autobiography than about his father. However, he does give the proper amount of recognition to his father and the jesuits for the values he learned. 176501[/snapback] I pretty much agree with this. Although I enjoyed this book, I though this was a sneaky way for Tim to write a biography without sounding too high and mighty. The Buffalo/WNY connection a reader feels with this book is somewhat generational. Being in my late 30's, I missed the point of some of the chapters. However, my mother-in-law, who's in her mid-50's laughed at parts of the book until she cried. In summary, it's a pretty good book, but definitely more appreciated by those who can relate to a time gone by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 I pretty much agree with this. Although I enjoyed this book, I though this was a sneaky way for Tim to write a biography without sounding too high and mighty. The Buffalo/WNY connection a reader feels with this book is somewhat generational. Being in my late 30's, I missed the point of some of the chapters. However, my mother-in-law, who's in her mid-50's laughed at parts of the book until she cried. In summary, it's a pretty good book, but definitely more appreciated by those who can relate to a time gone by. 176552[/snapback] I'm 37 and loved it. What didn't you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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