Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer : A Road Trip into the Heart of Fan Mania review:5 stars (Highly enjoyable and uniquely insightful) - This brilliant little book really snuck up on me and quickly became something that I could not put down. I wasn't expecting the sharp wit and clear insights the author offers into our national obsession with football and fellowship. He taps into the RV and game day culture without patronizing, giving the reader many memorable and colorful characters who are--yes, at times eccentric, and maybe even a little crazy--in some ways a lot like us. Whether you like the Alabama Crimson Tide or the Marshall Thundering Herd or the Stanford Cardinal--or for that matter, if you've ever gone RV'ing or gone to a convention for collectors or fans of any sort--you'll find something here with which you can identify. And chuckle about. St. John's writing style is crisp and dry; he manages to be hilarious without overdosing on either sugar or vitriol. The only part I didn't like about the book was when it was over. Like the road, I wanted it to go on forever.4 stars (Enjoyable for the college football fan) - As a college football fan, I enjoyed this book very much. I am not nearly as fanatical as the RVer's described in this book, but I can appreciate their zeal. St. John gave a good glimpse of what this slice of American culture is like. Some parts were a little less interesting, like his shopping for an RV for himself, but overall I would recommend this book for any college football fan. May not be as much of interest to non-fans.5 stars (A thoroughly entertaining must read!) - Journalist and rabid Crimson Tide fan Warren St. John, with RAMMER JAMMER BIG YELLOW HAMMER , creates the finest book yet written about College Football's most fascinating ingredient- its fans.

Expertly combining perceptive social commentary, vivid character study, hilarious self-deprecating humor and expert research with travelogue, St. John writes in a raucous voice capturing an articulate beer-soaked harangue over a tailgate feast of barbeque and shots.

Depicting his year spent following the hard partying RV tail gate culture of a group of Alabama Fans, St. John never fails to both entertain and educate as he provides valuable insights into the sport fan behavior.

While comparisons to Nick Hornsby's superb FEVER PITCH are obvious and appropriate, one must also add comparisons to THE ELECTRIC KOOL-AIDE ACID TEST and heavy dollops of Hunter S Thompson to this new classic. One of the year's greatest works of non-fiction. A must read!

Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer : A Road Trip into the Heart of Fan Mania Features:
Author: Warren St. John
Sports & Recreation / Football

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