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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation.
After extensive physical therapy, he was eventually able to grasp a pen in his right hand and make rudimentary drawings. By 1978, Callahan had sworn off drinking for good and begun to draw cartoons.
Over the next three decades, until his death in 2010, Callahan would become one of the nation's most beloved - and at times polarizing - cartoonists. His work, which shows off a wacky and sometimes warped sense of humor, pokes fun at social conventions and pushes boundaries. One cartoon features Christ at the cross with a thought bubble reading "T.G.I.F". In another, three sheriffs on horseback approach an empty wheelchair in the desert. "Don't worry," one sheriff says to another, "He won't get far on foot." Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot recounts Callahan's life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious.
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- Linda T
- 18-04-23
John
Tell you what John may have lost use of his body but the one thing he doesn’t lose is his sense of humor. I had a lot of laugh out loud moments in this book. Definitely recommend
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- jman jr
- 26-10-19
Portland Cartoonist's Autobiography.
I discovered John recently - having seen the cartoon quads on TV many years ago.
i never forgot that and after googling it found out who was responsible.
i've bought a few of his bools since.
Anyway this Autobiogtaphy is really good.
John is like one of those charactors that you may meet in life - a bit of an outsider.
it's a compassionate modest and gentle story of a man who certainly with bravery faced his challenges and who was able to survive his situation and be creative - it's a quite moving listen, smattered with self deprication and humour.
i've listend to it a couple of times now amd John now sits along with Bukowski, Van Gogh, philip k Dick and Mike Judge in my affections.
it's well read and i'm grateful it got made into an audio book.
it was turned into a film, but i have not yet seen it.
if you like individual outsider types then this is great and i would highly recommend checking out his work in general.
I would have liked to have known John personally and as with any good book that you connect with - in a funny way I do!
thank you.
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