Thursday, June 2, 2016

‘Bare Bones’ offers insight, entertainment

In just 198 pages, Bobby Estell, better known as “Bobby Bones” of the nationally syndicated country radio show, “The Bobby Bones Show”, tells us his real-life struggle of growing up on a couch — he never had his own room until after college —in a Central Arkansas home with an alcohol-addicted mother who died in her forties and a father that decided not to stick around. His story is about the hard work and determination it took just to get into college on a scholarship and eventually to his dream career in radio. Bones’  sense of humor takes you in and out of some tough times as a child on welfare and onto stories about his relationship struggles and his inability to say “I love you” to anyone other than his dog. Through his personal tragedy, he takes on the mantra, “Every day’s a good day,” and uses the platform he’s been given to promote joy every morning to 2 million listeners. This book is a great read for anyone who is struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel in the areas of life, work, school or issues at home. If you’re feeling stuck or just want to be entertained, this book will surely show you the light.

— Sandra de Arrigunaga

Four Crossed Logs intern
professional communication major

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