{"product_id":"the-billy-bob-tapes-9780062101785","title":"The Billy Bob Tapes","description":"There is--and could only ever be--one Billy Bob Thornton: actor, musician, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and accidental Hollywood badass. In \u003cem\u003eThe Billy Bob Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e, he leads us into his Cave Full of Ghosts, spinning colorful tales of his modest (to say the least) Southern upbringing, his bizarre phobias (komoda dragons?), his life, his loves (including his marriage to fellow Oscar winner Angelina Jolie), and, of course, his movie career. Best of all, he's feeding these truly incredible stories and righteous philosophical rants through his close friend, Kinky Friedman--legendary country music star, bestselling author, would-be politician, and all-around bon vivant. Put these two iconoclasts together and you get a star's story that's actually an insightful pop culture manifesto--a hybrid offspring of \u003cem\u003eBorn Standing Up\u003c\/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003eSh*t My Dad Says.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornton, Billy Bob:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBilly Bob Thornton is an actor, screenwriter, director, and musician. In the early 1990s, he wrote, directed, and starred in the independent film \u003cem\u003eSling Blade\u003c\/em\u003e, for which he won an Academy Award(R) for best adapted screenplay and was nominated for best actor. Thornton is a three-time Academy Award(R) nominee and his body of work includes \u003cem\u003eA Simple Plan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMonster's Ball\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Alamo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Wasn't There\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBandits\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBad Santa\u003c\/em\u003e. Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter in his early teens and has released seven albums. He is currently a drummer vocalist in the Boxmasters. He resides in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKinky Friedman is an author, musician, defender of strays, cigar smoker, and the Governor of the Heart of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFriedman, Kinky:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKinky Friedman is an author, musician, defender of strays, cigar smoker, and the governor of the heart of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900082327826,"sku":"9780062101785","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15d1164e-a3f6-434c-befb-5e3998eb12da.jpg?v=1738374871","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-billy-bob-tapes-9780062101785","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}