Our old friend and former KIRO blabbermeister, Allan Prell, now living in Virginia, has published his second book, this time a comic novel, Meth For Less.
Allan's literary credo is, "Never an adjective where two will do," and he rarely disappoints in keeping that ambitious, verbacious promise.
In an email, Allan writes that MFE is filled with "many filthy words you won't understand." He says the only guarantee is that it's "written in English and your money will be returned if you can find me and beat it out of me."
Another tempting selling point: "[It] has a naughty picture in it on the non-numbered page after #139."
See Allan read tempting snippets here.
Joining Allan's previous least sellers, Pulling the Plug on Talk Radio, and Ka-ching: The Repository of Universal Wisdoms, Meth For Less is already at #636,279 in the Amazon bestseller rankings. The Amazon product description:
Everyone is familiar with the Iliad which is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. (Not Simpson) METH FOR LESS makes the Iliad read like crude bathroom graffiti when compared to this heretofore untold tale of America's largest non-illegal supplier of chemicals for the production of methamphetamine.
The hero of the story (hapless victim) is Ambrose Stryker a young Nebraska farmer who while serving in Iraq lost his precious love parts in a blast that ripped asunder his Stryker armoured vehicle.
There are explosions large and small, a grave robbing, a futile search for valuable DNA, a stolen tractor battery, a failed bank robbery, murder by hat-pin, plus other gruesome, titillating events too numerous and sickening to describe.
There is a quartet of bad people who are bent on the destruction of Ambrose Stryker and his army buddy Eustace "Stub" Subinski. Featured are naughty murderous too-beautiful-for-words, attorney Lara Lynn Lundstom, her gal pal Bobette "Footsie" Klavitch, two pins short of a spare, and to round out the cast of no-goods, Big A and Happy, two freakoids who can only get it right by getting it wrong.
Also included is Myron Goldfarb an attorney of little ability. And we can't forget Ashed "Barry" McFarland an unemployed Iraqi taxi driver and King of Karaoke who arrives stateside to turn Ambrose's life into an endless feast of unpaid for goat meat pizzas.
This is a book for immature minds and children of all mental ages. You will snicker until you dampen your undergarments.
Allan, where are you? You left us here with Dori....
Posted by: Dagmar | August 27, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Allen prell
Posted by: Gregory McKie | August 27, 2010 at 02:49 PM
I'm actually looking forward to reading Allan's latest.
He is a very funny writer.
Posted by: Stinkweed Moholohan | August 27, 2010 at 03:17 PM
I hope Allen's book has a thinly veiled Dori-like character. Perhaps a pizza deliverer who attends community college (on-line) and fancies himself morally superior to his customers. His name could be Marion Robert Bronson. His delivery companion is his dog, Moon Pie. People tell Marion that he reminds them of Peewee Herman...
Miss you Allen!!!
Posted by: AprilMayJune | August 27, 2010 at 05:52 PM
Prell's humor is too arbitrary for my taste.
Posted by: Andrew | August 27, 2010 at 05:55 PM
his humor may be arbitrary, but if you 'get it' he is a rare bird.
the day he was let go, i had the chance to hear his show on a long drive. everyone in the car was in stitches and i recall thinking, i'll be listening more to this man.
then after the show he got canned.
i am still ticked at kiro.
Posted by: Puget Sound | August 27, 2010 at 06:47 PM
Will Prell do a book signing in the Seattle area? I’ll also pick up a copy, but a Blather mention in his sig would be a riot.
Posted by: Motercity Man | August 27, 2010 at 06:52 PM
Yes! A Seattle book tour! Miss hell out of you, Alan.
Posted by: Bitty from Lake City | August 27, 2010 at 07:35 PM
Just when I thought it was safe to check into the Blatherwatch site on a regular basis with little more than Dori bashing and weekly "old radio photos"...
now this?
I have to admit, Prell is the very reason I know what Blatherwatch is.
I was so happy to see that he was canned from KIRO, heard of his "protest march" and found this site looking for the car crash photos of Allan with "grape juice blood all over him".
I have to admit, that was very funny.
He was funny at times, just so annoying that he could never last as a radio host anyplace. Not with that voice.
Looking back, I'd much rather hear his voice on ads and a show I don't listen to rather than R&D.
I do hope Allan is happy, he wasn't a bad guy, just annoying.
Really, REALLY annoying.
Posted by: Rat_Bastard | August 28, 2010 at 09:03 AM
By the way, I'd love to see the old Blather photos if you can post them... Allan's protest...
Something about the chains of oppression and the blood of something or other on him...
I think everyone would like to see that.
Posted by: Rat_Bastard | August 28, 2010 at 09:20 AM
Allan Prell was funny at times, especially if you didn't take him too seriously - if you did, you'd be lost. Although, I wondered if he was playing with a full deck and he was annoying at times. He also had a peculiar belief system and a wacky sense of humor, but was entertaining - the only talker I found more entertaining at times was Michael Savage. Maybe not coincidentally, I discovered Blatherwatch about the time he was canned.
I'd listen to him again, if I knew where to locate him.
Posted by: KS | August 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM
As a Prellian myself, I look forward to reading Allan's new's release.
Posted by: Jaynie Dillon Jones | August 30, 2010 at 08:38 PM
I know, that's how we met...
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Posted by: michael hood | August 30, 2010 at 09:19 PM