{"id":35297,"date":"2026-05-28T09:49:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=35297"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:50:12","slug":"i-am-phil-by-phil-ehart-with-paul-braoudakis-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/i-am-phil-by-phil-ehart-with-paul-braoudakis-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Am Phil&#8221; By Phil Ehart With Paul Braoudakis Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35297\" class=\"elementor elementor-35297\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4034a16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4034a16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff3e2b\" data-id=\"9ff3e2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d87ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d87ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Phil Ehart, the drummer\/manager\/leader of the band Kansas, released his autobiography, &#8220;I Am Phil&#8221;, in April of 2026.<\/p><p>In collaboration with Paul Braoukakis, Phil tells his life story of growing up on military bases, becoming a drummer, ultimately being one of the 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