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Waters John - Carsick John Waters Hitchhikes Across America - Paperback
Waters John - Carsick John Waters Hitchhikes Across America - Paperback
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Description: Carsick is the New York Times bestselling chronicle of a cross - country hitchhiking journey with America's most beloved weirdo. John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit a pencil - thin mustache and a cardboard sign that reads " I'm Not Psycho " he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash? Before he leaves for this bizarre adventure Waters fantasizes about the best and worst possible scenarios: a friendly drug dealer hands over piles of cash to finance films with no questions asked a demolition - derby driver makes a filthy sexual request in the middle of a race a gun - toting drunk terrorizes and holds him hostage and a Kansas vice squad entraps and throws him in jail. So what really happens when this cult legend sticks out his thumb and faces the open road? His real - life rides include a gentle eighty - one - year - old farmer who is convinced Waters is a hobo an indie band on tour and the perverse filmmaker's unexpected hero: a young sandy - haired Republican in a Corvette. Laced with subversive humor and warm intelligence Carsick is an unforgettable vacation with a wickedly funny companion and a celebration of America's weird astonishing and generous citizenry.
Title: Carsick John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
Author(s): Waters John
Publisher: Farrar Straus And Giroux
Barcode: 9780374535452
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/12/2015
Category: Travel Writing
Description: Carsick is the New York Times bestselling chronicle of a cross - country hitchhiking journey with America's most beloved weirdo. John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit a pencil - thin mustache and a cardboard sign that reads " I'm Not Psycho " he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash? Before he leaves for this bizarre adventure Waters fantasizes about the best and worst possible scenarios: a friendly drug dealer hands over piles of cash to finance films with no questions asked a demolition - derby driver makes a filthy sexual request in the middle of a race a gun - toting drunk terrorizes and holds him hostage and a Kansas vice squad entraps and throws him in jail. So what really happens when this cult legend sticks out his thumb and faces the open road? His real - life rides include a gentle eighty - one - year - old farmer who is convinced Waters is a hobo an indie band on tour and the perverse filmmaker's unexpected hero: a young sandy - haired Republican in a Corvette. Laced with subversive humor and warm intelligence Carsick is an unforgettable vacation with a wickedly funny companion and a celebration of America's weird astonishing and generous citizenry.
Title: Carsick John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
Author(s): Waters John
Publisher: Farrar Straus And Giroux
Barcode: 9780374535452
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/12/2015
Category: Travel Writing
