Carsick by John Waters
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Publisher: Corsair
Year: 2014
Format: Softcover
Edition: First
Condition: New
Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I’m Not Psycho," John Waters hitchhiked across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. 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 a vacation with a wickedly funny companion—and a celebration of America’s weird, astonishing, and generous citizenry.
