Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of
Vehicular Hell-bending, Celebrating
America the Way Its Supposed To Be
-- With an Oil Well in Every Backyard,
a Cadillac ... of the Federal Reserve
Mowing Our Lawn by P. J. ORourke
Pj Is Back To His Best "Wing Wang And All " Writings
A collection spanning thirty years, chronicling famed humorist and
gearhead P. J. O’Rourke’s love affair with the automobile from mid-
twentieth century to now&#8212from heyday to sickbay.
Personal Review: Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular
Hell-bending, Celebrating America the Way Its Supposed To Be

-- With an Oil Well in Every Backyard, a Cadillac ... of the Federal
Reserve Mowing Our Lawn by P. J. ORourke
If you share a bed with someone, do not bring this book into that bed when
your bed mate is sleeping - otherwise you will either wake them with your
laughing or choke yourself trying to stifle your laughter.
This is P. J O'Rourke at his funniest. These are reprints, for the most part,
of articles O'Rourke wrote for various automotive columns - and every one
is simply hilarious.
O'Rourke's adventures are a mixed bag. A drive from Florida to California
in a 1956 Buick Special four-door turns into a series of unlikely events that
are best read with nothing in your mouth - lest said contents be propelled
out of your mouth in a burst of laughter as you come upon the next
episode in an insane journey. O'Rourke gets up close and personal with
NASCAR, which is not only funny, but interesting. I've never been a
NASCAR fan, but O'Rourke has convinced me to at least try watching cars
go in a circle at least once. A bunch of middle-aged car enthusiasts ride
classic motorcycles across Michigan and a couple of other states. The title
merely hints at the contents: "The Rolling Organ Donors Motorcycle Club".
Next is an account of the Baja 1000 road race. Only a masochist with a
well honed sense of humor could turn this rolling disaster into something
funny. But O'Rourke does - and convinces the reader that sane people do
not take part in this race. The amount of effort that goes into preparing
machines for this race is astounding - as is the number of things that can
go wrong. The backup crew for this race team included two airplanes.
All of the eighteen stories are funny and you don't have to be a car lover
to enjoy them, but it helps. One of the funniest stories is about O'Rourke,
his wife and their three children taking a trip in a station wagon.
The cover photo of a young man sprawled across the hood of a 60s
Mustang is explained in the book - but I'ml not going to give it away here.
All in all, just plain O'Rourkeian fun. Very little in the way of politics - and
a lot about cars, motorcycles and trips gone wrong.
Jerry
For More 5 Star Customer Reviews and Lowest Price:
Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hell-bending, Celebrating America the
Way Its Supposed To Be -- With an Oil Well in Every Backyard, a Cadillac ... of the
Federal Reserve Mowing Our Lawn by P. J. ORourke 5 Star Customer Reviews and
Lowest Price!