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9780062240040 English 0062240048 Channeling his inner Easy Rider, Serge Storms saddles up for his most epic, lethal, and hilarious road trip ever as he revvs off to find the lost American Dream . . . starting in the Florida Panhandle. Obsessed with the iconic Sixties classic Easy Rider, encyclopedic Floridaphile, lovable serial killer, and movie buff extraordinaire Serge A. Storms devises his wildest plan yet: finish the journey begun by his freewheeling heroes, Captain America and Billy, tragically cut short by some shotgun-wielding rednecks. Setting a course for the Florida panhandle, Captain Sergewith Coleman literally riding shotgunmounts his classic motorcycle and hits the highway in search of the real America: the apple-pie-eating, freedom-swilling moms and pops of Main Street USA. But the America he finds in the rural burgs dotting the neck of the peninsula is a little bit different . . . and a whole lot weirder than anything Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper encountered. In a state where criminal politicians are more common than gators, Serge and Coleman discover one particular speed-trap locale so aggressively inept at corruption that investigators are baffled where to start. Expect nothing less than madness, mayhem, ingenious homicides, and mind-altering pharmaceuticals when Serge and Coleman's path intersects with the Sunshine State's hyper-dysfunctional rusticity. Where's Jack Nicholson when you need him?, Florida's favorite trigger-happy, shoot-from-the-hip vigilante history teacher is backand he has a few scores to settle Serge A. Storms is hitting the road. Inspired by the classic biker flick Easy Rider, the irrepressible trivia buff and his drug-addled travel buddy, Coleman, head out on a motorcycle tour down the length of the Sunshine State, on a mission to rediscover the lost era of the American Dream. But going from small town to small town, they discover that some have lost much of their former charm-including one particular hamlet of skeezy rural politicos hell-bent on keeping prying eyes out of their ineptly corrupt style of local government. Traveling across the state, Serge and Coleman engage in some high-life hijinks, complete with the state's trademark crop of jerks, lethal science experiments, drug kingpins, double-crosses, unearthed bodies, barbecue and groovy tunes. And when a few innocent newcomers stumble into the mix, the stakes are raised to new backwoods heights. Along the way, questions mount: Will Serge become the next president of the "lost" nation of Florida? Why are the neighborhood watch groups forced to stand their ground? Who survives the speed trap? What does Coleman make a bong out of next? And how could the pig races factor in? Do you have a helmet? Then strap it on and join our dysfunctional duo as they answer all these questions and more in Coconut Cowboy! Praise for Tim Dorsey "Pure gonzo humor!"New York Times Book Review "If you couldn't stop laughing when Bugs Bunny shot Elmer Fudd in the face, this is the writer you've been looking for."Associated Press "I guarantee Dorsey will never win the Nobel Prize for Literaturehe's far too funny."Richmond Times-Dispatch "Dances with Florida's weird side."Tampa Bay Times
9780062240040 English 0062240048 Channeling his inner Easy Rider, Serge Storms saddles up for his most epic, lethal, and hilarious road trip ever as he revvs off to find the lost American Dream . . . starting in the Florida Panhandle. Obsessed with the iconic Sixties classic Easy Rider, encyclopedic Floridaphile, lovable serial killer, and movie buff extraordinaire Serge A. Storms devises his wildest plan yet: finish the journey begun by his freewheeling heroes, Captain America and Billy, tragically cut short by some shotgun-wielding rednecks. Setting a course for the Florida panhandle, Captain Sergewith Coleman literally riding shotgunmounts his classic motorcycle and hits the highway in search of the real America: the apple-pie-eating, freedom-swilling moms and pops of Main Street USA. But the America he finds in the rural burgs dotting the neck of the peninsula is a little bit different . . . and a whole lot weirder than anything Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper encountered. In a state where criminal politicians are more common than gators, Serge and Coleman discover one particular speed-trap locale so aggressively inept at corruption that investigators are baffled where to start. Expect nothing less than madness, mayhem, ingenious homicides, and mind-altering pharmaceuticals when Serge and Coleman's path intersects with the Sunshine State's hyper-dysfunctional rusticity. Where's Jack Nicholson when you need him?, Florida's favorite trigger-happy, shoot-from-the-hip vigilante history teacher is backand he has a few scores to settle Serge A. Storms is hitting the road. Inspired by the classic biker flick Easy Rider, the irrepressible trivia buff and his drug-addled travel buddy, Coleman, head out on a motorcycle tour down the length of the Sunshine State, on a mission to rediscover the lost era of the American Dream. But going from small town to small town, they discover that some have lost much of their former charm-including one particular hamlet of skeezy rural politicos hell-bent on keeping prying eyes out of their ineptly corrupt style of local government. Traveling across the state, Serge and Coleman engage in some high-life hijinks, complete with the state's trademark crop of jerks, lethal science experiments, drug kingpins, double-crosses, unearthed bodies, barbecue and groovy tunes. And when a few innocent newcomers stumble into the mix, the stakes are raised to new backwoods heights. Along the way, questions mount: Will Serge become the next president of the "lost" nation of Florida? Why are the neighborhood watch groups forced to stand their ground? Who survives the speed trap? What does Coleman make a bong out of next? And how could the pig races factor in? Do you have a helmet? Then strap it on and join our dysfunctional duo as they answer all these questions and more in Coconut Cowboy! Praise for Tim Dorsey "Pure gonzo humor!"New York Times Book Review "If you couldn't stop laughing when Bugs Bunny shot Elmer Fudd in the face, this is the writer you've been looking for."Associated Press "I guarantee Dorsey will never win the Nobel Prize for Literaturehe's far too funny."Richmond Times-Dispatch "Dances with Florida's weird side."Tampa Bay Times