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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Type
- Book
- Subject
- Humor
- Subjects
- Leisure, Hobbies & Lifestyle
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780786884087
- EAN
- 9780786884087
- Book Title
- Red Lobster, White Trash, and the Blue Lagoon : Joe Queenan's America
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- Social Science, Humor
- Topic
- Popular Culture, Form / Essays
- Item Weight
- 10.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10
0786884088
ISBN-13
9780786884087
eBay Product ID (ePID)
405283
Product Key Features
Book Title
Red Lobster, White Trash, and the Blue Lagoon : Joe Queenan's America
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Popular Culture, Form / Essays
Publication Year
1999
Features
Reprint
Genre
Social Science, Humor
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Dewey Decimal
306/.0973
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
For fourteen years, critic Joe Queenan walked past the Winter Garden Theater in New York City without once even dreaming of venturing inside to see Cats . One fateful afternoon in March 1996, however, having grown weary of his hopelessly elitist lifestyle, he decided to buy a half-price ticket and check out Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking juggernaut. No, he did not expect the musical to be any good, but surely there were limits to how bad it could be. Here, Queenan was tragically mistaken. Cats , what Grease would look like if all the cast members were dressed up like KISS, was infinitely more idiotic than he had ever imagined. Yet now the Rubicon had been crossed. Queenan had involuntarily launched himself on a harrowing personal oddyssey: an 18-month descent into the abyss of American popular culture. At first, Queenan found things to be every bit as atrocious as he expected. John Tesh defiling the temple of Carnegie Hall reminded him of Adolf Hitler goose-stepping in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. The Celestine Prophecy and The Horse Whisperer proved to be prodigiously cretinous. And the sight of senior citizens forking over their hard-earned nickels and dimes to watch Joe Pesci in Gone Fishin' so moved Queenan that he began standing outside the theater issuing refunds to exiting patrons. But then something strange happened. Queenan started enjoying Barry Manilow concerts. He went to see Julie Andrews and Liza Minnelli and Raquel Welch in Victor/Victoria . He said nice things about Larry King and Charles Grodin in his weekly TV Guide column. He spent hours planted in front of the television, transfixed by special, two-hour episodes of Walker: Texas Ranger . He actually ordered the dreaded zuppa toscana at the Olive Garden. Most frightening of all, he shook hands with Geraldo Rivera. How Queenan finally escaped from the cultural Hot Zone and returned to civilization is an epic tale as heart-warming, awe-inspiring, and life-affirming as Robinson Crusoe , The Adventures of Marco Polo , Gulliver's Travels , and Swiss Family Robinson . Well, almost., For fourteen years, critic Joe Queenan walked past the Winter Garden Theater in New York City without once even dreaming of venturing inside to see Cats. One fateful afternoon in March 1996, however, having grown weary of his hopelessly elitist lifestyle, he decided to buy a half-price ticket and check out Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking juggernaut. No, he did not expect the musical to be any good, but surely there were limits to how bad it could be. Here, Queenan was tragically mistaken. Cats, what Grease would look like if all the cast members were dressed up like KISS, was infinitely more idiotic than he had ever imagined. Yet now the Rubicon had been crossed. Queenan had involuntarily launched himself on a harrowing personal oddyssey: an 18-month descent into the abyss of American popular culture. At first, Queenan found things to be every bit as atrocious as he expected. John Tesh defiling the temple of Carnegie Hall reminded him of Adolf Hitler goose-stepping in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. The Celestine Prophecy and The Horse Whisperer proved to be prodigiously cretinous. And the sight of senior citizens forking over their hard-earned nickels and dimes to watch Joe Pesci in Gone Fishin' so moved Queenan that he began standing outside the theater issuing refunds to exiting patrons. But then something strange happened. Queenan started enjoying Barry Manilow concerts. He went to see Julie Andrews and Liza Minnelli and Raquel Welch in Victor/Victoria. He said nice things about Larry King and Charles Grodin in his weekly TV Guide column. He spent hours planted in front of the television, transfixed by special, two-hour episodes of Walker: Texas Ranger. He actually ordered the dreaded zuppa toscana at the Olive Garden. Most frightening of all, he shook hands with Geraldo Rivera. How Queenan finally escaped from the cultural Hot Zone and returned to civilization is an epic tale as heart-warming, awe-inspiring, and life-affirming as Robinson Crusoe, The Adventures of Marco Polo, Gulliver's Travels, and Swiss Family Robinson. Well, almost.
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- i***o (62)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseShipping was quick but the packaging was awful. The item did however survive and was as described. Still no complaints I received an old comic in a condition unheard of for the age. All said: great value and I would buy from this seller again bad packaging and all.
- 0***8 (2254)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent Transaction / Arrived As Pictured And Described In 2 Days / Great Packaging / Good And Honest Seller
- p***o (504)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseComic exactly as described, packaged perfectly, arrived sooner than expected and FREE SHIPPING….Please, yes, and Thank You 🙏🏿👍🏾😀. Seller recommendation definitely earned , especially with handwritten “Thank You” to make me feel appreciated as a customer.