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Round Ireland With a Fridge (Paperback)

by Tony Hawks (Author) "In 1989 I went to Ireland for the first time ..." (more)
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On his only prior visit to Ireland, English songwriter-comic Tony Hawks had seen a man hitchhiking with a refrigerator. For years, he was wont to tell the tale during late-night drinking matches, and after one particularly heavy-duty night of partying, he awoke to find a bet scrawled pillowside: a friend wagered 100 pounds that Hawks wouldn't travel Ireland for a month with a refrigerator at his side.

Out of this stupid premise, a ridiculously amusing book was born. Quickly discovered by the Irish media, the thumbing Englishman finds that he and his box fridge are elevated to celebrity status, and there's no dearth of rides, places to stay, or goofy people to meet, from kings to spoons players to locals who take his fridge surfing. As insightful about the strange inner workings of Hawk's mind as it is about charming peculiarities of Irishmen--it's doubtful that Hawks would have been similarly embraced by Germans, Italians, or the French--Round Ireland with a Fridge is an entirely silly, heartwarming tale told in a rollicking funny and refreshing style. --Melissa Rossi --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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When British writer, performer and musician Hawks makes a drunken bet for ?100 that he can "hitchhike round the circumference of Ireland, with a fridge, in one calendar month," he starts, in 1997, an unexpectedly wonderful adventure into the good-natured soul of the Irish people. Though the book begins inauspiciously as a bad parody of Dave Barry's travel books, with Hawks assuming a smug distance from the people and events he encounters, happily fate intervenes in the form of a jovial radio-show host who convinces Hawks to phone in daily to share updates about his travels with the fridge. Almost overnight, Hawks becomes a regional legendA"The Fridge Man"Awith all sorts of people willing to help him achieve his goal, however silly it may be. What could have been a convenient contrivance actually allows a kinder and far funnier Hawks to appear, as his daily talks with his radio "fans" bring him unexpected delights, including encounters with an overenthusiastic innkeeper and his family, the amazing champion surfer Bingo, various musicians and lots of pub visits. In the end, Hawks's book becomes a lively celebration of contemporary Irish society and the goodwill of its people that neither revels in irony nor descends into mawkishness. (Mar.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Most fun I've had in a while, May 16 2004
By therosen "therosen" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
What happens when a drunken British comedian bets his buddy he can circumnavigate Ireland with a fridge? You get a hilarious story of Tony Hawks and his travels across the green Isle.

Although the topic sounds contrived, you'll find yourself laughing as Tony takes the fridge surfing, sleeps in the (literal) doghouse, and gets adopted by a local radio station.

The humor is light, self-depracating (like all good travel stories) and quick to give you a smile. Some sections may even make you spit milk through your nose. Enjoy for some good laughs!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Travel Story, Mar 12 2004
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Fun, easy, short, comical read
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is not supposed to be a travel book!, Feb 5 2004
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Many reviews here have critisised this book as being a rubbish travel book. This is not a travel book and was never intended to be a travel book. It is simply the story of a man who travelled around Ireland with a fridge - end of story. I am Irish and remember when all this happened - I remember listening in to the radio show every day to hear what he was up to and remember his arrival to Dublin when nobody came out to see him. It is therefore interesting to read his actual story and see what was really happening behind his story on the radio. But it's not a travel book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars More comedy! Less history!
This is one of those rare travel boks where you feel completely wrapped up in the adventure without learning anything about the country it takes place in. Read more
Published on Dec 5 2003 by londonevan

5.0 out of 5 stars A hilarious read, great for sharing
I got this book on the recommendation of some friends. I ended up reading it to my wife over the course of several weeks. Read more
Published on Sep 13 2003 by Bernard Farrell

5.0 out of 5 stars A Most Bizarre Travelogue
I love this book. The premise is that due to a bet while under the influence he has to hitchhike around the perimeter of Ireland in a month. Read more
Published on Sep 6 2003 by Robert I. Hedges

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had been with him for this VERY FUNNY romp!
Undoubtedly, one of the funniest books I have ever read.....should be made into a movie! So well written that you could truly picture the situations and the people...... Read more
Published on Aug 18 2003 by Constance Simms

5.0 out of 5 stars It lives up to it's title
Tony Hawks is quite entertaining, this story of his trip toting a refrigerator around Ireland is a fun read. Read more
Published on Aug 6 2003 by A. Taylor

3.0 out of 5 stars Rolicking fun, but in the end you ask, um, what's the point?
Just a rollicking romp around Ireland on a dare: hitchhiking with a fridge in tow. That's what comes from drinking and betting in pubs. Read more
Published on Jul 3 2003 by Peggy Vincent

5.0 out of 5 stars Because it's there.
Why climb Everest? Because it's there. Why hitch-hike around Ireland with a fridge? Because it's there. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and interesting
Although i liked "Playing the Moldovans at Tennis" more, the Ireland book is writen in the same funny and interesting tone. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars round ireland with a fridge
Having been a reader of travel essays since Paul Theroux's "Great Railway Bazzar" and dipping into the British travel books of the thirties, I think I can tell what is... Read more
Published on Feb 27 2003 by joseph grinkewicz

4.0 out of 5 stars Lighthearted and fun.
This is a fun book, what else can you say about it other than FUN?
It won't elevate the mind and enlighten you, just entertain you on a long journey, I can highly recommend it... Read more
Published on Jan 13 2003 by verona@hinet.net.au

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