The Caddie Was a Reindeer: And Other Tales of Extreme RecreationOpen Road + Grove/Atlantic, 1 déc. 2007 - 272 pages “A joy ride through the wild world of sports from the best sportswriter in the country.” —St. Paul Pioneer Press Steve Rushin, a four-time finalist for the National Magazine Award, has been hailed as one of the best sportswriters in America. In The Caddie Was a Reindeer, he circumnavigates the globe in pursuit of extreme recreation. In the Arctic Circle, he meets ice golfers. In Minnesota, he watches the National Amputee Golf Tournament, where one participant tells him, “I literally have one foot in the grave.” Along the way, Rushin meets fellow travelers like Joe Cahn, a professional tailgater who confesses aboard the RV in which he lives: “It’s wonderful to see America from your bathroom.” And even Rushin has logged fewer miles in pursuit of extreme recreation than Rich Rodriguez, a marathon roller-coaster rider who makes endless loops for entire summers on coasters around the world. The Caddie Was a Reindeer is a ride to everywhere: to south London (where Rushin downs pints with the King of Darts), to the Champs-Elysées (where the author indulges in “excessive nightclubbing” with World Cup soccer stars), and to Japan (where Rushin eats soba noodles with the world champion of competitive eating). Enlightening, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartwarming, this collection is not a body of work: it’s a body of play. |
Table des matières
Lots and Lots of Lots | |
HIGH ROLLERS | |
Believe in Basketball | |
DOG DAYS | |
Fire and | |
MR STIVS EXCELLENT ADVENTURE | |
No Handicapping This Field | |
titles in CAPS appeared as Sports Illustrated features titles in Roman appeared in Rushins Air and Space column 9 BEERS SHOTS | |
Toga Party | |
TOUR DE FRANCE | |
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The Caddie was a Reindeer: And Other Tales of Extreme Recreation Steve Rushin Aucun aperçu disponible - 2004 |
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