appears to be SIGNED simply John Waters on title page. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010, stated First Edition, but later printing number line starting with 5, 304pp., very good dust-jacket, cover price $25.00, fresh attractive copy, very good light green hardcover. And for those of us without any real taste, we would all do well to take a page from the Pope of Trash.Waters, John, 1946. Waters’ distinct and unique brand of taste can now be yours all for a very low price (under ten dollars if you find the right seller on Amazon or go old school and check it out from a Baltimore, New York or Los Angeles library–the only cities that truly appreciate Waters’ scintillatingly sick humor). A thoughtful literary recommendation from Waters. In the chapter entitled “Bookworm,” Waters gives us a quick tour of some of the favorite books in his library, including Christina Stead’s The Man Who Loved Children and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk About Kevin (both of which are ultra creepy and depression-inducing in their own ways). Mike Kelley, in the patchwork style of John Waters.Īnd then there is Waters’ literary advice to consider. But how do you know which person is right for you? Well, John Waters has your best interest at heart when he tells you that the likes of Little Richard and Mike Kelley are all you’ll ever need to bask in the delight of greatness–which will hopefully rub off on you if you believe enough in osmosis. Tennessee Williams, not aesthetically unlike John Waters.Ĭovering literature, fashion, music, movies and serial killing, there isn’t much Waters doesn’t explore in terms of all the different types of people you can aspire to be like. For the most part, the individuals Waters admires are rogues, paragons of the anti-establishment. The diversity of his heroes exists not only in their professions, but in what each singular person represents. Role Models, which is, in essence, a guidebook for how to live your life reveals Waters’ keen ability to extrapolate from the best parts of culture, both trashy (outsider porn) and classy (Comme des Garçons).īeginning with somewhat more “traditional” role models, Johnny Mathis and Tennessee Williams (both quintessential gay icons), Waters then eases us into some of his more incendiary exemplars, including former Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten and a Baltimore staple of camp named Lady Zorro (a lesbian stripper). But that doesn’t mean his own personal role models aren’t worth emulating in certain respects. Not everyone sees John Waters as an exemplary role model.
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