Driving Like Crazy video, courtesy of the Cato Institute?

I read P.J. O'Rourke's latest book, Driving Like Crazy recently and really enjoyed it.
Then I saw him all over the boob tube, Real Time with Bill Maher and the Daily Show.
But I was too lazy to find a proper YouTube clip. Well, I have to thank Chris Moody of The Cato Institute for sending me the link to the embeded YouTube clip below.

P.J. O'Rourke on Real Time and The Daily show this week

I tried to get YouTube clips but don't have the patience to go through them all.
But this week P.J. O'Rourke is all over the digital dial. So far I've seen him on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Real Time with Bill Maher promoting his book.

My favorite part was when he was talking about not being able to get laid in a Prius.
I'm not as happy when he's talking about letting Detroit fail. Seems like odd words from a man who's family owned a Buick dealership and is so passionate about his Suburbans.

Ok, I finally found a clip

I never want to do a road trip with P.J. O'Rourke, but I want to read about his next!

Finally finished Driving Like Crazy by P.J. O'Rourke and I gotta say I would be afraid to drive across country ( any country ) with him, but next time he does it I want to read about it!
Driving across the Baja with Mike Nesmith, across India with other journalist or even across state lines with his wife and offspring, O'Rourke's misadventures are epic. I'd love to have a beer or four with him and listen to him tell these tales, but after reading about them that's as adventurous as I am.

Mr O'Rourke's views of the world and his love of bombastic SUVs may not be very PC, hell nothing about him is, but this is a great read for the beach or even that commuter rail ride.

"Driving Like Crazy" will leave you bruised and battered, but with an ear to ear smile.

So, I'm half way through P.J.O'Rourke's Driving Like Crazy and it left me mentally bruised and battered, but with a big ol' sh*t eating grin. Normally I don't bother with the Acknowledgement section of a book, just go right at Chapter 1, but from page one P. J. O'Rourke starts a roller coaster adventure of his life in the 70's & 80's. From his chapter on how to do all the wrong things in a car to his real life adventures ( several times ) in Baja. Reading how O'Rourke "discovered" single handedly of course NASCAR in the early 80's was a treat.

Note to self, don't go to Baja with his friends, or maybe at all. Having read about his various treks through the peninsula I'm not sure I'm man enough.

I'll let you know how the rest of the book goes, but even just from this half, I'd say buy it.

Finally! Going to tear right through Driving Like Crazy by P.J. O'Rourke, let you know what I think

Finally got my copy of Driving Like Crazy! I'm going to see how far into it I can get this weekend and start blogging about it when I can. I haven't looked forward to book like this in ages.

I may have to read this book...

I received an e-mail today, offering to send me a free copy of PJ O'Rourke's latest does of insanity. And so because I've never read any of O'Rourke's books, I did a Google search.
And based on the following, I may have to read this.

"....You have to get a car that handles really well. This is extremely important, and there's a lot of debate on this subject – about what kind of car handles best. Some say a front-engined car; some say a rear-engined car. I say a rented car. Nothing handles better than a rented car. You can go faster, turn corners sharper, and put the transmission into reverse while going forward at a higher rate of speed in a rented car than in any other kind. You can also park without looking, and can use the trunk as an ice chest. Another thing about a rented car is that it's an all-terrain vehicle. Mud, snow, water, woods – you can take a rented car anywhere. True, you can't always get it back – but that's not your problem, is it? ..."

Driving Like Crazy (link in title to Barnes & Noble, if you'd like to buy it) is O'Rourke's latest satire. Sort of the Hunter S Thompson of the auto journalism? Very funny stuf so far. Can't wait to see if I'll get it.