My manhood was diminished, by a Communist, who despite her beauty, I shouldn’t have kissed.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Sea World
I sold a waterbed that had been shot with a gun to a redneck whose honeymoon had just begun.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Mexican Thunderdome
I spent too much time, hanging with José. And nearly did something, that could’ve put me away.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Morons Who Drive Like I Used to Drive
I rode my Vespa, it was always a thrill, but one wrong turn, almost made roadkill.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Twisting in a Tree Tunnel
I learned the hard way, giving a lift to a drunk. If I do it again, they’ll ride in the trunk.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Foodfellas
I could have got shot by a mafia don whose fat wife I spilled a tray of drinks on.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – When Cops Are Too Stupefied to Speak
I crashed my car, the route was unplanned, when a loose steering wheel came off in my hand.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Hola Muerto Su Nombre es Autobús
Falling off buses and burning my face, just proved to me that Mexico was my place.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – No Sleep ’til Brooklyn
I nearly got stabbed on a Subway train, but I escaped with just emotional pain.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Bees in Bumfuck
I got attacked while chopping trees. Not by beavers, but by hundreds of bees.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Introduction
I’ve nearly died 47 times. That makes for lot of bad situations and good stories.
A Laugh Threatening Situation – Preface
Strap on your helmet and buckle up for some very silly and stupid stories ahead.
Luke the Rat
This book is a compendium of the emails I sent out over the course of several years that I fought the disease, along with some of the many touching and important responses from people who received them. It also includes general notes and journal entries, as well as stories about the people in my life, without whom I would surely already be dead.