Refried Brains

by Gil Gevins

This is a very funny book, a collection of hilarious true-life stories written by a semi-retired expatriate living in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Humor drips off of every page, as the author describes his often surreal modes of travel down the pot-holed highways and byways of his adopted country. Follow the exploits of the slightly insane author as he gets himself into one Jalapeño flavored pickle after attending, and then fleeing a disastrous peyote ceremony; nearly blowing up the Fiesta Americana Hotel with faulty fireworks; and taking the ultimate bus ride from hell in pursuit of the magic mushrooms of Oaxaca.Refried Brains is dark humor at its best. And though this entertaining book is laugh-out-loud funny, it is at the same time a kind of off-the-wall instruction manual for living the good semi-retired life in Mexico. Some of the story titles Stuck Between A Mariachi And A Hard Place; 20,000 Bowel Movements Beneath The Terrace; Cruel and Unusual Therapy; Interview With An Umpire; and Hit The Roach, Jack.

271 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003