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The Golden Handshake Club: A Comedy Adventure
When a convoy of seniors is coming—from the town you love to hate—to take over your town hall, what do you do?Well, if you are the people of Port Promise, you declare the area around the building a licensed patio and tell Come on down and party!
In the summer of 2004, when Hetty serves a mildly hallucinogenic tea during a monthly meeting of the Sloburg Golden Handshake Club, the members come up with a nutso plan to take over the town hall in neighbouring Port Promise. Bored with their dull surroundings, they think their ballsy move will improve their get-togethers and, coincidentally, end the debate about which town is better.
But it’s a no brainer the hard-partying people of Promise will defend their beloved building. And so, they immediately erect a line of defensive beer tents around their town hall declaring the battle zone a licenced patio.
Keeping it weird in Port Promise is de rigueur, so it is not long after the invading Sloburg caravan arrives and the two sides are getting down and funny.
During an evening of competitive performances that includes trees on fire, a giant street party and a monster tractor/muscle car showdown, the gloves come off when Port Promise MC JB melts down and the night turns into a joyful tit-for-tat opera about which town is better.
Ride along with small-town gonzo photojournalist Layton Plymouth and his freedom-loving sidekick TuTu as they cover this story of a lifetime when the two towns that love to hate each other, show their party moves.
Experience the passion when the stylish Francesca Dulce from Sloburg, a big city import with a shady past, and Hee Haw McGibbon, a local blue collar dream boat from Port Promise, become the ambassadors of love and lead this story to its stunning climax.
For over 20 years, photojournalist Ted Amsden covered the events in two neighbouring towns. A resident and Poet Laureate in one, he partied hard in the other, always believing the two communities members of the same family. But as is often the case with competitive siblings, he found their quirks and charm worthy of much laughter which is why he wrote this humorous tale of quixotic conquest.
In the summer of 2004, when Hetty serves a mildly hallucinogenic tea during a monthly meeting of the Sloburg Golden Handshake Club, the members come up with a nutso plan to take over the town hall in neighbouring Port Promise. Bored with their dull surroundings, they think their ballsy move will improve their get-togethers and, coincidentally, end the debate about which town is better.
But it’s a no brainer the hard-partying people of Promise will defend their beloved building. And so, they immediately erect a line of defensive beer tents around their town hall declaring the battle zone a licenced patio.
Keeping it weird in Port Promise is de rigueur, so it is not long after the invading Sloburg caravan arrives and the two sides are getting down and funny.
During an evening of competitive performances that includes trees on fire, a giant street party and a monster tractor/muscle car showdown, the gloves come off when Port Promise MC JB melts down and the night turns into a joyful tit-for-tat opera about which town is better.
Ride along with small-town gonzo photojournalist Layton Plymouth and his freedom-loving sidekick TuTu as they cover this story of a lifetime when the two towns that love to hate each other, show their party moves.
Experience the passion when the stylish Francesca Dulce from Sloburg, a big city import with a shady past, and Hee Haw McGibbon, a local blue collar dream boat from Port Promise, become the ambassadors of love and lead this story to its stunning climax.
For over 20 years, photojournalist Ted Amsden covered the events in two neighbouring towns. A resident and Poet Laureate in one, he partied hard in the other, always believing the two communities members of the same family. But as is often the case with competitive siblings, he found their quirks and charm worthy of much laughter which is why he wrote this humorous tale of quixotic conquest.
321 pages, Paperback
Published March 24, 2025
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