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Please Hold Thumbs: A Not-So-Round Trip to South Africa
HAVE A NICE TRIP?
SEE YOU NEXT FALL!
Attending their daughter's wedding in South Africa promised to be the vacation of a lifetime. But first, they had to face the treacherous gauntlet known as modern day travel. Join this hapless, sometimes helpless couple as they brave their way through a never-ending obstacle course filled with such hazards as flight delays, the purgatory of layovers and an incompetent, uncaring air carrier that treats its passengers worse than their luggage. Waiting for them on the other side of the world are an honest-to-goodness safari with amorous lions and elephants with anger issues, a life-affirming visit to a South African school and an anxious bride and groom, standing patiently at the airport with a sign that reads: "WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? "
PLEASE HOLD THUMBS: A NOT-SO-ROUND TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA, a true tale of turbulence and triumph
SEE YOU NEXT FALL!
Attending their daughter's wedding in South Africa promised to be the vacation of a lifetime. But first, they had to face the treacherous gauntlet known as modern day travel. Join this hapless, sometimes helpless couple as they brave their way through a never-ending obstacle course filled with such hazards as flight delays, the purgatory of layovers and an incompetent, uncaring air carrier that treats its passengers worse than their luggage. Waiting for them on the other side of the world are an honest-to-goodness safari with amorous lions and elephants with anger issues, a life-affirming visit to a South African school and an anxious bride and groom, standing patiently at the airport with a sign that reads: "WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? "
PLEASE HOLD THUMBS: A NOT-SO-ROUND TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA, a true tale of turbulence and triumph
140 pages, Paperback
First published September 16, 2009
42 people want to read
About the author
Scott Cherney
10 books7 followersBorn to be alive in Stockton, California, Scott Cherney has worn many hats in his life and times, among them a cowboy hat as a stunt performer on the streets of the Pollardville Ghost Town, a western amusement park that housed leftover sets from the William Wyler film THE BIG COUNTRY. He then ventured to the Palace Showboat Dinner Theater becoming a triple threat actor/writer/director of their melodrama/vaudeville stage productions in the process including LIFE IS A CABARET and CALIFORNIA FOLLIES.
Cherney was an award winning actor with roles in such shows as ANGRY HOUSEWIVES,SYLVIA and MOVE OVER, MRS. MARKHAM. His film credits consist of appearances in UNDER ARREST, OMEGA COP and BACKSTAGE PASS.
In 1986, Scott was the winner of the one and only San Joaquin County Stand-Up Comedy Competition. He spent time as an on-air film critic for KUOP-FM and even inside a giant raccoon suit as a radio station mascot.
Scott’s first book, the non-fiction memoir IN THE DARK: A LIFE AND TIMES IN A MOVIE THEATER, was published in 2003. This was followed by a collection of original comedy sketches entitled NOW THAT’S FUNNY!, his first novel, RED ASPHALT, the travel journal, PLEASE HOLD THUMBS: A NOT-SO-ROUND TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA and his latest, SONG OF THE CANYON KID, a western comedy romance. As a playwright, his works include the melodramas SONG OF THE CANYON KID, THE LEGEND OF THE ROGUE and LA RUE'S RETURN (with Edward Thorpe). Recently, he added two interactive murder mysteries to his resume-DEAD TUESDAY and MURDER: THE FINAL FRONTIER.
He currently lives near Portland, Oregon with his wife, Laurie.
Cherney was an award winning actor with roles in such shows as ANGRY HOUSEWIVES,SYLVIA and MOVE OVER, MRS. MARKHAM. His film credits consist of appearances in UNDER ARREST, OMEGA COP and BACKSTAGE PASS.
In 1986, Scott was the winner of the one and only San Joaquin County Stand-Up Comedy Competition. He spent time as an on-air film critic for KUOP-FM and even inside a giant raccoon suit as a radio station mascot.
Scott’s first book, the non-fiction memoir IN THE DARK: A LIFE AND TIMES IN A MOVIE THEATER, was published in 2003. This was followed by a collection of original comedy sketches entitled NOW THAT’S FUNNY!, his first novel, RED ASPHALT, the travel journal, PLEASE HOLD THUMBS: A NOT-SO-ROUND TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA and his latest, SONG OF THE CANYON KID, a western comedy romance. As a playwright, his works include the melodramas SONG OF THE CANYON KID, THE LEGEND OF THE ROGUE and LA RUE'S RETURN (with Edward Thorpe). Recently, he added two interactive murder mysteries to his resume-DEAD TUESDAY and MURDER: THE FINAL FRONTIER.
He currently lives near Portland, Oregon with his wife, Laurie.
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February 17, 2011
How many of you out there dream of taking that amazing vacation to a place you have only seen either on television or in books, magazines, etc? You have it all planned in your imagination on how wonderful it will be. You see yourself there enjoying every moment, the weather is perfect, the people friendly and so on. Well, in Scott Cherney's "Please Hold Thumbs" you are given an instant replay that even Howard Cosell, would be jealous of, ( if he were alive still) of the unfortunate events that plague the Cherney family from the word GO!
Scott and his wife Laurie, have been invited by their youngest daughter to come to South Africa and be a part of her wedding. On the surface you instantly have visions, of the beautiful sunsets, the wild outdoors, the rustic setting that should be in any Merchant ~Ivory film. Both Scott and his wife naturally agree and make their plans to come experience another part of the world, in essence they are about to embark on a safari. Now if they can only get the hell out of the airport!
The twist and turns that this story takes is truly an adventure that would require nerves of steel. Take, Planes Trains, and automobile's and magnify the events ten million percent!
Sarcasm abounds in this story, although it's never out of place, and yet, you find yourself given a brief glance through a window that can only be experienced through innocent eyes. The story is not one sided by any means, I even felt emotional at one point during my read of this book.
Without giving away anything else, I for one am richer for the experience and more wary of my future travel habits, mind you this was before legal groping by the TSA.
If you're planning a trip in the future that requires going anywhere longer than an hour by plane...you may want to arm yourself with a copy of "Please Hold Thumbs"
Scott and his wife Laurie, have been invited by their youngest daughter to come to South Africa and be a part of her wedding. On the surface you instantly have visions, of the beautiful sunsets, the wild outdoors, the rustic setting that should be in any Merchant ~Ivory film. Both Scott and his wife naturally agree and make their plans to come experience another part of the world, in essence they are about to embark on a safari. Now if they can only get the hell out of the airport!
The twist and turns that this story takes is truly an adventure that would require nerves of steel. Take, Planes Trains, and automobile's and magnify the events ten million percent!
Sarcasm abounds in this story, although it's never out of place, and yet, you find yourself given a brief glance through a window that can only be experienced through innocent eyes. The story is not one sided by any means, I even felt emotional at one point during my read of this book.
Without giving away anything else, I for one am richer for the experience and more wary of my future travel habits, mind you this was before legal groping by the TSA.
If you're planning a trip in the future that requires going anywhere longer than an hour by plane...you may want to arm yourself with a copy of "Please Hold Thumbs"
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