Tome,badtasteiswhatentertainmentisallabout.Ifsomeonevomitswatchingoneofmyfilms,it’slikegettingastandingovation.ThusbeginsJohnWaters’sautobiography.Andwhatastoryitis.OpeningwithhisupbringinginBaltimore(“CharmCity“asdubbedbythetouristboard;the“hairdocapitaloftheworld“asdubbedbyWaters),itcovershisfriendshipwithhismuseandleadinglady,Divine,detailedaccountsofhowWatersmadehisfirstmovies,storiesofthecircleoffriends/actorsheusedinthesefilms,andfinallythe“sort-offame“heachievesinAmerica.ComplementingthetextaredozensoffabulousoldphotographsofWatersandcrew.Hereisatrueloveletterfromalegendaryfilmmakertohisfriends,family,andfans.
