Enjoyable nonsense - Rated 
The premise of this book is that Tony Hawks, lead singer of 80s one hit wonders 'Morris Minor and the Majors' accepts a wager that he'll never have another top ten hit in his lifetime. Fuelled by this, Mr Hawks goes in search of this elusive follow up in such diverse places as the USA, Africa, Holland and Albania, the latter with Sir Norman Wisdom's help...
It's an enjoyable read, Hawk's wit shines through and it raises a wry smile rather than a guffaw. It's very much one for a bedtime read.
Up to Tony's Usual Standard - Rated 
This book comes in three sections all of which are very Funny.
Part 1 Tony's inital bet and visit to America.
Part 2 Tony's Visit to Africa and the International Language of Football
Part 3 The insight into what makes Norman Wisdom a Comic Genius and National Hero in Albania
What I like about this book was that it is a very quick read, and gives you a nice break every few pages, and the Chapters are well structed in the overall story of Tony's Quest for a Hit Record.
Finally the Middle section of the book has some very nice Photographs of Tony's travels.
I somehow expected better........ - Rated 
I've not read 'Tennis...' or 'Fridge...', so my first experience of Hawks' written-word could have (apparently) been better.
Mr Hawks seems okay in small doses on TV/radio, but his infuriating smugness really does grate after a while. The longer his quest (and this book) dragged on, the more I thought that he was only persevering so that he could write a book about his 'crazy adventures' at a later date - not really the best of reasons.
It is certainly amusing in places but a few wry smiles and the odd chuckle do not make up for a whole load of drawn-out anecdotes about 'foreigners and their silly ways'...
I was disappointed.
Great book! - Rated
I really enjoyed this book and rate it alongside the rest of Tony Hawks' books, although I think 'Playing the Moldovans at Tennis' is my favourite. I'm really surprised it has such negative and unpleasant comments from other reviewers. I loved it!
A real eye opener - Rated 
Having read 'Fridge' (funny-ish) and 'Tennis' (OK), I was genuinely surprised at what a dreadful read this one turned out to be. Not necessarily because of the writing - he can write well enough - but because of the man himself. Hawks comes across as arrogant, self-centred, ungrateful and jaw-droppingly insensitive.
What the book also did was to confirm that he's actually not very funny - his 'observations' are trite almost to the point of embarrassment and his oh-too-frequent stretching of what is essentially a vaguely amusing anecdote over a couple of pages or so is frustrating and annoying in equal measure.
But it's his spoilt disappointment with all those who are corralled to do his bidding and his cynical plundering of other cultures for his own ends that grates most of all. I just hope his assistants, researchers and 'friends' don't get to see how their stirling efforts have been rewarded.
My advice is to stand in a bookshop and just read the last chapter about Norman Wisdom and his God-like status in Albania.
Now there's a proper funny man.
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