Gator Gump wrote a book.

[ChinMusic]

Any chance someone can video the presentation and upload it up to YouTube?

[k1ypp]

Well ChinMusic, I'll ask him if he's interested in doing that. It is entirely up to him. I just hope he keeps his clothes on.

[ChinMusic]

Well ChinMusic, I'll ask him if he's interested in doing that. It is entirely up to him. I just hope he keeps his clothes on.

That last line might be the deal breaker.........

[Traveling teacher]

Hey chin music. You asked some time ago. Here is the link to gatorgump's you tube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GZPkpH30qw

[Trillium]

Hey chin music. You asked some time ago. Here is the link to gatorgump's you tube video.

Mr. Osmond, Since you posted a link to your own review of your own book, I think that your post should be deleted.

Besides which I am offended by you pandering to the lowest common denominator and your lack of integrity and hope that this thread is locked and NO ONE buys your book.

[Don H]

You may or may not remember Gator Gump, a 2007 thru-hiker.

Gator Gump was the middle aged man who put his naked azz on the Springer plaque among other things.

Hey, at least he didn't carve his name into every shelter he passed! Or did he? I haven't read the book.

[chief]

Wow, someone is offended by Gator Gump! Reason enough to order his book. If it's anything like his trail journals, it should be a hoot to read (no offense to owls among us).

I think if those offended were to come off their PC high horse, they may find that GG is having them on.

[BostonBlue]

I am only 50 pages into the book, but parts of it are hilarious. Everyone should read it just for his assessment of WB. He absolutely nailed this site.

So exactly what was the deal with Coyote and Jelly Bean, GG? He scored with her and then stole her cash AND stove??

[Train Wreck]

He should offer the free Kindle version on Amazon

[BostonBlue]

He should offer the free Kindle version on Amazon

Because this site has historically been so good to him? A sample of the book is available on Amazon.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Personally I thought the book was great and was well worth reading even though I had already read his trail journal.

Aside from being hilarious, the book struck me as a very honest account of his thru hike, I actually appreciated that he documented some of his dumber and less honorable moments. I've read many books by thru hiker's and it's always struck me as odd that so many authors try to make it sound like they managed to spend six months in on the trail without any lapses in judgement.

I really do recommend checking out the book, it's well worth the read.

[max patch]

If everybody hiked like GG then the trail would be a miserable place to hike.

And you wouldn't be able to get a place to stay in town.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Hey chin music. You asked some time ago. Here is the link to gatorgump's you tube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GZPkpH30qw

GG, If you're going to post about your book on this site then I really recommend signing all your posts "GatorGump" ( or just adding it to the signature line so it's there automatically). Not everyone knows who you are, and it's just weird to see you discussing the book in the third person. It's a good book, be proud of it and rightfully claim it as your own when you're talking about it.

[Sarcasm the elf]

If everybody hiked like GG then the trail would be a miserable place to hike.

And you wouldn't be able to get a place to stay in town.

Yes, but we're discussing a memoir, not a hiking guide.

If everyone acted like Tony Stark then the world would be a miserable place too, that didn't make the IronMan movies any less entertaining.

[Mizirlou]

“Sometimes the Appalachian Trail Is . . .” is a character driven narrative. The author describes five categories of AT thru hikers – Purist, Evangelist, Athlete, True Pot Head, Party Animal.

I partially indexed the book’s characters from Springer to Boiling Springs (halfway point in the book) because the list itself is a book review of sorts.

500 lbs. of ambulancers
Acne @ Neels Gap
Asian tourists
Barking Spider
Bat-fink
Beatnik
Bert
Bill and Casey
Buckets
Cannonball
Carpenter
Clem/Slim/BillyBob
Coyote
Crazy Bear
Cub Scout pack
Curt of Standing Bear
Dances With Sloths
Dead Man Walking
Dr. D---head
Diesel
Dirtnap
Doodles
Dorothy and Toto
Dude
Eulah
Florida Jack
Frolicking Dinosaur
Genesis
Ghetto Blaster
Gorilla
Guinness and Kilty
Habitual Hiker
Jelly Bean
Karan
Linda and Rob
Loafer
Lone Wolf
Lumpy
Mary and Terry
Miss Janet
Missionary Mike
Morning Wood
My Eyeball
Neighbor Bob
Paloma
Parson Brown
Patty O
Pirate
Pukes In Mouth
Queen Diva
Random Man
Rhododendrons
Roadrunner
Sandwich
Savin Slavin Haven
Scott, son of an Irishman
Shakey Leggs and Heater
Stoneage
Stumbles
Talks A Lot / Shake ‘n’ Bake
Tennessee Twins
Three Time’s A Charm
Toe Jam
Traveling Teacher
Triple Deuce
Umbrella Lady
Waffle
Weebles
Yorkie
Zoria


Gator Gump’s 2007 TJ guest book is another hilarious source of tangy entertainment.
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=166702

[Furlough]

Besides which I am offended by you pandering to the lowest common denominator and your lack of integrity and hope that this thread is locked and NO ONE buys your book.

...and NO ONE buys your book..... Too late for that - I bought it, read and liked it. Seems like others did too.

[max patch]

I bought it too.

GG both literally and figuratively s_h_i_t on the trail and on service providers.

I wish I had spent my money on someone who treated the trail and its providers with at least a modicum of respect.

[rocketsocks]

Gator Gump wrote a book,
Sticking his bare azz on the plaque was all it took,
Now he's got everybody shook,
Like him or not, you'll read his book.

Sorry, I'm bored.

Gator Gump wrote a book,
Sticking his bare azz on the plaque was all it took,
Now he's got everybody shook,
Like him or not, you'll read his book.

He had fun, he had a ball
I saw chapter one in a bathroom stall

it was only his bum, he's probably not alone
but he didn't pee on it
like the blarney stone

[mfleming]

Read the sample on amazon.com. Got to agree with Max Patch. Not very impressive

[tridavis]

I read and enjoyed it very much. Too many people in this world are offened by the simplest things. Was up on Springer for the first time last year and his book came to mind. I almost repeated what he did and posted the picture here for the masses to enjoy. Rock on Gator Gump!!!! There are way too many uptight people on this site.