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Along his riotous 12-year journey, he even explores the history of his trade and honors those who cleaned before.
Dishwasher
One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States
By Pete Jordan
Harper Perennial 384 pp. $13.95
Reviewed by Richard Di Dio
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sunday, October 7, 2007
The award for the dirtiest blues tune ever written (literal and figurative category) goes to John Newton for "Too Many Dirty Dishes . . ."
I cleaned your dirty dishes
How much more am I supposed to take?
When I left I had fruit loops for breakfast
Now there's a bone from a T-bone steak, y'all
I say there's too many dirty dishes,
Baby, in the sink for just us two
Well you got me wonderin', baby,
Who's makin' dirty dishes with you
For Pete Jordan, author of the hilarious Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States, there are never enough dirty dishes as he travels around the United States in search of fleeting jobs, cheap lodging, and free leftovers from the Bus Tub Buffet.
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