Hitchhiking John Waters Picked Up By Brooklyn Indie Band
Sometimes—even when you're the acclaimed director of cult favorites like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray—you just can't find a ride. So what else can you do but stick out your thumb and hope a kindly, roving band of Brooklyn musicians will pick you up?
Well, at least that's what happened earlier today when Brooklyn's Here We Go Magic picked up hitchhiking director John Waters on the side of a lonely Ohio road. Yeah, that really happened—it's on Twitter! It has to be true.
"Just picked up John Waters hitchhiking in the middle of Ohio," the band tweeted Wednesday morning. "No joke. Waters in the van." Why was Waters—a man who can presumably afford a car—stranded on the side of the road? Why was Waters—the world's staunchest/only Baltimore enthusiast—so far from his beloved hometown? Who cares? This story is too perfect to ruin with a sensible explanation. Photographic evidence below.
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