
Bootlegger: The Good, The Bad & The Tasty
Karl Phillips(Author)
Y Lolfa (Publisher)
Published on 4. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-912631-37-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Top man... I thought that I'd lived a colourful life until I read about Karl's adventures" - MICKEY THOMAS, WREXHAM AFC & WALES
"Certified Twitter legend" - LADBIBLE
Karl Phillips is just one of the lads - roofer by day, pilsner drinker by night. But as Bootlegger, he's scored hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube with his hilarious matchday vlogs and keeps a huge number of followers on social media hooked with his humorous musings on life, work, the Flamethrower and his beloved Wrexham AFC. He even has a beer named after him - Wrexham Lager's iconic Bootlegger 1974 Pilsner, which has made its way onto the shelves of major supermarkets.
From tough beginnings with teenage parents to a string of jobs in local factories, whether smearing butter on his headmaster's office window or getting a round of golf in during his shift as a street-cleaner, duckin' around shooting videos in football grounds and pubs across the UK or slightly overdoing it in holiday spots around the world, or in the throes of any of the other hilariously random antics described here, the Captain doesn't take himself too seriously and is mellowing with age, like a fine pilsner!
"Certified Twitter legend" - LADBIBLE
Karl Phillips is just one of the lads - roofer by day, pilsner drinker by night. But as Bootlegger, he's scored hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube with his hilarious matchday vlogs and keeps a huge number of followers on social media hooked with his humorous musings on life, work, the Flamethrower and his beloved Wrexham AFC. He even has a beer named after him - Wrexham Lager's iconic Bootlegger 1974 Pilsner, which has made its way onto the shelves of major supermarkets.
From tough beginnings with teenage parents to a string of jobs in local factories, whether smearing butter on his headmaster's office window or getting a round of golf in during his shift as a street-cleaner, duckin' around shooting videos in football grounds and pubs across the UK or slightly overdoing it in holiday spots around the world, or in the throes of any of the other hilariously random antics described here, the Captain doesn't take himself too seriously and is mellowing with age, like a fine pilsner!
Reviews / Votes
Top man... I thought that I'd lived a colourful life until I read about Karl's adventures. - MICKEY THOMAS, WREXHAM AFC AND WALES; Certified Twitter legend... One of the internet's most beloved and renowned Pilsner drinkers. - LADBIBLE; Wrexham fan Bootlegger is a social media giant. - THE DAILY STAR; The official mascot for Wales. - HANSH; Twitter legend... a cult hero on social media. - THE DAILY RECORD; Bootlegger is cult figure on social media with a huge fanbase. - THE YORKSHIRE POST; A social media anti-hero. - NATION.CYMRU; One of Wrexham Football Club's most famous fans. - ROBBIE SAVAGEMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ceredigion
United Kingdom
Illustrations
131 colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912631-37-7 (9781912631377)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Karl Phillips is a roofer and social media icon, based in Wrexham. Peter Read is an experienced writer, having co-written books by footballing icons Garry Monk, Roberto Martinez, Dixie McNeil and others. Iestyn Bryn Jones is a music promoter and a columnist in various publications.
Content
Foreword by Mickey Thomas
1. Early Doors
2. Teenage Kicks
3. Just a Working Man
4. A Few Light Ales
5. Travellers' Tales
6. Life's Little Pleasures
7. Things Get Tasty
8. The Plague Years
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
1. Early Doors
2. Teenage Kicks
3. Just a Working Man
4. A Few Light Ales
5. Travellers' Tales
6. Life's Little Pleasures
7. Things Get Tasty
8. The Plague Years
Epilogue
Acknowledgements