bouncysmile (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

having read his book 'on the road' wanderlust seeped into my blood veins and i hit the road alone with my rucksack on my back. mr kerouac made me understand what freedom is at age 18 and i thank you so much jack. R.I.P your spirit is always with us

rwm89 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he taught people to be free, there's no loss in that

fnrsknmer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Of course, you are right, I didn't express myself correctly. So, the last sentence, with "and don't you know that God is Pooh Bear?", still amazes me, and still takes me back to that time when I was very young and the Revolution was just a few months old thing... Regards!

FurkDaJerk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

To be honest, that wasn't exactly a sentence. The entire final paragraph is just one long run-on sentence, and one of the greatest I can recall. "... God is Pooh Bear? the evening star ..." The lowercase 't' shows that the '?' is NOT the end of the sentence, but just a part of it. I thought this was pure genius. Break ALL The damn rules! This is just one entirely long run-on sentence.

FurkDaJerk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think you need to read "The Tao Of Pooh" (I believe that is what it is called." I haven't read it myself, but I've heard many great things about it.

FurkDaJerk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ditto. I don't drink shots, and only a couple of beers here and there. But I can pound a bottle of wine in 45 minutes, with ease. I should stop. I would love to have the one "healthy" glass a day, but honestly. That's damn difficult to do. I mean, the bottle is already open, half the work is already done!

gencoss (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

jack is my favorite writer of all the time. a true legend

phddddd (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He fulfilled his own prophecy of becoming an old rag, as he laid, like all hopeless drunks will eventually lay, on his deathbed having all those who had loved him scuttle to service his last, few, feeble wants while suffering the toils of their lost Jack's dementia. Bedpans replacing mountains and roads.

station007jacek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

well mr.pink i wonder if you ever rode a freighttrain, or just a keyboard

TPHBFAN (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Kerouac= Legend