Is Jack Kerouac overrated?
Yes. I’ve read On the Road three times and still don’t like it. The Dharma Bums was unreadable.
Tweedy song about quitting job?
Dear Employer
How do I lose my virginity to my sister?
You don’t, unless you’re locked in the attic by your flaky mom and evil grandmother for like five years.
How to make an [...]
Posts Tagged: Jack Kerouac
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Mar 10
Answering the Googlers’ Questions XIV: A few about books and only one about sex
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Nov 08
Keeping Kerouac, fighting Freudenberger, and other tales from book organizing
Whenever I host Rock & Roll Bookclub I see it as an opportunity to get my books in order. In theory, for every book I put in the case I would take one off to give away or list on Bookmooch. That theory is total bullshit. I am greedy.
However, I am pleased to report [...]
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Aug 07
Crackpot Theory #64: Why Jack Kerouac is still popular even though he sucks
There are many things I don’t understand. Physics, how the average person can tolerate seeing or hearing Gwen Stefani without wanting to punch someone in the neck, and the weird, fanatical love lavished on Jack Kerouac’s On The Road.
Since this year marks the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication there’s been much ballyhoo about [...]
