Tuesday, March 11, 2008

News at Eleven: "No, not me. I can't go that.

I get stage-fright. Wait till Allen comes back--he's great. He loves that."

To what did Kerouac attribute his sudden recognition on the West Coast, after years of the opposite here in the East: "One thing," he said. "Rexroth. A great man. A great critic. Interested in young people, interested in everything."

from Village Voice: Back to the Village

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1 comment :

Micky said...

Sargeant Pete and I were recently discussing what a shame it was that Kerouac was not required reading here in Lowell. Perhaps it is for another generation.