tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post2585391087968188373..comments2024-03-24T12:14:08.296-04:00Comments on THE DAILY BEAT: Day 70 Kerouaction: On the Ideal BarRick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-46110966352768144742015-08-05T15:39:03.789-04:002015-08-05T15:39:03.789-04:00Good point, Jimmy. America confuses the world agai...Good point, Jimmy. America confuses the world again.Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-24013060673864843032015-08-04T19:14:23.779-04:002015-08-04T19:14:23.779-04:00Re: "whisky" vs. "whiskey" – t...Re: "whisky" vs. "whiskey" – this is not necessarily so that he was referring to Scotch. While it is true that "whiskey" is universally used in Ireland and "whisky" in Scotland, there is less spelling consistency in American whiskies. For example, Jack Daniels is spelled "whiskey," while Maker's Mark is spelled "whisky." I think Kerouac had to pick one and perhaps just used whatever was on the bottle of the brand he had drunk most often or most recently. Fast Walk to Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987369095444155341noreply@blogger.com