tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post2129470721978849935..comments2024-03-24T12:14:08.296-04:00Comments on THE DAILY BEAT: Day 21 Kerouaction: On ImpermanenceRick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-86268966285222534452011-08-15T10:54:43.631-04:002011-08-15T10:54:43.631-04:00Change is a constant, indeed. Whether we like it o...Change is a constant, indeed. Whether we like it or not! I find that people tend to like change when they are instigating it, and not so much when they perceive it as being done "to" them.Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-66029690070112792452011-08-15T10:08:55.982-04:002011-08-15T10:08:55.982-04:00This goes back to one of my favorite concepts – th...This goes back to one of my favorite concepts – that we are each a work in progress. Sometimes we change in ways that others see as improvements and other times it’s seen more as regressive. However, change is pretty much a constant.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823638034018430190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-37744519034622625732011-08-15T09:45:44.901-04:002011-08-15T09:45:44.901-04:00Rad,
Thank you so much for your comment. It is ve...Rad,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment. It is very heartening to know someone reads my blog and appreciates it! I think you nailed it: Jack was so open to the world that it made him vulnerable to alcoholism. I definitely recommend getting to Lowell - I will be at Lowell Celebrates Kerouac this October and highly recommend it! You can easily meet people who knew Jack there. I want to visit the Florida places Jack lived. Did you read Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends?Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-45525334416662156902011-08-15T09:29:34.148-04:002011-08-15T09:29:34.148-04:00"He gave us the terrible beauty of the world ..."He gave us the terrible beauty of the world in his words, and for that, those of us who "get" him are eternally thankful." I love this and it completely fits my perspective of Jack as well. If anything he is the real image of ourselves, not perfect, never can be, fallible to the tenth degree. Jack explored his world and universe both in a spiritual way as well in a physical way. He shared his demons and saints openly. He was so real and so approachable and his love of jazz was a perfect match to his life in words. Jack was an open book to the world. Did this make him more vulnerable to the alcohol that finally claimed his life? Quite possibly, but in his lifetime his writings left behind those explorations for dreamers and poets to explore. Would of loved to have met him in person. I had the opportunity to hear his daughter speak as well as a close friend at Eckerd College Reading Festival in St. Pete, FL many years ago and it was neat to hear them speak about the Jack they knew, but I seriously doubt even his closest friends could tell you about the real Jack. He lived a short while in my hometown of Orlando and I would love to go see his house someday. Now I live in the town that he died in. I would love to visit his town in MA one day as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com