Jack Kerouac and fame

Here's a NY Times article about Jack's angst over his fame (the article failed to stress that he actually had a love-hate relationship with it). I have to imagine that today's pressure on successful writers would drive him farther and faster into the bottle than in his own time.

We have a new opportunity as faculty to engage with students in their themed residence dorms (communities) about a subject of our choosing. One of the communities is the Writers' Nook. I'm thinking about offering to talk about Kerouac using my book as a foundation of my discussion. However, one of the things holding me back is the self-promotion aspect of it (or at least the perception of self-promotion). We'll see . . . .

Susan Boyle: Bite me

I just read that Susan Boyle, in an upcoming interview on The Today Show, claims that adjusting to celebrity has been difficult for her.

You know what, Susan? Bite me.

Complaining about becoming famous is, well ... lame.

Bring on the fame....