Crowe wrote:
He's a very familiar person around here due to his living in Lowell. Half hate him, half love him. Half think he was just a drug addict, half think he was a free spirit.
http://www.nps.gov/lowe/historyculture/kerouac.htm
As a kid growing up, I felt the beatniks and hippies were a bunch of crackpots that did their best to avoid real work, or be real productive members of society . But as I matured, I found that regardless of how people look, they all can offer some provacative perspectives on things. And I learn from them.
The hippie, the druggie, the homeless, the criminal, the panhandler, the hobo, the free spirit, the politician, the CEO. I enjoy speaking to all of them with respect. Might not alway like the person, but you can learn something from anyone.
I do have to admit though that the politician usually has me leaving and scratching my head. Would much rather speak with all the others. They don't upset me nearly as much.
