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Water-Bug
Explorer II
Sep 05, 2014

Jack Kerouac, How many have even heard of him?

In the 50s or 60s, he wrote the book "On the Road." It was a hippie guide book but he wasn't a hippie but rather a true free spirit. He defined a hippie as someone who could find a marijuana joint o...
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Carb_Cleaner
Explorer
Sep 06, 2014
puttd wrote:
... Natalie Merchant song about him too.

It was written by Natalie Merchant and Robert Buck, a fellow band member. Originally on the album "In My Tribe", by 10,000 Maniacs, released 1987. It's a good album and I have it on vinyl, but it's not a very good song, IMHO. Three-chord, mellow rock on acoustic guitars. Un-inspiring. Almost, Muzak-like.
Edit: I've never bothered to read his works. I was too busy living the life of a Free Spirit and hanging out on street corners, I guess. LOL

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