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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 12:22 AM
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Would Jack Kerouac be as popular and well-known if his names didn't rhyme?
I think not. Sometimes small, stupid things make a big difference.
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otherlander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 12:37 AM
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1. Burning people...
And everyone goes "aaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwww..."

Fabulous roman candles....


Yeah, I think so.
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 12:39 AM
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2. I see what your saying...
but yes, he'd still be as popular. It has much to do with his "f*ck you writing" to an entire country that wanted to pretend that America was just like "Leave It To Beaver". He was the voice of a real America that wasn't being allowed to talk because it wasn't "pretty" enough for the mainstream.

That's appealing whether his name was Jack Kerouac or Sal Paradise.
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 12:41 AM
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3. ...
:thumbsup:
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otherlander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 12:48 AM
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4. Damn shame how he drank himself to death, though.

Gone down the American river...
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ellisonz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 03:27 AM
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5. Yes.
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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 08:44 AM
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6. Who?
:rofl:
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 08:47 AM
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7. distinctive people often have distinctive names...
If he'd been Bill Jones, his life would have been different, and might not have become the writer he was. Look how many writers you can refer to simply by last names, without chance of confusion...
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-09-07 09:50 AM
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8. jack keruoac was a hack
how's that for rhyming?

jack keruoac synopsis:

1. i'm nobody

2. i'm famous

3. i'm drunk

4. i'm REALLY drunk

5. i'm an arch-conservative who disavows my former stances

6. i'm dead
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