Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Neal Cassidy

Neal Cassidy was the inspiration for Dean Moriarty in the Book "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac. Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassidy took a legendary cross country road trip that inspired the book. "On the Road" is a legendary novel.

 AND THEN, ten years later, Neal Cassidy is the driver of the bus named "Furthur" in "The Electric Koolaid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe

 How improbable is THAT??? The same person is the "driver" in the two most defining novels of the two cultural movements. "On the Road" and "Electric Koolaid Acid Test" Remarkable man. Remarkable life.


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William Schaeffer

1 comment:

  1. buck
    1 hour ago (edited)
    Tried to leave this comment on your Cassidy blog post. But the System? Universe? won't let me. So I'll put it here.
    .........
    But, unfortunately, by Prankster time Cassidy was a hollow shell of the dynamic force he'd once been
    Just discovered your youtube channel today! I love your creative and forward-thinking presence in our world. You're leading an amazing life.
    I see things very differently than you do. But you're definitely moving us in the right direction. I'm afraid for our country right now, so I'm very glad to see what you're doing.

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