I FOUND IT! I realized a few days ago that I hadn't seen my copy of

[JimmyJazz]

"On the Road" for some time. I was convinced that I had left it in a hotel while on vacation, so I purposely didn't want to look for it in my house.

Anyway, I found it! It's like my diary - I have notes all in the margins and passages underlined! I even keep photographs in it - photos which I am now going to scan into my computer in case this happens again.

[GOPisEvil]

1. Yay!!!

:bounce::woohoo::party:

Let the celebration begin! :beer: <--- root beer of course ;)

[JimmyJazz]

2. Root beer!

I swear, I would be embarrassed if someone ever read my copy of that book! Yikes!

:blush:

[GOPisEvil]

4. Wow! I think it's great that you have something that meaningful.

I'm glad you didn't lose it.

[JimmyJazz]

6. You've never read On the Road, have you?

:o

[GOPisEvil]

9. Nope.

:(

I didn't read "The Catcher in the Rye" until I was 31 either. Pissed me off, that one did. I thought, people name their kids after THAT asshole? :D

[JimmyJazz]

12. Dude - you don't know what you are missing!

The scene where he describes Sal lying on the sofa while Dean and Mary Lou are in the other room!

Dean had every right to die the sweet deaths of complete love of his Mary Lou. I didn't want to interfere, I just wanted to follow.

*swoooooooooon*

[GOPisEvil]

14. I'll swing by half-price books today and see if there's a copy.

Maybe I'll get lucky and I can find an annotated version with some pictures in it or something. ;)

[miss_kitty]

16. like, what kind of stuff in it would embarrass you?

do tell-scan some of those pages in and post 'em...we'll let you know if you should REALLY be embarrassed. That's what friends are for, after all:evilgrin:

[JimmyJazz]

19. Joe says: "oy, gevalt - no way, Jose!"

[tjwmason]

20. In that case

I probably shouldn't tell you that I sneaked into your house, borrowed it, and read all of the margin notes. :D

Very interesting my dear - very very interesting. :evilgrin:

[JimmyJazz]

25. They really should make certain books with huge margins for people

to make their notes in because quite frankly, even if you did get a hold of it, you probably wouldn't be able to read my tiny writing. :hi:

[merh]

3. Great!

Kind of journal stuff! :crazy:

:thumbsup:

[JimmyJazz]

5. That and the fact that this was in it:

[merh]

7. Cool! (who is that?)

:rofl: :rofl:

But seriously, I think the forces are trying to let you know that it is time to remember! How wonderful that you find this treasure.

[miss_kitty]

17. did you take that picture?

you were so lucky to know that guy, whoever he is :P

[JimmyJazz]

18. I think Mick has a wedgie!

:rofl:

My friend took it :D

[FuzzySlippers]

8. That's great for you, but I can't find my copy of

"The Purpose Driven Life". I suspect you of taking it.:mad:

[JimmyJazz]

11. You probably put it with your complete collection of the "Left Behind"

series. Silly woman!

[In_The_Wind]

10. Kerouac ~ !

I'm glad you found it again.

:hi:

[JimmyJazz]

13. Thank you, darling. I don't put value on materials things for the most

part. But, this book is special to me :)

[In_The_Wind]

15. I hear ya, JJ

my material things weigh heavy at times


gone are the days of ... just my pet, my clothes and a smile


but we all have one or two very special treasures worth hanging on to

[merh]

21. Any more photos -- what else - what else?

:bounce: :bounce:

(I'm nosey! :freak: )

[JimmyJazz]

23. I have a few more. Here's one - I'm really not sure if Joe is giving

Mick the finger or not, but it sure looks suspicious.

[merh]

26. You know what finding this means don't you?

:freak:

[Wapsie B]

22. Cool.

Glad you found it. I must confess not having read it. But I'd love to get a copy. Think I'll wander down to the bookstores later. It'd be nice to at least read about people who actually lived life and not just observed from afar.

[JimmyJazz]

24. It's an amazing book. I finish it and then start all over again.

That's why it's dog eared and always has a pen stuck in the middle of it.

I guess I am a little weird. :o

on edit: Here's a sample:

Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk - real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious.

[WCGreen]

27. One of my favorite books....

Just read it a few months ago for about the third time...

Did you ever hearr it read by David Caradine....

I got that tape out of the library and listened to it while driving back and forth from Cleveland to Ft. Wayne...

[JimmyJazz]

29. I've got the Matt Dillon version on CD!

It's really good, too. :hi:

[Wapsie B]

31. If you're weid,

it's a very good weird my dear. I can relate in a way. I've always done things somewhat differently than the crowd. I'm off to find a copy now.

:)

[GalleryGod]

28. "New York in the 50's" by Dan Wakefield.

Kerouac, Mailer, Baldwin,Joan Didion and even Wm. F. Buckley !
:toast: They're all hangin' out at the "White Horse Tavern" in this incredible account and back story to literary history.

[JimmyJazz]

30. I will check it out - thanks for the heads up.

I'm always looking for new books. :hi: