Sunday, May 6

on the road

the book was given to me by a dear friend named dax.  i never usually read the intros or authors note, until the end of the book, as often i fall into a groove where the tone and my image of it sets the tone for the rest of the book. i don't know why i decided to read this intro - maybe 'cause i thought i would get something important to the story line, have points of reference, or maybe i thought it would be important because it is a classic novel. whatever the case, i should have left it to the end as it set the beginning of the book off on a wrong note for me! it took me a while to get into it. but after a few chapters, i started getting into it and from that point on i don't think i put the book down!

the extremely enthusiastic, passionate and wild tales of young men in the beebop era have granted me a new appreciation for jazz music. and if i hadn't been planning that "all-american roadtrip" before, i sure as hell am now!

truly, a must read. and it inspired some pretty nice music afterwords no?






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