tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post6261965091345433868..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: ON THE ROAD READINGLallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-4767053298957717442007-12-10T15:13:00.000-05:002007-12-10T15:13:00.000-05:00Mike, Simon, thanks for a great night. Well done. ...Mike, Simon, thanks for a great night. Well done. (You two should take the act 'on the road' ha ha)<BR/><BR/>I understand Viking's editing of sexually explicit material given the time, but why did they choose to delete any moments of reflection by Kerouac, as when he says "I got my sorry ass out of there"? By doing that they made it appear as if Jack suspended all judgement on what was happening, on what he did, Neal did, etc. Changes things significantly.<BR/><BR/>Despite that, the book will always be, for me, the most precise expression of the great American spirit of exploration; the 'trip-as-destiny' mindset. Once the real, geographic frontiers were exhausted we were forced to turn to the vast & unexplored territory of our own minds, hearts & souls. (Okay, for some people, that's just a short trip : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-75094856647300425202007-12-10T14:50:00.000-05:002007-12-10T14:50:00.000-05:00puts a whole new meaning to the phrase: 'i'm on a ...puts a whole new meaning to the phrase: 'i'm on a roll'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com