First read Jack Kerouac's greatest when I was 16. At that moment, I wanted to be Sal Paradise. I could never be a Dean Moriarty, so uncaring.My favorite parts of "On the Road" are when they're driving around San Fran, Denver or Chicago going to jazz clubs and just tripping out on the music. The book isn't so much about hitching and seeing America as it is about experiencing America. Any yahoo could get a credit card and fly around the country or even drive, but until you stain your shoes on the sooty floor of America's clubs, streets, cafes, buildings, bus stations and restrooms, you haven't seen Her in Her greatest majesty.
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