Saturday, January 30, 2010

Jack Kerouac, Wendy's chili, and Lowell, MA

I just read in today's newspaper that a lumber truck driver was eating chili from Wendy's when he hit a bump, causing him to choke on the chili and pass out. His truck, at that point without a driver, ran into a house in Jack's hometown of Lowell, MA.

I'm not sure if Jack would have been a fan of Wendy's chili, but I do know this: if he were eating in a moving vehicle, he would have been a passenger, not the driver. As you know, Jack pretty much eschewed driving and never even got a license. His approach is an excellent strategy for avoiding a ticket for eating while driving, which the newspaper reports may be the outcome for the chili-eating truck driver.

Six degrees of Jack Kerouac strikes again.

2 comments:

Anaphylaxxya said...

Kerouac had an illustrious driver, Mr. Cassady.

Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbook said...

True that! And who, by the way, could eat chili, swoon a lady, tell a story, and drive all at the same time - no danger of crashing into a house or anything else for that matter!