Visions of Cody by Jack Kerouac
How To Read The Tape Transcripts...
Written during 1951-52, this novel was an underground legend by the time
it was finally published in 1972. Written in an experimental form, Kerouac
created the ultimate account of his voyages with Neal Cassady, which he
captured in a different form for On the Road.
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Yes, at first I thought the tape transcripts were just a lot of useless padding
to fill out Jacks book. Boy, was I wrong! Heres how to read them:
1. Get a couple of Charley Parker albums (Bird and Diz will do nicely.)
2. Procure a jug of red wine and a joint.
3. Put on Bird, pour a glass of wine, and just relax with the music for a
while.
4. Take a few tokes. Drink more wine. Get a nice mellow buzz.
5. NOW, begin reading the tape transcripts, and voila! You are invited to
the party!
You will be sitting there with Cassidy and Kerouac, digging the flow of
music and conversation and experiencing a new comprehension of their
friends, wives and lovers. The gossip, the stories, the subtle
oneupmanship between them is a delicious fly-on-the wall experience. By
recreating the set and setting of these long ago conversations, you will
experience an intimacy that is uncanny. Ive done this a few times and was
amazed at the greater understanding I had of these two complicated men.
I read and re-read the transcripts with delight and was sorry there wasnt
more of them.
This is surely what Kerouac intended. Its li ke the modern day extras and
behind the scenes specials you get on movie DVDs. I mourn their passing
more than ever and the fact that there doesnt appear to be anyone out
there to take their place.
Ever wonder why Hollywood depictions of the Beats are lau ghable
failures? HERES why.
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