made me laugh a lot during high school, and provided much needed diversion from my train wreck of a life at the time.
funny how the human behind the work can be less than what you'd hope for...
for further instance, the singer from Bad Brains (H.R.) intriduced himself to me as just 'Joe', but I found him again and again as more human and less of the hero I'd made him out to be.
Yeah- he has his place, for sure. I was more into Kerouac, and mostly read Tom Robbins' books back then, but I know what you mean. Tristessa is still important in its sentimental value, much like some shitty 80s bands' songs can still make me smile, even though I now recognize that their music sucks.
Sometimes it's a bummer to discover your heroes are mere humans, and sometimes it's the coolest thing in the world. I always dig finding out which one will be true for whom, when I get the chance.
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Borroughs
Date: 2009-06-12 03:50 am (UTC)But he had an interesting life, for a junkie.
Billy Burroughs
Date: 2009-06-13 05:07 pm (UTC)funny how the human behind the work can be less than what you'd hope for...
for further instance, the singer from Bad Brains (H.R.) intriduced himself to me as just 'Joe', but I found him again and again as more human and less of the hero I'd made him out to be.
Re: Billy Burroughs
Date: 2009-06-13 10:36 pm (UTC)Sometimes it's a bummer to discover your heroes are mere humans, and sometimes it's the coolest thing in the world. I always dig finding out which one will be true for whom, when I get the chance.