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20th Century Schizoid Man
Wow, Jack Kerouac wasn't a good fit for the U.S. Navy? Only lasted ten days on active duty? Spent 16 hours a day writing, "rambled in a grandiose, philosophical manner," and felt he was the "black sheep" of the family?
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|9.7.05 @ 12:11PM|#
Nice King Crimson reference! It's about time!
|9.7.05 @ 1:32PM|#
Shades of Lenny Bruce getting himself kicked out of the Navy for cross-dressing...
Bob Basil|9.7.05 @ 3:06PM|#
The doctors labelled him schizophrenic -- "dementia praecox" -- because he asked for aspirin to alleviate headaches. Anyone unlucky enough to fall into the hands of the mental-health bureaucracy knows how plausible that story is, unfortunately.
Bob Basil|9.7.05 @ 3:07PM|#
The doctors labelled him schizophrenic -- "dementia praecox" -- because he asked for aspirin to alleviate headaches. Anyone unlucky enough to fall into the hands of the mental-health bureaucracy knows how plausible that story unfortunately is.
|9.7.05 @ 5:21PM|#
I notice that all those navy documents report the dates in the usual civilian manner. That is, May 12, 1942 is shown as "5-12-42." Does anyone know when and how the now-common military format for dates (e.g., "12 May 1942") was introduced?
|9.7.05 @ 6:39PM|#
I think maybe that was a Greg Lake reference.