Just because its Monday… some of my favourite Jack Kerouac quotes
”the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.” On the Road
“It always makes me proud to love the world somehow- hate’s so easy compared.” Big Sur
“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.”
“The only truth is music.”
And so some music… Bob Dylan sings Girl from the North Country which always makes me feel a touch mournful but is about right for a Monday….
Or if you prefer here’s Bob and Johnny Cash – beautiful!
Music-wise, there’s also ‘Monday, Monday – can’t trust that day’ (Mamas and Papas) and don’t forget Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday … GW
Now you’ve reminded me of my favourite Mama’s and Papa’s – California Dreaming… that does take me back
Jack and Bob come together like latte and gateaux. It’s as if they’ve blown out of the 30’s dust bowl and all of that grit pours off of the page or out of the speakers. Also John Steinbeck and Allen Ginsberg have the same effect. And of course the grandfather of their tradition: ‘Every moment of light and dark is a miracle’ Walt Whitman.
Dust and grit -latte and gateaux, light and dark…I like it!