Comments on: Jack and Neal… California, Here We Come

By: Salinger Dead | Tripping Along The Ledge

Salinger Dead | Tripping Along The Ledge — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:11:41 +0000

[...] (from this blog) here’s a funny letter he wrote to a fan, Maeve Binchy, Shay Healy and myself talking about him on the radio and his famous run-in with my insane auntie Geraldine. January 30th, [...]

By: Eoin

Eoin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:16:41 +0000

I know that Alison. Jack and Neal/California Here We Come is the name of a track from Tom Waits’ Foreign Affairs album.

P.S Do I know you or what’s all of the hostility tonight?

By: alison

alison — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:14:20 +0000

You realise you have Neal and Jack the wrong way around in your caption?

By: black puddy wuddy

black puddy wuddy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:22:54 +0000

yeah conal boy,cop the fuck on.i read on the road at about twenty five,i didnt think it was great,i remember the beginning (she raised her creamy leg,i hope she goes away now in a while tho till me and deano have a chat,hi deano auld stock ive a cup of coffee here for you…and a bagel-youre looking well boy……..nah nothing ha?…you want me to run down to the shop for johnnies is it? noproblem..in an hour…)and the end,driving to mexico,theyd have followed us for ever-the children and the others,linus pattie schroder violet.the middle i forget-i suppose if you were there yourself like.anyway.on the road.
i used often have to thumb home from college-did an enormous ammount of thumbing in my time.there is f88k all thumbing in on the road-they rent a car as far as i can remember.that was grand anywaay. *

catcher in the rye-readitonego-dont remeber much of it either,think his teacher tries to go for his balls in it and he calls sex having the time.sisters name is pheobe,fee-obe.*

I might reread them tonight!probably lying around the house alright,stay in for the weekend now lads and read catcher in the rye and then on the road,and an auld pop science for good measure,and go in then and cook something for the love of God,and an auld marathon and a spa.

By: Eoin

Eoin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:26:27 +0000

Well, it’s one of the big questions, MB. Someone’s gotta ask it.

By: mb

mb — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:45:15 +0000

love right at the start:

“… and we’ll be answering the big question of the day: why do we itch?”

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:52:24 +0000

@Chris: oh absolutely. None of those Mr Darcy or Heathcliff figures, for me it was Holden Caulfield or no one.

By: Eoin

Eoin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:02:40 +0000

Thanks Roisin. The Veronica Guerin joke bombed though. Too soon. Too soon.

By: Roisin

Roisin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:01:13 +0000

I just wanted to say that you were really good at Chaos Thaoghaire last night Eoin. Hope “John” and “Paul” weren’t too annoyed!

By: Eoin

Eoin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:02:54 +0000

@ Lisa – they don’t even know they’re born.

@ Chris – saw them 1996 Castlegar sports field. Supported by Divine Comedy and the Bluetones. Memories…

@ Conal – its so annoying that you keep changing your name. One Dan is enough.