“I shambled after, as I've been doing all my life, after people who interest me, because 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 and in the middle you see the blue center light pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'"
On this July 4th, America's birthday, let me share with you one
If you want to understand America and Americans, the following video will tell you all you need to know. I might add that the video is best watched sitting on a front porch, your feet up and a pitcher of lemonade by your side.
With Dawn's permission, here's her story...
This story appears courtesy of JazzWax by Marc Myers.
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