The Smoking Gun is a great repository of strange (usually government) records. Usually they just have mug shots of famous folks or funny mug shots of regular folks (Best in Show goes to this paint-sniffer), but they just got ahold of the military records of Jack Kerouac. He was kicked out of the navy after 10 days for mental issues. In the conclusion, they note that, equally damning, Mr. Kerouac also had a, "rambling, grandiose philosophical manner." I can see how we wouldn't want that in our navy.
So when the draft comes, ladies and gentlemen, after you listen to Alice's Restaurant again, take a look at the tale of Jack Kerouac.
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