Kerouac bobblehead July 29, 2003 6:52 AM Subscribe
Kerouac becomes a bobblehead. From the sports promoters in Lowell, Massachusetts, to the literati, everybody thinks it's a terrific idea. "Certainly, Jack would love it," says the executor of his estate.
posted by beagle (12 comments total)
Gosh, with one of these it might be worth stealing a car and getting back on the road posted by donfactor at 7:09 AM on July 29, 2003
"What better than a Jack Kerouac bobblehead?"
Don DeLillo Assless Chaps™? posted by Ufez Jones at 7:11 AM on July 29, 2003
As for Henry Miller... posted by liam at 7:16 AM on July 29, 2003
You could always have a collectors set of James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and T.S. Eliot hipflasks. posted by Ufez Jones at 7:46 AM on July 29, 2003
I have a sneaking suspicion that the bobblehead was never intended to be Kerouac--for one, it looks nothing like him. I think it may have been designed for another player, possibly even from another team, and rebranded to capitalize on Jack.
Yeah, right, Kerouac would love it--just like he'd love having luxury condos named after him. posted by m@ at 7:47 AM on July 29, 2003
"The bobblehead fits with Kerouac because he was such a rhythmic guy. He loved music. He loved the rhythmic speech of good writing."
What. The. Fuck?!
Goddamned gravytrainers, stop cashing in on dead people! posted by Fezboy! at 9:06 AM on July 29, 2003
Kerouac would have lent his name and likeness to a set of anal beads for a case of Narragansett.
I'm not trashing him as a writer at all. But his exploits as a drunk are still legendary in eastern Massachusetts. Unfortunately, Lowell has exactly one icon on which to cash in and it's a good writer. No one wants bobbleheads or condos named after Paul Tsongas, and half the population already has a Wang. posted by Mayor Curley at 9:24 AM on July 29, 2003
"The bobblehead fits with Kerouac because he was such as rhythmic guy." I never before considered bobblehead symbolism. Heh.
/slight off-topic/ I don't understand bobblehead dolls. A doll looks familiar mostly (sometimes only) because you know the subject by a uniform and number. Can b-heads work in non-athlete portrayals? /slight off-topic/ posted by philfromhavelock at 9:56 AM on July 29, 2003
also planned is a Harley-Davidson bobblehead
How about a Headless Horseman bobblehead? posted by lelilo at 9:57 AM on July 29, 2003
Kerouac would have lent his name and likeness to a set of anal beads for a case of Narragansett.
Actually, given his much-repressed sexual proclivities, the anal beads would be far more appropriate, I'd think. posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:27 PM on July 29, 2003
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