#813 The Shiny Car in the Night- Nick Mamatas
Northport, Long Island is famous for a few figures. Jack Kerouac lived there during his later years and Ricky Kasso known as the “Acid King” once murdered someone in the summer of 1984 in a satanic ritual. Pete remembers that summer. He was the son of a connected Italian father who ran the Garbage removal business in those parts. It was a odd time to live there.
Pete was the smart one of the family and was steered away from the family business. He gravitated towards the Kerouac side of things and wanted more than anything to go On The Road. He did, but came back to protect his father when things got hairy. Together, he hopes On The Road can become a family fairy tale, leaving all those roots behind.
Notable Passage: “I got over romanticizing poverty, and the road, but I never got over Kerouac.”
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