Jazz 10/20/11

After reading further into our book, I came across a great quote based on Jazz: Time stops. He's filling empty space with the substance of our lives, confessions of his bellybottom strain, remembrance of ideas, rehashes of old blowing. Everybody knows it's not the tune that counts but IT." The reason this idea is so revolutionary, is because of the significance it bares with the lifestyle, Sal has chosen. Which is that of being on the road. It seems as if he is looking to fill a void of some sort. The road fills that empty space for him. When they're out and about, hitchhiking from place to place, they don't have a care in the world. The idea of Sal just "going" without a purpose other than just being there to experience whatever passes him by is "IT". Nobody cares what the musician is playing, but it's the fact that he's there in that moment in time creating memories with his music and the people around him. And that's exactly what the road is for Sal. He doesn't care where they are going, he's just happy to be there and create something he can hold onto forever.