Read more Lawrence Ferlinghetti stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11639/lawrence-ferlinghetti.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 21 May 2012 08:11:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6983/kerouac-was-klutzy-fatalist-tragic-goofball.htmlJonas Oransky<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=24788&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401032429' border='0' />For today’s 50th anniversary of On the Road ’s publication, Slate canvassed some of Jack Kerouac’s associates, creating a dramatic and nostalgic picture. The poet’s agent remembers he was thrown for a loop by the “demon” of “public reaction, celebrity,” and Carolyn Cassady recalls him as “a hunk, a football...USA. New York City. 1959. Writer Jack KEROUAC shows affection to an admirer at Seven Arts Cafe. (NYC25503)http://www.newser.com/story/6983/kerouac-was-klutzy-fatalist-tragic-goofball.htmlWed, 05 Sep 2007 12:19:15 CDT