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Traces the career and personal life of Matt Dillon, film star and teen idol, from his discovery at fourteen to his 1984 movie "The Flamingo Kid." ... Read more

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On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty", the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make On the Road an inspirational work of lasting importance. ... Read more

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Loved the Reading
Matt Dillion was terrific in this reading.I suppose it's a question of
tastes, however.I thought his portrayal of Dean Moriarity was so compelling and very, very funny.I felt I knew the characters after listening to this CD.

Great performance, great novel
Matt Dillon was an excellent choice for this project. I never tire of this book and I have to say Matt reads this as flawlessly as if he were telling his own story from memory.
His performance is subtle as well as steller. Kerouac's absence from hollywood has made him a sort of conversation pitch, because if you don't know Jack you probably don't read very much.

An excellent performance of a childish novel
I dislike the prose Beats; I *hate* Burroughs, while I only dislike Kerouac,but nonetheless I agree with John Updike's very funny parody of the genre called "On The Sidewalk" (from his 1965 book Assorted Prose), in which the narrator is a faux-rebellious child who takes off burning through the afternoon on his tricycle, but is too scared to cross the street alone.

But Matt Dillon's performance of this audiobook version is really excellent. He does absorbing but not overdone voices for the different characters, reads the rest of the time with a suitable world-weary tone, and (my favorite aspect of his performance) picks up on the fact that Kerouac sometimes goes on a tear of short, Hemingway-esque sentences, which Dillon reads as if they were liturgy or poetry, with a steady, incantatory beat.

There seems to be a trend of recruiting name actors to do high-profile audiobooks; Maggie Gyllenhall's The Bell Jar is even better.

A new audio book lover is born...
On the Road is my very first audio book ever. I've tried audio books in the past, but they always seemed to be narrated by some suave fella with a buttery English accent, and I would inevitably end up face-down on my bed, snoring away within 5-7 minutes of beginning. When I began to commute for a total of 80 minutes a day (round trip), I quickly tired of listening to the same music time and again. Although I have an 8gb iPod nano, you can only cram so much music on the thing. After I gave up finding a decent radio station, I was left with one simple option. Give audio books another try.

On the Road seemed an obvious choice for two reasons. 1) I was turning to audio books because I was "on the road" so much (har har) 2) I haven't been able to read it. That is, its rambling style tends to put me to sleep almost as quickly as a British man reading at me. Yet, I've always wanted to complete it despite my doomed attempts, and the recent publication of Kerouac's original scroll sort of bewitched me. I was completely ignorant of the great Kerouac myth before I decided to listen to this book. I had no idea the length of time that Kerouac and his cronies spent traveling the country. I hadn't the foggiest idea that he wrote the book on one long, uninterrupted scroll of paper (120 feet). Or that Kerouac composed the novel in a three-week rush of writing fueled by endless cups of coffee and--though Kerouac adamantly denied it--probably Benzedrine.

But enough of the back story...let's get to the book! I listened to an unabridged audio version narrated by Matt Dillon, and for that aspect alone, I expected to have problems with it. Matt Dillon is generally considered, by me, a boil on the butt of humanity. His teeth bother me, his face bothers me, his voice bothers me. But, somehow, he was able to make On the Road come alive. Given, he has his readerly flaws--his syllables sometimes smashing in on one another, his characters' voices eventually crapping out and evening into something that sounds very much like "every other character." However, he has some rough wildness to his voice that did justice to Kerouac's musical, rambling, stream-of-consciousness classic.

This is one of those books, like Wuthering Heights, that offers few likable characters. They're ruffians and deadbeats and swindlers, but they're also thinkers and adventurers. I suppose the story, as I knew it would, plays into my romantic fantasies of dropping everything and just taking off. I would love to travel the country with no particular place to be for seven years. Drink with friends, intellectualize, philosophize and write, write, write. Alas, Kerouac lived, in many ways, in a dramatically different America than the one we live in today. A man could hitchhike from coast to coast, sleep around and drive his car into a muddy ditch in middle America without worrying too much about being arrested or getting knifed to death and hacked into little pieces.

I read somewhere that Kerouac's novel is a "love letter to America," and I think that's a fair assessment. He became intimately acquainted with corners of this country that most people will never see, and never care to see. His manic scribblings are interspersed with poetic, literary digressions that boggle the mind. The whole thing is one big jazz solo twittering, banging and hooting all night long.

Now, all these praises don't actually mean that I liked the book that much. That's news, eh? This is one of those tomes that I appreciate even if it bored me at times. I appreciate Kerouac's intentions far more than his prose, and when all is said and done, I really like the mythical proportions that this story and its author have grown into.

Perfect presentation!!!
Matt Dillon's presentation was superb -- he brought the characters to life.Especially, Dean, with his slow, distant, unique way of talking ... it was like Dean was really there.

I would very much recommend this audio CD to anyone who likes On the Road.Very, very well done. ... Read more

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Two very nice original 8" x 10" photo portraits of a young Matt Dillon at the beginning of his career as he appeared the movie "Tex." The film was one of the several films made from S.E. Hinton novels in the 1980's. In one still Matt is on a motorcycle and the other one is a nice close-up of him. Sold as a collection only. Fine ... Read more

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Title: Ruta a la ciudad de los fantasmas: City of Ghosts, dirigida por Matt Dillon, se estrenaré este mes en el Primer Festival de Cine Contemporáneo de la Ciudad de México. Fernanda Solórzano conversó con el escritor Barry Gifford, guionista de la película, sobre los muchos caminos que hubo que recorrer hasta desembocar en la pantalla.(Entrevista)
Author: Fernanda Solórzano
Publication: Letras Libres (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2004
Publisher: Editorial Vuelta, S.A. de C.V.
Volume: 6Issue: 62Page: 96(3)

Article Type: Entrevista

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: William Hanna, Matt Dillon, Pete Rozelle, Wayne Maunder, Don Wilson, Tex Winter, Joe Perry. Excerpt:Don Wilson item Career highlights and awards item Donald Edward "Don" Wilson , (February 12, 1945 - January 5, 1975), was a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros . Biography Career Wilson's professional career began after he graduated from Compton Community College in Compton , California and was recruited by the Astros in 1966, where he played until 1974. Especially early in his career when he was prone to wildness, Wilson was known as one of the hardest throwers in the National League. On June 18, 1967, Wilson no-hit the Atlanta Braves 2-0 at the Astrodome . The no-hitter was the first ever pitched either in a domed stadium or on artificial turf . Along the way, he struck out 15 batters, including Hank Aaron for the final out. (Audio) In 1968, Wilson set the Astros club record for single-game strikeouts with 18 against the Dodgers. On May 1, 1969, the day after the Reds' Jim Maloney no-hit the Astros 10-0 at Crosley Field for his second career no-hitter, Wilson returned the favor and no-hit the Reds 4-0 for his second career no-hitter. (Audio) The back-to-back no-hit feat was only the second in MLB history, the first having been accomplished just the year before by Gaylord Perry and Ray Washburn . This second no-hitter was vengeance for Wilson: in his previous start against the Reds nine days earlier, he had given up seven runs in five innings and was the losing pitcher in the Reds' 14-0 drubbing of the Astros at the Astrodome. That year, the Astros finished .500 (81-81) for the first time in club history, and Wilson struck out 235 batters (his career best in a brief career) in 225 innings in fashioning a 16-12 record. That season, the Astros set what was then a ... ... Read more

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This issue has interviews with the White Stripes, Marisa Tomei, Javier Bardem, and 16 Italian actors and actresses to watch, including Monica Bellucci, and features on Michelle Monaghan, Matt Dillon, Michael Pena, Eduardo Verastegui, Lillix, Jay-Jay Johanson, Sharon Stone, John Travolta, and others, plus fashion, reviews, and much more! ... Read more

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The Looking Glass is a collection of art inspired by Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. With over 30 illustrations by 17 talented artists, this book is an explosion of vivid color and striking imagery. Gaze as each artist guides you down the rabbit hole and through their whimsical visions of wonderland. Read small biographies on all the contributing artists and find out what makes them tick. Will you be able to answer "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" You may just find that answer in... The Looking Glass. ... Read more

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"On the Road" swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America: jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs. It chronicles Jack Kerouac's years travelling North America with his friend Neal Cassady. As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty", they are the living epitome of the Beat Generation, roaming the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Now recognized as a modern classic, the narrative races towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and passion. ... Read more