Scottie Bowman wrote: > In Ernest's case, we have a fair idea of who his models were. > As a newcomer, I apologise for raising again what must be a > very tired, ancient hare on this list. But - ignoring, if one can, > whatever influences there may have been as regards attitude > & content - who were the people whose rythms, style, word-choice > & so on broke Salinger's heart, the way he breaks Graham's ? And who would have thought that that pimply faced freshman who had literally become a walking talking Woody Guthrie jukebox would become Bob Dylan. The luckiest satisfaction you'll ever strive for is to simply be a link in a really long chain.