just before the school trip to Austria.
Kötschach im Gailtal, Carinthia.
"Mark Antonisse, you'll be Ray Smith.
You already wear tennis shoes."
Was speaking Bert Glimmerveen,
English teacher and the director of
an outdoor performance of a few chapters
from: The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac.
"Ray Smith, the narrator of the book
is going to climb the Matterhorn,
in the Sierra Nevada, that is."
Together with Japhy Ryder and Henry Morley.
"Henry Morley is an eccentric
librarian and wears glasses.
I suggest that Paul plays this role.
Japhy is about five foot seven.
He wears a funny green alpine cap
and produces a yodel when he gets
to the foot of the mountain."
"Perfect role for 'Bugs'" someone said.
"Victor Stokhof, could you do that?
That's settled then. Oh ... and
a prompt ... Henk Samrink? Okay.
We are gonna start where Morley wants
to take a rubber air mattress with
him while he forgets his sleeping bag."
