Was born this day in 1927. That would have made him 98 years old had he not been an alcoholic. It seems most good writers had some kind of substance abuse problem. Maybe that’s how you wade deep into the subconscious and dig out shit. Abbey did that well. Apparently his gravestone which none is us will ever find somewhere in the Cabeza Prieta desert north of Tucson, simply says, “No Comment”. This is a good time to read one of his books. He had some good ones.