Neal Cassady / Watching Out for the Cops

Oakland 1966

While waiting for Ken Kesey to arrive, Cassady kept a lookout for the cops. Kesey was a fugitive at the time. Cassady asked me, "What's the heat like around here, man?" Thinking he was talking about the weather, I said, "Pretty nice." He gave me the weirdest look, then I knew what he meant.