▁really ▁am ▁like ▁old ▁America : ▁just ▁get ▁up ▁and ▁get ▁in ▁the ▁covered ▁w agon ▁and ▁go ▁three ▁thousand ▁miles ▁because ▁you ▁want ▁fresh ▁air ... ▁Most ▁people ▁really ▁don ' t ▁take ▁ch ances , ▁you ▁see . ▁They ▁wanted ▁to ▁go . ▁But ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁the ▁-- ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁what ▁it ▁is . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁courage . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁amb ition . ▁It ' s ▁cat ▁and ▁mon key ▁spirit . ▁Let ' s ▁see ▁what ' s ▁over ▁there . ▁Let ' s ▁just ▁have ▁a ▁look ." ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁all ▁of ▁us ▁har bor , ▁somewhere ▁deep ▁inside , ▁a ▁free ▁spirit ▁year ning ▁to ▁break ▁loose , ▁but ▁few ▁of ▁us ▁have ▁the ... ▁whatever ... ▁to ▁go ▁ahead ▁and ▁let ▁it ▁do ▁so . ▁Eug ene ▁Walter ▁did , ▁and ▁led ▁a ▁life ▁with ▁" more ▁del ights ▁than ▁reg rets ." ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁that ▁life , ▁as ▁told ▁here , ▁is ▁absolutely ▁over - the - top , ▁a ▁tre asure , ▁a ▁wh olly ▁unexpected ▁surprise . ▁Not ▁since ▁John ▁Kennedy ▁To ole ' s ▁A ▁Confeder acy ▁of ▁Dun ces ▁-- ▁another ▁post hum ous ▁book ▁by ▁another ▁unknown ▁Sou ther ner ▁-- ▁has ▁a ▁book ▁come ▁from ▁so ▁completely ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁blue ▁to ▁give ▁me ▁so ▁much ▁pleasure . ▁ ▁Record ings ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁compact ▁disc ▁releases ▁of ▁Walter ▁reading ▁his ▁own ▁works . ▁R are ▁Bird ▁is ▁a