Charlie the Choo-Choo

I will say there is kind of like this sub-genre of children's book that I have encountered, which is like the self-published passion project book.

And those almost do read like Charlie, the choo choo though, because they are amateur writers, right? These are people who were unable to get published through traditional models.

And like they write some weird stuff sometimes.

Yeah.

They got to watch out.

What other thoughts do you have about these pages? Um,

Well, one more thought about Charlie and the Choo Choo.

Speaking of my children's books, I also used to have...

I mean, there's kind of a parade.

Riding a mysterious wave of good vibes, Jake wanders into the Manhattan restaurant of the mind, where he buys a riddle book and a copy of Charlie the Choo Choo from Calvin Tower.

And according to Google, he charged me almost 40 fucking bucks adjusted for inflation, which seems pretty steep if you ask me.

He continues on through the city, certain that he is on his way to Tom and Jerry's Artistic Deli and that the door will take him back to Roland.

And this has to be a direct and deliberate connection to Calvin Tower, a.k.a. Calvin Torrin, in the Dark Tower books.

He's the owner, as you may recall, of the Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind in New York, where Jake buys Charlie Choo Choo and meets a really interesting couple of dudes in that bookstore who kind of help him on his way.

Yeah, no, I thought that that was a nice little connection.

And I think, doesn't even Jack comment on it? Like, of course it's Torin and Tower because of the Dark Tower.