its just the point that examining that kids life and calling him a failure/narcissist/etc is a bit silly. He died tragically. He failed at life. Its all good to sit around and judge him, if that makes you feel better. I think the real thing to take away from the book (haven't seen the movie) is introspection of your own dealio. How are you retarded? Is it better to burn out then fade away? Lets ride bikes.
Actually, I don't think that was the expectation...the expectation was that he run the country in a responsible manner...i.e appointing people who actually knew what the fuck they where doing ("YOU'RE DOING A HECKOFAJOB BROWNIE"), and responding in a timely manner. He didn't do it. It is expected if you're going to be President that you can pull that off. Bush failed miserably.
At least one of the White Stripes albums definitely has bluesy type songs on it, and some of these kids are listening to that. But I'm just a little over 25, so I can't answer the question
I need to set up one of those camera in the front of my house. The raccoons come by everynight to eat the cats food, but the other night I heard who sounded like a herd of pigs out there...really loud and squealing. Chupacabra? Bigfoot? Pussy-lib?