Election Night 2016 in New York City . . It was such a beautiful fall Tuesday in New York. We were all in such a good mood. But in retrospect there were some early warning signs I’d rationalized and dismissed: The tollbooth clerk I had a happy election exchange with but when asked who she […]
Hillary Clinton Javits Center 2016
November 13th, 2016 · 18 Comments · New York City, Politics, Real-life Adventure Tales
Tags: Abbie Hoffman·Al Franken·Bob Dylan·Hillary Clinton·John Lennon·Ken Kesey·New York·Vincent Van Gogh·Woodstock
Cleveland Republican Convention Opening Day
July 19th, 2016 · 17 Comments · Politics, Real-life Adventure Tales
You can read about the two days leading into the convention here. Monday July 18th . Holy shit! What a first convention night in Cleveland! This town is throwing A PARTY! Wow! I mean, the cops and all levels of security are being so freakin nice! At one point, ’round midnight, I needed to know […]
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Who-all was there — Boulder ’82
June 18th, 2013 · 19 Comments · Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac, Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
An excerpt from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jack Kerouac” The Adventure of the Boulder ’82 On The Road Conference — Finding Kerouac, Kesey and The Grateful Dead Alive & Rockin’ in the Rockies I guess I haven’t mentioned who all was here yet . . . This was the biggest gathering of Beats […]
Tags: Abbie Hoffman·Allen Ginsberg·beat gatherings·Boulder Kerouac Conference 1982·Carolyn Cassady·Edie Kerouac·Gary Snyder·Gregory Corso·Hassett's Boulder book·Herbert Huncke·Jack Kerouac·Jan Kerouac·John Clellon Holmes·Ken Babbs·Ken Kesey·Michael McClure·Naropa Kerouac Conference·On The Road Conference 1982·Paul Gleason·Paul Krassner·Robert Frank·The Beat Generation