An excerpt from my upcoming book (Sept. 2018) — On The Road With Cassadys & Other Adventure Tales — This bit is about 2001’s 50th anniversary of Kerouac writing his On The Road scroll — and a show we put on for the occasion in L.A. on the day he finished it, April 22nd, after […]
The “On The Road” Scroll’s 50th Birthday in L.A.
May 31st, 2018 · 5 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
Tags: Carma Bums·Charlie Parker·Chuck Berry·George Shearing·Jack Kerouac·John Cassady·Neal Cassady·On The Road·On The Road scroll·Slim Gaillard
The Highest Peaks on RockPeaks
June 30th, 2011 · 20 Comments · Music, Poetry, Weird Things About Me
Here’s the (Route) 66 greatest musical performances ever captured on film — after watching thousands of clips and reviewing hundreds of them for RockPeaks, this is the best of the best . . . And it tells a story, one complete show of shows, in a sequence of greatness . . . Blessing the blast is Johnny Clegg bringing Nelson […]
Tags: Alice Cooper·Allen Ginsberg and Paul McCartney·Bobby McFerrin·Brian Hassett's RockPeaks best·Christina Aguilera·Chuck Berry·David Crosby·David Lindley·Dixie Chicks·Frank Zappa·Grateful Dead·greatest ever music performances·greatest live music performances·Jack Kerouac·Jeff Beck·John Fogerty·John Lennon·Johnny Clegg·Johnny Winter·Jully Black·Manfred Mann's Earth Band·Max Yasgur·Roy Zimmerman·Sara Bareilles·Sheryl Crow·the best live music·Yolanda Adams