A lot of people got discouraged during 2016 — first the Berners supporting Sanders in the primary, then most of the nation with “the perfect storm” of the November electoral college disaster. Twice in my lifetime has this antiquated 1700s electoral college voting concept resulted in the loser of the vote becoming President. And both […]
Blissfully Ravaged in Democracy intro chapter
September 30th, 2020 · 12 Comments · Blissfully Ravaged in Democracy, Politics
Tags: Andrew Yang·Bernie Sanders·David Amram·Gary Snyder·George Walker·Granny D·Grateful Dead·Joe Biden·John Anderson·Locke McCorkle·Nancy Pelosi·Phil Lesh
Ode to Jack
September 30th, 2019 · 11 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats
. . Jack fights back from off the Beaten track still alive at 95 with 55 books in print after his track star sprint — through the pages of history, seeing around corners like Neal at the wheel, knockin over grammar cops and blowin past the door stops to hidden darkened jazz joints puffin on […]
Tags: Allen Ginsberg·Bill Cannastra·David Amram·Jack Kerouac·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Malcolm Cowley·Mezz Mezzrow·Neal Cassady
Brian Hassett Fall Shows 2018
September 22nd, 2018 · 4 Comments · Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac, Kerouac and The Beats, Weird Things About Me
. Fall Shows 2018 . In celebration of the new On The Road with Cassadys, & Furthur Visions and the just-completed Beat Trilogy. Friday Sept. 28th 8PM “The Hammer & The Hassett” with Robin “The Hammer” Ludwig the mighty blues master who I’ve done shows with for 20 years from Amsterdam to CBGBs to On The Road‘s birth […]
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People Who Knew Jack Kerouac and Are Still Alive
March 13th, 2018 · 3 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Merry Pranksters
. Just as when Gifford & Lee created Jack’s Book in the ’70s, and Allen Ginsberg did the Jack Summit in 1982 and all those documentaries were made — it was all because there were people alive who knew Jack well. Now there are very few. Here’s a list of Living People who either met Jack […]
Tags: Al Hinkle·Beat Generation·David Amram·George Walker·Gerd Stern·Jack Kerouac·John Cassady·Ken Babbs·Robert Frank
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac review
October 31st, 2016 · 10 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
. . In the Spirit of Jack — a spontaneous love ode that just flowed out … to that thing they do in Lowell . . . What’s cool about LCK is — everybody’s there for Jack . . . but all on their own terms. Everybody has a completely different relationship with their family […]
Tags: David Amram·Hunter Thompson·Jack Kerouac·Lowell·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Walt Whitman
Jack Kerouac Gravesite Adventure Edson Cemetary, Lowell
October 16th, 2016 · 9 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
. Satori in Lowell — The Intentional Nothingness of Everything . Every year the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival is five blissfully crazy days of non-stop events from early morning to late night — from David Amram performances and other concerts to movie screenings and art shows to walking and bus tours to guest speakers and […]
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