“The Last Man Standing” is no longer standing . Update — A memorial tribute will be held to Al at the Cafe Stritch (374 S. 1st St.) in San Jose, CA — on Sunday, January 27th, starting at 5PM. All are welcome. . Here’s a riff with visuals . . . . . The last […]
RIP – Big Al Hinkle – 1926 – 2018
December 27th, 2018 · 29 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
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Falling In Love in The Summer Of Love
July 30th, 2017 · 46 Comments · Grateful Dead, Kerouac and The Beats, Merry Pranksters, Weird Things About Me
Falling in Love in the Summer of Love . Yeah — it can still happen. To anyone anywhere anytime. Me mid-50s, she just over 40. We’d met a year earlier at a Prankster Family Reunion. I thought she was stunning. But she had this boyfriend. It was one of those couples that didn’t seem to […]
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