. . 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 […]
Ode to Jack
September 30th, 2019 · 11 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats
Tags: Allen Ginsberg·Bill Cannastra·David Amram·Jack Kerouac·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Malcolm Cowley·Mezz Mezzrow·Neal Cassady
John Cassady & Brian Hassett Present Cassady & Kerouac Live
November 28th, 2018 · 7 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
You Tell Me . . We were talkin’ about gettin’ together, ol’ John Cassady and me. Seen each other off and on, and he even stepped up to the mic at one of the George Walker & Brian shows last year, but we hadn’t really shared any serious duetting theatrics in some 17 years. (There’s […]
Tags: Jack Kerouac·John Cassady·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·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 […]
Tags: David Amram·Jack Kerouac·John Cassady·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Neal Cassady·Vincent Van Gogh·Woodstock
George-Walker-Brian-Hassett-Kerouac-Cassady
August 6th, 2017 · 14 Comments · Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac, Kerouac and The Beats, Merry Pranksters, Real-life Adventure Tales, Weird Things About Me
George Walker & Brian Hassett Present Jack Kerouac & Neal Cassady . . Click here to skip to Show Set Lists with Clip Links Click here to go to Bios Click here for the Fall 2017 Tour Dates George Walker & Brian Hassett first met in Boulder Colorado in July 1982 at the historic Jack […]
Tags: George Walker·How The Beats Begat The Pranksters·Jack Kerouac·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Neal Cassady·The Beat Museum
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 […]
Tags: Carolyn Cassady·coffee·David Amram·Jack Kerouac·Lowell·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Neal Cassady·On The Road·Thoreau
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jack Kerouac videos
November 16th, 2015 · 4 Comments · Brian on YouTube etc., Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac, Kerouac and The Beats, Music, Real-life Adventure Tales
. Here’s some video from various “Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jack Kerouac” appearances . . . in the order the pieces appear in the book . . . Here’s a whole bunch of clips in one YouTube Playlist in the sequence they appear in the book . . . 🙂 . Here’s a great group […]
Tags: Jack Kerouac·Jerry Garcia·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Mark T Band·The Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac
Pawtucketville Social Club Kerouac Story
October 13th, 2015 · 21 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
. “It’s Alright. He’s Kerouac.” . I’m currently sitting in the dark in Kerouac Park writing what just happened . . . I came to Jack’s hometown of Lowell with lots of hopes and anticipation of magic sacred spots and moments. The top dream I’ve always had was getting inside the Pawtucketville Social Club — […]
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Lowell Celebrates Kerouac 2015
October 8th, 2015 · 15 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Poetry, Real-life Adventure Tales
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Adventure 2015 The first time I came to Lowell in 1983 you couldn’t find any indication Jack ever lived here. I asked all around and finally found a bartender who said the only guy in town who knew about him was his old Reverend. The afternoon barkeep even looked up his […]
Tags: Jack Kerouac·Lowell·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Mass.·Michael McClure