. Here’s a live stream version . . . . for Andy Clausenand all the poets of eternity wrapping a present of the past for the future .Sleeping three or four times a day,An hour or two a shot;Vivid dreams in shutdown streams —Solo swimming in sunlight — Surreality surfing in twilightas Adventures soar when […]
The Loopy Luvey Longtime Lowdown Lockdown Rap
August 31st, 2020 · 19 Comments · Poetry
Tags: Andy Clausen·Charlie Parker·Dada·Neal Cassady·Robert De Niro·Rod Serling·Twilight Zone
The “On The Road” Scroll’s 50th Birthday in L.A.
May 31st, 2018 · 5 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
An excerpt from my upcoming book (Sept. 2018) — On The Road With Cassadys & Furthur Visions — 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 one held […]
Tags: Carma Bums·Charlie Parker·Chuck Berry·George Shearing·Jack Kerouac·John Cassady·Neal Cassady·On The Road·On The Road scroll·Slim Gaillard
Rolling Stone Book of The Beats excerpt
February 29th, 2016 · 6 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, New York City
Abstract Expression: From Beat to Brando . Fire lights and smoking nights And splashes of dripping paint; Jazz explosions and constant commotions “Leave It To Beaver” this ain’t. . It was the halftime show of the century! 1945 to 1955. “We’re gonna rock the rock in the second half.” Or we’re all gonna die. . […]
Tags: Charlie Parker·Jack Kerouac·Jackson Pollock·Lord Buckley·Rolling Stone