. The Rule of Three — Comedians live by it. Hockey players call it a hat trick. Children learn about three blind mice, Goldilocks and the three bears, and how genies always grant three wishes. The Constitution gave us the trio of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Christians talk of the Holy Trinity. […]
The Beatles, The Beats & The Beard
August 31st, 2021 · 31 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Music
Tags: Allen Ginsberg·Andy Warhol·Barney Rosset·Barry Miles·Bill Graham·Billy the Kid·censorship·Dennis Hopper·George Harrison·Haight-Ashbury·Jean Harlow·Jim Morrison·Michael McClure·Paul McCartney·Richard Bright·Rip Torn·Rocky Horror Picture Show·The Beard·The Beatles·The Rule of Three
Beat Versus Beatnik
March 3rd, 2021 · 28 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats
21st Century Beatniks versus Hieroglyphic Caricatures . There’s long been a debate about the word “beatnik” — originally coined by a sensationalist San Francisco gossip columnist in 1958, playing on the Yiddish suffix “nik” and the first Russian satellite launched in September ’57, colloquially known as “Sputnik.” Jack and Allen & company hated the word […]
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Wailin’ at The Whitney
January 26th, 2013 · 12 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, New York City
Wailin’ at The Whitney (a feature story from 1995 on the historic Whitney Museum show) Communities of creative minds exchanging ideas has been a dream of artists from the moment they first walked away from the other apes and got back to the land to set their soul free. The Lost Generation café klatch […]
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