. on the Hunter Thompson & The Beat Generation panel at GonzoFest July, 17, 2026 — photo by Erin Hemmer . On my recent July return to my beloved NYC, I stayed in the old hotel next door to where I basically grew up in New York — the north-west corner of Washington Square Park […]
It’s The People, Stupid — Returning Home to New York City
August 31st, 2026 · 8 Comments · New York City, Real-life Adventure Tales, Weird Things About Me
Tags: Bob Dylan·Chuck Berry·Death of a Salesman·Dylan Thomas·Eddie & Phyllis Condon·Ernest Hemingway·GonzoFest·Greenwich Village·Hamilton·Hunter Thompson·Museum of Modern Art·Strawberry Fields·The Invite·The Rolling Stones·Thomas Wolfe·Village Vanguard·Washington Square Park
Bill Cannastra & Joan Haverty’s Loft
April 21st, 2019 · 38 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, New York City
The Home of The Scroll & The Girl Newly uncovered photos and corrections to history. “Bill felt completely at home on the rooftops of Manhattan.”Joan Haverty-Kerouac on Bill Cannastra I knew I loved this guy! 🙂 . To all in Beatlandia — Pretty much nobody’s ever seen these buried Beat family photos in a hundred […]
Tags: Al Aronowitz·Allen Ginsberg·Beat Generation·Bill Cannastra·Dylan Thomas·Jack Kerouac·Jan Kerouac·Joan Anderson·Joan Haverty·John Clellon Holmes·Lucien Carr·Neal Cassady·On The Road