poster art by Grant Goodwin . I was asked to be part of the Hunter Thompson GonzoFest 2026 in New York City to talk about how he connected to the Beat Generation. We ended up doing a kinda roundtable jam on the subject with an all-star cast — Kurt Hemmer moderating, biographers David Wills & […]
“Hunter Thompson and The Beat Generation” panel at GonzoFest in NYC
July 31st, 2026 · 11 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats
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My Inaugural Interview for “Generation Beat” – incl. Kerouac, Ginsberg, Kesey & Beat Women
March 4th, 2026 · 15 Comments · Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac, Interviews, Kerouac and The Beats, Real-life Adventure Tales
2025 on-stage photo by Rick Melnick . From Editor Simon Warner’s introduction . . . We are very pleased to unveil a new feature at Rock and the Beat Generation, a series of interviews gathered under the heading ‘Generation Beat’ which will focus on a number of transatlantic trailblazers who have carried the Beat torch into […]
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