Hill in
the Bronx) but I am going blind trying to find it again there in
the
midst of so many millions of wonderful existential lines.
Lamont
C.
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This is
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From: Tony Trigilio
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Subject: Re: Allen Ginsberg---post beatific
Comments:
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In-Reply-To:
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from "Chanda J
Pearmon" at Feb 15, 96 12:38:17 pm
Chanda
J. Pearmon writes:
> On
Tue, 13 Feb 1996, Tony Trigilio wrote:
>>
*Journals, Mid-Fifties:
1954-1958*. I saw him read from
the book here
>>
in Boston, and by my observation he was gracious and energetic. Hope
>
>
wow, can you expand any on the reading?
Journals, mid-fifties... is what
>
first got me into the beat culture
I guess
one of the things I liked most about the reading was how
Ginsberg
carefully maneuvered it away from a worshipful gathering and
toward
an evening focused also on the poetic and historical material in
the
journals. When I say "worshipful
gathering," I think right now of
Peter
McGahey's recent cautions on the list about the dangers of
biographical
over-emphasis. Don't get me wrong, the
reading was
sprinkled
with great anecdotes, and Ginsberg's asides between readings
of
excerpts from the journal were excellent; the details of his
biography
are rich and instructive--especially more so now, as the 90s
begin
to look more like the 50s than the 80s ever did (what did
Eisenhower
say? "Things are more like they
are now than they ever were
before").
But
with the sheer biographical heft of the journals, the reading had the
potential
to lapse into just a bull session--preaching anecdotes only to
the
converted. The reading offered
both: Ginsberg read from journal
entries
that described source material from the period, all of which
were
useful in contextualizing his early work; he read from dream
transcriptions
that were hilarious, and that helped illuminate his
composition
process; and he read from poem drafts and unpublished works
in the
journals, drafts that he revised from the printed text as he
read.
The
reading of the drafts and unpublished works helped bring to life his
past
remarks on using the speech-thought unit to create stanzas within
line-
units; his effort to base poetic form more on ear, voice, and
breath
than on line. I'm sure one could get
this effect from any
reading
he performs, yet I didn't expect a reading from journals to go
quite
this way. In all, the reading was
politically charged,
instructive,
and hilarious. I wish more of us would
emphasize
Ginsberg's
sense of humor/camp, because more often than not he's using
humor/camp
for serious social ends (first thing that comes to mind right
now is
"Kral Majales" and the photos of the 1965 Czech May Day parade).
Afterwards,
he took questions from the standing-room crowd. Some of the
questions
were insightful, and others seemed like questions he must have
heard
hundreds of times over the years. He
treated almost all questions
carefully
and graciously, as if each constituted the first time he had
been
asked.
You
said these journals first got you into the beats. Is there one
aspect
of the journals you liked best/liked least?
Any one anecdote,
dream
transcription, or poem that moved you above all else in the book?
Best,
Tony
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Subject: Re; beats exhibit
Who is
in charge of the exhibit and how can I find out a schedule?
Paul
Paul@louisville.lib.ky.us
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From: Duncan Gray
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Subject: Re: jk recordings
>Tell
us more about the hip-hop/jazzed backed kerouac you mention above. Is
>iyt
new?
There's
a band called United Future Organisation which had a track of K
talking
over hip hop/jazz backing. From what I
can remember the spoken word
piece
is in the Kerouac CD box.
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Duncan
Gray
Stored
Grain Research Laboratory
CSIRO
Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601
Ph.
(06) 246 4178 Fax (06) 246 4202
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Subject: Re: beats exhibit
In-Reply-To: Message of Sat, 17 Feb 1996 01:43:23 -0500
from
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On Sat,
17 Feb 1996 01:43:23 -0500 Meredith Blackmann said:
>just
a note: there's a beat exhibit going on
at the whitney museum in NYC.
> i
don't know the exact dates it's running.
it's also traveling around the
>country.
Sorry
Beat exhibit closed earlier this month at Whitney. It's on the road. Th
ose in
DC area may also want to catch the Rebels and Poets show which, despite
some
censorship, I hear is a good show.
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From: "Timothy K. Gallaher"
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Subject: Re: jk recordings
>>Tell
us more about the hip-hop/jazzed backed kerouac you mention above. Is
>>iyt
new?
>
>There's
a band called United Future Organisation which had a track of K
>talking
over hip hop/jazz backing. From what I
can remember the spoken word
>piece
is in the Kerouac CD box.
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Duncan
Gray
>Stored
Grain Research Laboratory
>CSIRO
Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601
>Ph.
(06) 246 4178 Fax (06) 246 4202
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks
for the Info.
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From: "Gary M. Gillman"
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Subject: Kerouac`s sound
Recently
listened again to the three CD, repackaged set of K`s recordings,
released
by Rhino a few years ago. I highly recommend these recordings,
which
enhance so much the experience of reading Kerouac because his resonant
voice,
adroit breath pauses, panoply of accents and consonontal dexterity
(even
when seemingly blitzed!) really bring to life the meaning of some of
the
more obscure parts of his work. In particular, the recordings reveal the
full
range of his dark humour, and compassion. I understand Steve Ronan did
a lot
of the work to put this package together, and, along with the other
planners
of this project, deserves the undying thanks of all Kerouac
enthusiasts.
As an index of what to expect(for those who don`t know the
recordings),
consider that the liner notes indicate that Michael McClure
reports
that, even though he knew the recordings (from when they first came
out),
after listening to them on these (pristine-sounding) CD`s in question
while
driving his car, he became so overwhelmed by emotion listening to his
old
friend in his prime that he had to pull over to the side of the road...
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From: Bill Kiriazis
<kir@HAMPTONS.COM>
Subject: jk recordings
There
seems to be some interest in this hip-hop recording. I would also
recommend
a 1993 CD of William Burroughs reading his work to music. It is
called
"Spare Ass Annie and other Tales" and includes 15 selections. Most
of the
music is by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy and includes some
jazz,
reggae, hip-hop, etc. It is put out by
Island Red Label of Island
Records.
Bill
Kiriazis
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From: Michael Bertsch
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Subject: Re: beats exhibit
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Greetings,
All-
I have
been getting bounce messgages after having sent to the BEAT-L
address. Can anyone shed any light on this?
Michael
Bertsch
VP
Academic Affairs
VOU,
Inc.
Athena
University
http://www.athena.edu
On Mon,
19 Feb 1996, Bill Gargan wrote:
> On
Sat, 17 Feb 1996 01:43:23 -0500 Meredith Blackmann said:
>
>just a note: there's a beat exhibit
going on at the whitney museum in NYC.
>
> i don't know the exact dates it's running. it's also traveling around the
>
>country.
>
>
Sorry Beat exhibit closed earlier this month at Whitney. It's on the road. T
h
>
ose in DC area may also want to catch the Rebels and Poets show which, despite
>
some censorship, I hear is a good show.
>
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From: Nicholas Herren
<NPH002@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU>
Subject: Kerouac's Injury
"Two
weeks before his nineteenth birthday in March 1941, after he had
recuperated
FROM A BROKEN LEG THE PREVIOUS FALL WHEN HE WAS TACKLED DURING
HIS
SECOND FRESHAMN FOOTBALL GAME AT COLUMBIA, Kerouac began to write a
series
of postcards to SEbastian Sampas at Emerson College in Boston. Of
all his
Lowell friends, Jack felt a special affinity with Sebastian, remembering
in Vanity of Dulouz that Sebastian 'was a
great kid, knightlike, i.e.,
noble,
a poet, goodlooking, crazy, sweet, sad, everything a man should
want as
a friend.'"
Ann Charters _Jack
Kerouac: Selected Letters_
Also to
mention are the fact that this Injury no doubt had everything to
do with
his career as a writer. During this period is when he began to
read
all the books he would need and as well to begin writing (altho he
always
liked to write). THIS INJURY DID NOT
END HIS CAREER HOWEVER, as he
himself
explains very clearly in Vanity of Dulouz it was just a crazy
dream
he had that did it (he was on the team--not playing when he did it!)
Lastly
it is good to mention that Sebastian Sampas no doubt had a big part
to do
with his life, infact the whole family did!! (Wifey, estate, etc.)
I would
suggest everyone who has read a lot of Jack's books and want more
to read
this book. It is like a real life book
about him writen by himself.
It is
composed of hundreds of letters to Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassidy,
Carl
Solomon, Editors, Memere, John Clellon Holmes, William Burroughs,
and on
and on and on. BUY IT, READ IT. I SOLD CD'S TO GET IT!!
NpH
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From: apm5%aberystwyth.ac.uk@UKACRL.BITNET
Subject: Re: jk recordings
>There
seems to be some interest in this hip-hop recording. I would also
>recommend
a 1993 CD of William Burroughs reading his work to music. It is
>called
"Spare Ass Annie and other Tales" and includes 15 selections. Most
>of
the music is by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy and includes some
>jazz,
reggae, hip-hop, etc. It is put out by
Island Red Label of Island
>Records.
>
>Bill
Kiriazis
I'd
echo that 100% - it's a great CD. Hell, I liked it so much I recently
recited
"Words of advice for young people" at a poetry reading. Went down OK
I
think...
Alan
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From: Chanda J Pearmon
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Subject: Re: Kerouac's Injury
In-Reply-To: <01I1EXM7LPT2003KOV@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU>
On Mon,
19 Feb 1996, Nicholas Herren wrote:
> Ann Charters _Jack
Kerouac: Selected Letters_
> It
is composed of hundreds of letters to Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassidy,
>
Carl Solomon, Editors, Memere, John Clellon Holmes, William Burroughs,
>
and on and on and on. BUY IT, READ
IT. I SOLD CD'S TO GET IT!!
Or just
go check it out at the library like I did.
Nicholas is right
though. These letters provide a wealth of information,
and insight into
how
Kerouac saw himself, and his writing. I
have some selected quotes
from
the letters on my web page...under quotes..then kerouac..
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From: "Timothy K. Gallaher"
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Subject: Re: Kerouac's Injury
Thanks
for bringing up the subject of the recently published book of
Kerouac's
letters.
I
wanted to say, and this gives me the perfect lead in, that last night I
saw the
book in paperback.
So now
it is available in paperback. Cost
$15.95.
I was
unstingy enough and unpatient enough to buy the hardbound, but for
those
of you who waited it is available now in paperback.
There
you go.
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Subject: test
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From: mARK hEMENWAY
<mhemenway@S1.DRC.COM>
Subject: Kerouac's Birthday
Comments:
To: brooklyn@netcom.com, schorr@world.com, event@globe.com,
noweek@globe.com, living@globe.com,
klmcomm@aol.com,
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LOWELL
CELEBRATES JACK KEROUAC'S BIRTHDAY
LOWELL,
MA. Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! will
celebrate the birthday of
American
author Jack Kerouac with events in Lowell, MA and Nashua, NH on
March 9
and 10, 1996..
<<Saturday,
9 March 1996>>
4:00 PM
Commemorative Reading at Kerouac Park (Corner of Bridge and French
Streets,
Lowell, MA) Bring your favorite passage and join in.
6:00 PM
"Poems of the Night" a guided tour of Kerouac sites along the
Merrimack
River. Tour begins at the Pawtuckeville MacDonald's Restaurant,
corner
of Mammoth Road and VFW Highway. Bring your copy of Dr. Sax.
>>Sunday,
10 March 1996>>
2:00-4:00
PM "The Nashua Connection" Steve Edington reads from his
work
in
progress on Kerouac's literary and biographical association with
Nashua,
NH. Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua,
NH.
Press
Release Attached.
For
more information call 508-458-1721, or email mhemenway@igc.apc.org.
Thanks,
Mark
Hemenway
Lowell
Celebrates Kerouac!, Inc.Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!
P.O.
Box 1111, Lowell, MA 01853
PRESS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS
CONTACT: Mark Hemenway
(508)475-9090 or
(508)458-1721
PUBLIC INQUIRIES: (508)458-1721
LOWELL
EVENTS TO CELEBRATE JACK KEROUAC BIRTHDAY
LOWELL, MA. Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! will celebrate the birthday of
American author Jack Kerouac with events in
Lowell, MA and Nashua, NH on March
9 and 10, 1996.. The celebration will begin
with an informal commemorative
reading of his work at 4:00 PM, Saturday,
March 9, 1996 at Kerouac Park on the
corner of Bridge and French Streets in
Lowell, MA. A guided tour of Kerouac
sites along the Merrimack River will begin at
6:00 PM from the Pawtuckeville
MacDonald's Restaurant on the corner of
Mammoth Road and VFW Highway. Both
events will include readings of Kerouac's
work with an emphasis on his Lowell
novel, Dr. Sax. Participants should bring
copies of their favorite passages to
read aloud.
On Sunday, 10 March, from 2:00 to 4:00
PM at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore,
Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, NH, Steve
Edington will read from his work in
progress on the history of the Kerouac family
in Nashua,
Jack
Kerouac Birthday Events are summarized as follows:
Saturday,
9 March 1996
4:00 PM
Commemorative Reading at Kerouac Park (Corner of Bridge and French
Streets, Lowell, MA) Bring your favorite
passage and join in.
6:00 PM
"Poems of the Night" a guided tour of Kerouac sites along the
Merrimack
River. Tour begins at the Pawtuckeville
MacDonald's Restaurant, corner of
Mammoth Road and VFW Highway. Bring your copy
of Dr. Sax.
Sunday,
10 March 1996
2:00-4:00
PM "The Nashua Connection"
Steve Edington reads from his work in
progress on Kerouac's literary and
biographical association with Nashua, NH.
Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Daniel Webster
Highway, Nashua, NH.
Jack
Kerouac was born on March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts to a
French-Canadian Catholic family. A prolific poet and novelist, he chronicled
his childhood years in Lowell, and the
adventures and experiences of
contemporaries as they traveled throughout he
US and the world. On the Road,
published in 1957, brought him immediate fame
, and Kerouac was acclaimed the
voice of the Beat Generation. The city of
Lowell and his experiences growing up
in the Franco-American community here are
central to Jack Kerouac's art and
writings. Five of his 11 novels are set in
Lowell, and the city is mentioned in
all of his books. Jack Kerouac remains one of
the most influential and
inspirational of American writers.These
novels are read and appreciated
throughout the world.
Lowell
Celebrates Kerouac!, Inc., a non-profit corporation, produces the Annual
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Festival held each
October in Lowell, MA. Our
mission is to encourage the study and
enjoyment of Jack Kerouac's art by
sharing the Lowell experience with visitors
and by educating local residents
about the influence of Jack Kerouac on modern
American culture and literature.
The 9th
Annual Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Festival will be held October 1996.
Planning for this year's festival has already
begun. The Festival committee
meets the third Thursday of each month at
7:00 PM in the Pollard Memorial
Library in Lowell. We need lots of help.
Membership is open to anyone
interested in working to celebrate the joyful
spirit of Jack Kerouac. For
information on membership, activities and
meeting dates, write Lowell
Celebrates Kerouac!, Box 1111, Lowell, MA
01853, call 508-458-1721, or email
mhemenway@igc.apc.org.
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Subject: Kerouac Birthday
Comments:
To: brooklyn@netcom.com, schorr@world.std.com, event@globe.com,
noweek@globe.com, living@globe.com,
klmcomm@aol.com,
heraldedit@delphi.com,
71632.63@compuserve.com, mnews@world.std.com,
radio@csps.com, news@baywindows.com,
wbcn104fm@aol.com
LOWELL
CELEBRATES JACK KEROUAC'S BIRTHDAY
LOWELL,
MA. Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! will
celebrate the birthday of
American
author Jack Kerouac with events in Lowell, MA and Nashua, NH on
March 9
and 10, 1996..
<<Saturday,
9 March 1996>>
4:00 PM
Commemorative Reading at Kerouac Park (Corner of Bridge and French
Streets,
Lowell, MA) Bring your favorite passage and join in.
6:00 PM
"Poems of the Night" a guided tour of Kerouac sites along the
Merrimack
River. Tour begins at the Pawtuckeville MacDonald's Restaurant,
corner
of Mammoth Road and VFW Highway. Bring your copy of Dr. Sax.
>>Sunday,
10 March 1996>>
2:00-4:00
PM "The Nashua Connection"
Steve Edington reads from his work
in
progress on Kerouac's literary and biographical association with
Nashua,
NH. Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua,
NH.
Press
Release Attached.
For
more information call 508-458-1721, or email mhemenway@igc.apc.org.
Thanks,
Mark
Hemenway
Lowell
Celebrates Kerouac!, IncLowell Celebrates Kerouac!
P.O.
Box 1111, Lowell, MA 01853
PRESS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS
CONTACT: Mark Hemenway
(508)475-9090 or
(508)458-1721
PUBLIC INQUIRIES: (508)458-1721
LOWELL
EVENTS TO CELEBRATE JACK KEROUAC BIRTHDAY
LOWELL, MA. Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! will celebrate the birthday of
American author Jack Kerouac with events in
Lowell, MA and Nashua, NH on March
9 and 10, 1996.. The celebration will begin
with an informal commemorative
reading of his work at 4:00 PM, Saturday,
March 9, 1996 at Kerouac Park on the
corner of Bridge and French Streets in
Lowell, MA. A guided tour of Kerouac
sites along the Merrimack River will begin at
6:00 PM from the Pawtuckeville
MacDonald's Restaurant on the corner of
Mammoth Road and VFW Highway. Both
events will include readings of Kerouac's
work with an emphasis on his Lowell
novel, Dr. Sax. Participants should bring
copies of their favorite passages to
read aloud.
On Sunday, 10 March, from 2:00 to 4:00
PM at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore,
Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, NH, Steve
Edington will read from his work in
progress on the history of the Kerouac family
in Nashua,
Jack
Kerouac Birthday Events are summarized as follows:
Saturday,
9 March 1996
4:00 PM
Commemorative Reading at Kerouac Park (Corner of Bridge and French
Streets, Lowell, MA) Bring your favorite
passage and join in.
6:00 PM
"Poems of the Night" a guided tour of Kerouac sites along the
Merrimack
River. Tour begins at the Pawtuckeville
MacDonald's Restaurant, corner of
Mammoth Road and VFW Highway. Bring your copy
of Dr. Sax.
Sunday,
10 March 1996
2:00-4:00
PM "The Nashua Connection"
Steve Edington reads from his work in
progress on Kerouac's literary and
biographical association with Nashua, NH.
Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Daniel Webster
Highway, Nashua, NH.
Jack
Kerouac was born on March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts to a
French-Canadian Catholic family. A prolific poet and novelist, he chronicled
his childhood years in Lowell, and the
adventures and experiences of
contemporaries as they traveled throughout he
US and the world. On the Road,
published in 1957, brought him immediate fame
, and Kerouac was acclaimed the
voice of the Beat Generation. The city of
Lowell and his experiences growing up
in the Franco-American community here are
central to Jack Kerouac's art and
writings. Five of his 11 novels are set in
Lowell, and the city is mentioned in
all of his books. Jack Kerouac remains one of
the most influential and
inspirational of American writers.These
novels are read and appreciated
throughout the world.
Lowell
Celebrates Kerouac!, Inc., a non-profit corporation, produces the Annual
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Festival held each
October in Lowell, MA. Our
mission is to encourage the study and
enjoyment of Jack Kerouac's art by
sharing the Lowell experience with visitors
and by educating local residents
about the influence of Jack Kerouac on modern
American culture and literature.
The 9th
Annual Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Festival will be held October 1996.
Planning for this year's festival has already
begun. The Festival committee
meets the third Thursday of each month at
7:00 PM in the Pollard Memorial
Library in Lowell. We need lots of help. Membership
is open to anyone
interested in working to celebrate the joyful
spirit of Jack Kerouac. For
information on membership, activities and
meeting dates, write Lowell
Celebrates Kerouac!, Box 1111, Lowell, MA
01853, call 508-458-1721, or email
mhemenway@igc.apc.org.
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19 February 1996
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 14:08:03 +0100
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From: Moritz Rossbach
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Subject: Re: Kerouac...an obnoxious fellow?
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Hi
folks,
I`m new
to the list (as I am to all this computer and internet stuff) and
I`m
from Germany, so please forgive me for having a bad English.
Well,
since I admire Kerouac very much I`m kind of annoyed that he was an
asshole.
Could it be that he became like this very late in his life
because
he could not bear his succes and his being looked upon an
established
writer by the "high society"?
Mit
freundlichem Gruss (means something like Sincerely)
Moritz
Rossbach
eMail
moro0000@stud.uni-sb.de
On Tue,
13 Feb 1996, Noah Bergman wrote:
> I
seem to remember reading something Ann Charters wrote about visiting
>
Kerouacvery late in his life and how he kept insuating that he wanted to
>
have sex with her before she left.
(please forgive me if this is wrong.
> I
read a lot of stuff and I could have made a mistake). Descriptions of
>
telephone conversations he had with Carolyn Cassidy later on also point
> to
his being a general asshole. But man,
his writing more than
>
compensates for a poor personality!
>
Also...does anyone know where I can find a written version of Kerouac's
>
"origins of bop" essay. I've
heard his reading of it and would really
>
love to have a transcription.
>
>
-------------------------------------------------------------
> I saw the best minds of my generation
destroyed by madness...
>
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> Noah Bergman
>
x95vyk@juliet.stfx.ca
> Box 730 St. FXU
> Antigonish, Nova
Scotia
> B2G 2X1
> (902) 867-2517
>
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 14:55:09 +0100
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From: Leo Jilk
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Subject: Re: Kerouac...an obnoxious fellow?
>Hi
folks,
>I`m
new to the list (as I am to all this computer and internet stuff) and
>I`m
from Germany, so please forgive me for having a bad English.
>Well,
since I admire Kerouac very much I`m kind of annoyed that he was an
>asshole.
Could it be that he became like this very late in his life
>because
he could not bear his succes and his being looked upon an
>established
writer by the "high society"?
Personally,
I say Kerouac was what he was. We
should admire him for his
writing
and his intellingence, his insight. I
have heard he was
conservative,
he was always bothering Ginsberg about his being a Jew. Some
of the
reputation he has as an asswhole is no doubt due to his drinking,
his
inability to handle fame.
Other great writers have also had
flaws in their personality.
Faulkner,
for example has always been criticized for his racism, use of the
word
"nigger" is his books.
College students would drive dy his house and
yell
"Hey Faulkner. Say
something!" He was invariably
drunk and would
urinate
in front of them. But writers are also
people; influenced by their
upbringing,
their religion, experiences.
--LJ
"The
whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain
of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
--Bertrand Russel
"Time
is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."
--Douglas Adams
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Subject: Re: beat writers, current status
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>On
Mon, 12 Feb 1996, Ritter, Chris D wrote:
>>
Kerouac, No; Ginsberg, Yes, and struggling.
>
>how
is Ginsberg struggling?
As far
as I know he's been recovering from some non-serious
physical
ailments here recently.
..Critter
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Subject: Burroughs elsewhere in music
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I've
also heard that he covered an R.E.M. tune-- Star Me Kitten,
for an
episode of The X Files.
..Critter
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Subject: Re: Burroughs-Priest
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>In
tune with all the priest stuff -
>
>Wasn't
Bill's character in _Drugstore Cowboy_ a junkie priest?
Yes,
ex-junkie.. but that's knit-picking.
..Critter
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 16:58:08 -0500
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Subject: Re: Burroughs-Priest (fwd)
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>Anyone
catch Bill's appearance in Van Sant's Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,
>or
the aids awareness movie 'And the Band Played On', both fairly recent
>films.........
He had
a what? 30 sec appearance in Even Cowgirls? I never did get to
finish
The Band though, I was watching it with a queer friend of mine that
was so
in a knot about the movie we had to turn it off to shut him up...
..Critter
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From: "Ritter, Chris D"
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Subject: Re: WSB Roswell Opera
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>Anyone
heard more details about the project Bill was involved with
>concerning
the Roswell 47 UFO crash? Apparently, according to Miles biog
>it
was to be an opera. I know that Bill was involved with the Black Rider
>project
with, I think, the same people who were working on this Roswell
>opera......There
is mentioned in Miles a lot of stuff that Bill was
>working
on around 91/92 what ever became of this?
Apparently
the idea is still in the works, but as far as I know there's
nothing
in the
way of completion.
...Critter
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From: "Ritter, Chris D"
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Subject: Re: jk recordings
Comments:
To: "BEAT-L%CUNYVM.BITNET"
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>I
just wanted to clarify something. What
are the limits to discussion on
>this
list? I made an offhand comment about
my own generation and was
>chastised
for it. It seems to me that in keeping
with the beat spirit,
>discussions
on just about anything should go. I
agree that in keeping
>with
the nature of the list they should pertain to the beat generation in
>some
way, but c'mon now. If there are
further limits to what can and
>can't
be discussed on this list I would appreciate someone telling me.
I
believe this is the eleventh hundred time I've seen this question come
up and
due to the fact that I was one of the primary advocators of the
GenX
discussion when it was in full bloom I figured it necessary for me
to
start up a listserv for this and other topics that I've had elsewhere
that
others
have felt would do better elsewhere.
If
there is anyone interested in a listserv committed to avant-garde
literature,
film, drama, and art in general.. the philosophies behind them
and
where they are taking us in the future, please contact me personally.
It
isn't up and running yet, but it would be nice to see who is even
possibly
interested
in this from the list.
Oh, and
postmodern and/or GenX the list will consider to be avant-garde.
[smile]
...Critter
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 17:04:32 -0500
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From: "Ritter, Chris D"
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Subject: Re: jk recordings
Comments:
To: "BEAT-L%CUNYVM.BITNET"
<BEAT-L%CUNYVM.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
>>
I've heard that Kerouac made recordings of himself reading prose and
poetry
>>
(well i know he did from Visions of Cody). Is it possible to buy these or
are
>>
they available. I have a recent song where Jk's reading is backed by
hip-hop
>>
/jazz music dunno who dunnit though. Anybody with info on these?....v.
>there's
box set....called "the beat generation"
>check
out a good music store....i've seen it everywhere.
I just
acquired the Kerouac box set a few days ago. The second CD is a
collection
of hakius w/ a jazz back-up. I've always had trouble writing and
listening
to someone else read.. really fucks w/ the psyche, but for those
of
you who
are looking for some excellent music just to listen to, this entire
CD is a
lot more than simple readings, the music is very very good, at least
a good
accompaniment.
..Critter
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Subject: Re: jk recordings
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>Are
you young folks averse to books? Are they considered un-hip? What
gives?
>
>Louis
Proyect
Consider
this a list phase. [smile]
..Critter
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From: "Ritter, Chris D"
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Subject: Re: wsb and black rider
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>the
black rider is an album by tom waits and burroughs appears on a couple
of
>tracks,
they're very good.If waits is doing the roswell opera it should
prove
>interesting.Waits'
earlier work is influenced by the beats and well worth
>checking
out esp. closing time, the heart of saturday night and blue
valentine.
Wait's
appears twice on the Beat Generation box set.
...Critter
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 17:10:37 -0500
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From: "Ritter, Chris D"
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Subject: Re: jk recordings
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>What
is the fascination with style? What is the fascination with
>rock-and-roll,
MTV, poetry readings that seem to be set up for a Gap
>commercial?
I simply don't understand the bohemian culture of today. It
>seems
to owe a superficial allegiance to beat culture of the 1950s, but
>doesn't
seem to be anywhere as intellectual or literary.
>
>So,
sorry to appear rude, censorious or insensitive. I am simply putting
>questions
forward in my own blunt style.
>
>
>Louis
Proyect
Louis,
I'd absolutely love to answer your question in detail, being that as
a
writer influenced by these trends, a "researcher" interested in the
details,
and a
member of the class myself, I've been following these trends and
have
come up with some theories on my own. Unfortunately this isn't
the
proper place to do so. If you are interested you can contact me
personally
w/ this
or-- a better idea-- wait until I get my ass in gear and get the
listserv
up
and
running then we can all trash my generation and discuss how dissimilar
they
are to the Beats and how like we are to the Lost generation.
...Critter (Critter@mail.serve.com)
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 17:16:08 -0500
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From: "Ritter, Chris D"
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Subject: Re: jk recordings (fwd)
Comments:
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>Find
yourself some real bohemians and they are just as intellectual as the
>best
of the 50's and 60's. I'd wager to say
that the intellectuals of
>today
are much more aware than their predecessors, they have to be.
Most of
the 'bohemians' that I associate w/ [love kicking aroud that word
like
that] are indeed very much part of the conscience, either globally,
artistically,
economically, intellectually, politically, or what have you.
It's
a
necessity to be able to prove yourself when you are viewed as radical
or
bohemian. The slam on the frat boys and girls was valid. You ask them
the
purpose behind their nose ring and they'll have no answer for you. If
you ask
the same of a true 'bohemian' I can guarantee you'll receive a
philosophy
that sounds something like a Dharmic Sadism.
...Critter
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Subject: Re: the list
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>Will
all of you stop being so fucking sensitive. No, don't go away just
>because
an old buzzard like myself badmouths Gap commercials.
>
>Louis
Proyect
I'm
sorry.. normally it annoys me when people respond back w/ a
message
that says nothing, and I'll admit, this reply said little more
than
"Right On!" Man, I couldn't help but laugh when I read this!
Welcome
on, Louis! [smile]
...Critter
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From: Mark Fisher
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>I
just wanted to clarify something. What
are the limits to discussion on
>this
list? I made an offhand comment about
my own generation and was
>chastised
for it. It seems to me that in keeping
with the beat spirit,
>discussions
on just about anything should go. I
agree that in keeping
>with
the nature of the list they should pertain to the beat generation in
>some
way, but c'mon now. If there are
further limits to what can and
>can't
be discussed on this list I would appreciate someone telling me.
I
believe this is the eleventh hundred time I've seen this question come
up and
due to the fact that I was one of the primary advocators of the
GenX
discussion when it was in full bloom I figured it necessary for me
to
start up a listserv for this and other topics that I've had elsewhere
that
others
have felt would do better elsewhere.
If
there is anyone interested in a listserv committed to avant-garde
literature,
film, drama, and art in general.. the philosophies behind them
and
where they are taking us in the future, please contact me personally.
It
isn't up and running yet, but it would be nice to see who is even
possibly
interested
in this from the list.
Oh, and
postmodern and/or GenX the list will consider to be avant-garde.
[smile]
...Critter
I would
be interested in such a list. Is the individual asking this
question
the owner of the beat list? Would this proposed list allow
discussion
of any post beat writings? How about beat contemporaries
like
Philip K. Dick and Jim Thompson or is that too much of a reach?
What
kind of list would a young Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, et. al. use?
How
about a list for creative writers, rather than scholars and fans.
"Make it
new."
-Ezra
Pound, I think
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From: Carl Luoma <Filosipher@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Books
In a
message dated 96-02-15 13:00:57 EST, you write:
>How
many people out there have read any books by the Beats besides On the
>Road
or Naked Lunch?
>
>
I
haven't but that doesn't mean that I won't, I just got into the Beats, so I
believe
that I will be reading much more of the books by the Beats
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From: Carl Luoma <Filosipher@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: beat writers, current status (fwd)
In a
message dated 96-02-15 13:10:12 EST, you write:
>"All
those writers were terribly dull," he said. I don't believe it.
>
>
I could
believe it. They may seem dull to
strangers and people who weren't
close
to them, but I also agree, I think
burroughs would make the best
grandfather.
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From: Carl Luoma <Filosipher@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: fucked up on rugs
In a
message dated 96-02-16 11:49:24 EST, you write:
>The
same goes for NAKED LUNCH--a sober WSB just
>couldn't
have written it.
I
remember seeing something on bravo (TVstation)
about burroughs where he
said
that if it weren't for drugs, Naked Lunch would never been written.
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From: Carl Luoma <Filosipher@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: beats exhibit
In a
message dated 96-02-17 16:20:46 EST, you write:
>The
Beat exhibit at the Whitney in NYC is over now. It will open in
>Minneapolis
again in late spring.
>
>Howard
Park
>
>
Any
speciffic info? dates? where in Mpls?
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Subject: The Avant-Liste
Comments:
To: "BEAT-L%CUNYVM.BITNET"
<BEAT-L%CUNYVM.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
I
forgot to list my address, which would be helpful I suppose.
Critter:
(Critter@mail.serve.com)
>I
would be interested in such a list. Is the individual asking this
>question
the owner of the beat list?
No.
>Would
this proposed list allow
>discussion
of any post beat writings? How about beat contemporaries
>like
Philip K. Dick and Jim Thompson or is that too much of a reach?
The
proposed list (which is a wonderful way to put it) is setting out
mainly
to find the roots of avant-garde in art and attempt to follow the
patterns
into the "next movement." While the form will be fairly open
in the
discussion of avant-garde art, the focus will primarily be upon
movements
or artists which can be considered revolutionary or
anti-artists.
Dadaism, Pop Art, Sub-Pop, Postmodernism, Beat, et al.
>What
kind of list would a young Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, et. al. use?
Well, I
can say that anyone interested in working on their own ideas
and
passing them around the table w/ others that are interested in
breaking
up the ground on which the arts stand upon will find a sure
place
for them to do so. If your young JK or AG sees that bitter stagnation
rising
up again in that which we call art, then hopefully this proposed
list
will be the place to do such a thing.
>How
about a list for creative writers, rather than scholars and fans.
I'll
tell ya that first off I'd like to include the practice in w/ the
theory.
I appreciate
this
list that much more when I get to read a clip from the article or the
book
which
the person is talking about which I may not have read. Not only does
it
clue me
into their meaning, but also it entertains much more than a
collection
of
anti-GenX
replys. If the sharing starts to flood the list with too much
material
then
some
other means will have to be met. At this time I see the sharing being
done
for a purpose. If someone wrote a catchy little ditty that they think
would
make a
cute love song, then it has no place on the list. If it meets with
the
ideas
of
avant-garde and what not, then it does have a place in the list.
> "Make it
new."
> -Ezra
Pound, I think
I hope
that was clear enough, I tend to babble.
...Critter (Critter@mail.serve.com)
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