beatgeneration poster

BeatSuperNova [Poster]

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THE SITE IS MAINTENED WITH A BIG HELP OF MY ONLINE FRIENDS

thanks to all u friends by Rinaldo Rasa.

homage to Gregory Corso (1930-2001) mushroom shape poem into a human face shape performed by Rinaldo Rasa

the first italian cover of JK's On The Road pocket edition, april 1967

At Castelnuovo Rangone (Modena) Italy there's a John Lennon Street

the beat poster at La Biennale di Venezia -- summer 1996

john w. coltrane is buried in the "garden of sanctuary" at pinelawn memorial park on long island, ny. plantin' date: july 21, 1967.---Mike Watt

BURROUGHS SURNAME DISTRIBUTION FROM 1850 TO 1990 IN THE US OF AMERICA.

Timothy Leary

Ferlinghetti, Corso, Waldman, Lamantia, Sanders, Hirschman, Giorno, Arrabal, Jodorowsky, Steve Lacey, Costa, Grechi, Lolli, Riondino, Bollati, Talenti, Nobbio, Altomare, Emme, Mangone, Infantino, Del Punta, Maroccolo, Chiamenti, Bocchi.

Dec. 29 - Jan. 6, 20001 Annihilation Man How Darby Crash lost control. Of the Germs. Of Circle One. Everything. by Brendan Mullen excerpt Paul and George also were enraptured by two popular books about mass murderer Charles Manson, former Fug Ed Sanders' The Family and L.A. city prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter. That was 20 years ago. A search for recent anniversary coverage in the Lexis-Nexis� news-research engine turned up 580 listings in the database defined by the parameters All Newspapers/Previous 60 Days/"John Lennon" AND "death." The same search, but substituting the name "Darby Crash," turned up one. The loneliest fucking number I ever saw. ---courtesy source Mike Watt

Dec. 8 2001 Michael Bowen Recommendes

Pictures attached from Plymell.

Benefit for Maddog

DOOR WIDE OPEN dramatises the intimate correspondance of writers Jack Kerouac and Joyce Johnson The cast features Amy Wright, Adira Amram and John Ventimiglia. Also appearing are Anita Durst, Meg Brooker, and legendary musician David Amram performing a live musical score. The attached file is a beautiful poster image featuring a striking color photograph of Jack & Joyce, from the time of ON THE ROAD's publication. Enjoy!---courtesy by David Amram

Hammond Guthrie the cover to forthcoming book (In October 2002) from SAF Publications http://www.safpublishing.com/store/index.html

Michael Bowen returns

Cherry Valley Festival 1998

Andy McCutcheon at The Mint, Weds. 8/28 at 10 P.M.

Michael Bowen - the beat goes on

IN MEMORY OF LARRY RIVERS (21 agosto 2002) this my english copy of On The Road bought in San Marco Square - summer 1980

35th anniversary of Zap Comix 1

for immediate release: April 8, 2003 The Bowery Poetry Club is proud to present the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Frank Messina & Spoken Motion. It's hard to believe it's already been a decade since the sounds of "SpoMo hit the streets. From those hot summer nights at the Nuyorican to the bright lights of Lollapalooza & Woodstock, the band has seen it all. Come join the celebration at New York City's premier spoken word venue in the heart of the Bowery. The original line-up features legendary percussionist Larry McDonald, Bob Susko on guitar, bassist Joe Isgro and drummer Wes Jensen. Special musical guests include Elliott Levin, Billy Bang with very special appearances by Frank's rock n' roll/jazz legend friends. Special guest poets include Kentucky legend Ron Whitehead, Andy Cook, Zoe Artemis and more. Surprises abound! "For the past decade, Frank Messina and I have performed throughout Europe and the USA. Our recent WAR POETS Tour of Iceland, England and Scotland was wonderfully intense. Frank is one of America's best young poets. It will be an honor to share the stage with him at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of his work with the always fantastic Spoken Motion," says Ron Whitehead, Pulitzer Nominee and founder of the Literary Renaissance. "In the 1990's, 'SpoMo' was the biggest touring 'spoken word' band in America", says Jim Muzer, of DownBeat Magazine. "When Frank erupted on the scene with his band in 1993, you got the feeling of permanance...a performer who obviously loves turning people on...a road hog...a spoken word warrior. I'm glad to see Frank still hammering away at it like the work horse I've always known him to be..." Bob Holman, founder of the Bowery Poetry Club booked the show in a heartbeat. "Nobody carries a bigger book than Frank Messina...he's the rock n' roll Poet Laureate." Don't miss this special show. Come one. Come all! Tickets on sale at Bowery Poetry Club box office or at Virtuous.com. This show will sell out, so get em soon. "I always knew there was something wrong with that boy." Mrs. Caruso. Frank's childhood neighbor. http://www.spokeface.com

LET HUMANS BE

http://www.wastelandpress.net/Exterminate.html book

http://www.wastelandpress.net/Exterminate.html book cd

NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND by Levi Asher

Announcing the release of new Published in Heaven CD: David Amram & Ron Whitehead KENTUCKY BLUES with special guests Casey Cyr, Robin Tichenor, Mike Cyr, Andy Cook, and Dylan Whitehead

Ron Whitehead Viking Hillbilly Ghost Dance Tour Poster

Philomene Long the cover photo of my COLLECTED POEMS

Peter Edler the cover of "forever beat"

Mike Watt watt w/banyan at the monterey jazz festival plus three more gigs!

xmas for the right reason

JOE PELANCONI Vino & Biscotti Italy to Sonoma County and Back

Published by PWJ Publishing Post Office Box 238 Tehama CA 96090 first printing 2004

SISTAS IN THE PIT

http://www.drummergirl.com/interviews/grant/grant.htm Ieela Grant: SISTAS IN THE PIT Interview by Diana Pizzari Age: 30 Resides: San Francisco, CA Current Band: SISTAS IN THE PIT ieela Grant was a late bloomer--she was 25 years old when she started formally playing drums. In elementary school, she played the flute through middle school, but every time she had a substitute teacher, the class would switch instruments and she would always jump on the drums. In high school, Ieela played the tuba--this was her introduction to the rhythm section. After school, ieela moved to New York City to find herself. She met a lot of people in the film industry, got a job as a Production Assistant, and worked on a feature film and a couple of videos. She ended up in a recording studio one day with a group (A.S.K. ME) that she had befriended. It was an exciting experience for her to watch a song come together. After listening to sixteen hours of the same song, ieela decided to give herself a grand tour of the studio. She wandered in and out of several empty live recording rooms, stopping at one room with a grand piano, electric bass, and an old drum kit. She went and sat down at the kit. Before she could do anything, a greasy old man (whom she now considers to be her greasy old angel) walked in and bellowed, "Do you play?" He was shouting as though one of them had a hearing problem. ieela replied with a quiet, "No." When ieela I got up, her greasy angel sat down and brought that beat up old drum kit to life. He hit everything. ieela watched the dust fly away and wood chips jump off the sticks. Something inside of her literally woke up--she felt alive. When he was done, he handed her the sticks and told her to go for it. ieela sat down and the kit looked old and broken again. She began to play and was fascinated by the fact that she had no coordination--absolutely no limb independence at all. She became determined to learn to play the drums and thanks her greasy old angel for inspiring her. ---courtesy by bassist Mike Watt.

Wiegand Gallery "The Inside of Now- Abstract Paintings and Drawings by Arthur Monroe" March 22 to April 29 2006

Opening Reception: Sunday, March 26, 2-4 p.m., free of charge Champagne Benefit Brunch with a gallery talk by Arthur Monroe: Sunday, March 26 at 11.30 am in the Gallery; admission $ 75.00, RSVP to the Gallery by March 17. This event contributes to the Gallery Exhibition Program. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 4 pm; closed April 19 *More info see press release Wiegand Gallery Notre Dame de Namur University 1500 Ralston Avenue Belmont, CA 94002 (650) 508-3595 ---courtesy by michael bowen

MARY BEACH

Mary Beach 1919-2006 Mary and her second Claude Pelieu lived a life of art and literature. While living in San Fransisco she started her own imprint at City Lights, (Beach Books, Texts ad Documents) discovered and published the poet Bob Kaufman. When she lived in Europe she translated the works of her good friends Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs. A life long acomplished painter she also wrote experimental novels, "Two-Fisted Banana: Electric and Gothic". She spent her last years living in Cherry Valley, New York, she continued to work on her collages, protraits and mixed media convasses. A marvelous woman of depthful intellect and passion. submitted by Patricia Elliott Marvin ---thanku patricia

The Rudyard Kipling & Moving Mystery Theatre present Keep Louisville gonzo An evening of gonzo film, music, writing September 15, 2006 7-9 pm

First Louisville Screening of the New Award Winning 30-Minute documentary film

ROAD TO HUNTER

Plus a special gonzo driven performance by Ron and Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead NYC filmmaker, Sara Booth’s new non-profit, non-commercial film, road to hunter, received the Special Judges Award for innovation & creativity in documentary film from Cityvisions, NYC. The film features Douglas Brinkley, George McGovern, Ron Whitehead, Gerald Tyrell, editors from Scanlon’s & Rolling Stone, Hunter’s Blastoff, & more…. Ron Whitehead produced the official Hunter S. Thompson Tribute at Memorial Auditorium in Louisville December 1996 featuring Hunter, Johnny Depp, Warren Zevon, Douglas Brinkley, David Amram, Roxanne Pulitzer, Harvey Sloane, The Sheriff of Pitkin County, Hunter’s Mom Virginia, Hunter’s Son Juan, Gerald Tyrell, and others. Over 2000 attended the standing room only event. Ron & Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead produced The HST Tribute, to a packed house at The Rudyard Kipling March 9, 2005, shortly after Hunter’s death. The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street (near 4th street) Louisville, Kentucky (502) 636-1311 7-9 PM $7 this special event produced to celebrate the life and work of Hunter S. Thompson www.tappingmyownphone.com

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Premio Lericipea

www.lericipea.com/2006/comunicato.htm

BEAT ANGEL - FILM ABOUT "THE SPIRIT OF JACK KEROUAC" - TO BE RELEASED ON DVD, OCTOBER 21 DVD SCREENING EVENT AT THE BEAT MUSEUM IN SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 22

The film, Beat Angel, about "the spirit of Jack Kerouac," will be released on DVD, October 21. The date also marks 37 years since Beat Generation author, poet Jack Kerouac passed away. On the 30th anniversary of his own death, the angelic spirit of Jack Kerouac (played by Vincent Balestri) returns to earth in the abandoned body of a street bum. "Jack" drops in at a poetry slam held in honor of his "death day," and backed by a jazz trio, explains the meaning of "bop spontaneous prose" and "speaking the truth." He begins to transform the lives of three people: Gerard Tripp (played by Frank Tabbita), a secretive writer who locks his manuscripts away; Mary (Amy Humphrey), a shy young writer; and Carol (Lisa Niemi), a former painter turned bartender. Beat Angel was inspired by Balestri's heralded one-man play, Kerouac: The Essence of Jack that began in the early '80s and ran off and on for 17 years. Kerouac's first wife, Edie Parker-Kerouac, encouraged Balestri to portray Jack on stage, coaching the actor in Jack's voice and mannerisms, and sharing old letters and home tape recordings. The play evolved as Balestri met a number of Jack's old friends. In 1993 Frank Tabbita brought Balestri to Seattle where he performed the show in several long runs. Interested in translating the "essence" of the piece to film, Tabbita teamed with filmmaker/writer Randy Allred, writer/producer Bruce Boyle, and Balestri to create Beat Angel. The film's "old movie feel" was a deliberate design of director Allred, invoking the atmosphere of Kerouac's world and the sense of the dream-like sequences. Scenes shot at Desolation Peak (where Kerouac served as a fire lookout, and wrote about in his books, Dharma Bumsand Desolation Angels), a jazz music score and recreations of moments in Kerouac's life, give the film a haunting yet inspiring quality. Beat Angel has received such critical praise as "Superb…intriguing twists and turns…" --Winston-Salem Journal. Composer/musician David Amram noted: "Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Larry Riversand I all made Pull my Daisy in 1959 in part to show our kids and grandkids someday that we were for real and able to enjoy life and one another…as Pull My Daisy reflected the fun we had together as well as the hard work we did when alone. Like Pull My Daisy, Beat Angel is free of any Hollyweirdness and Post Modern gloom…Beat Angel is full of soulfulness, joy, surprises, warmth and humor…" Beat Angel was a popular festival selection across the U.S., garnering two award nominations at The Method Fest in Los Angeles, and winning the Wine Country Film Festival's Special Prize of the Fest. A DVD release-screening event, with a performance by Vincent Balestri, will take place on Sunday, October 22 at The Beat Museum(at 540 Broadway) in San Francisco. DVD features: 19 minute video of Kerouac: The Essence of Jack; Writers Commentary with Balestri, Boyle, Tabbita and Allred; 12 chapters; deleted scenes; in English with French, Spanish, Italian and English subtitles. Film running time 99 minutes, color NTSC, all Regions. Available October 21 through BeatAngel.com, FilmBaby.com, Amazon.com, Kerouac.comand other selected outlets. ### Also find Beat Angel at My Space: www.myspace.com/beatangelthemovie All Media Inquiries: Teresa Conboy P.R. - teresaconboypr@yahoo.com All Non-Media Inquiries (fans, etc.): Beat Angel - frank@beatangel.com

The Rudyard Kipling & Moving Mystery Theatre present LOVE & RAGE Bringing the Country to the City

acrylic on pegboard by Jeffrey Scott Holland Sarah Elizabeth Ron Whitehead w/ special guest Musicians Friday November 24, 2006 8pm Appalachian Music & Alternative Thought Poetry All Ages Show "Sarah Elizabeth’s voice always sounds amazing and true." Jim James, My Morning Jacket "Ron Whitehead is a genius!" Cameron Crowe, Filmmaker The Rudyard Kipling 8-10 pm $7 422 West Oak Street (near 4th street) Louisville, Kentucky (502) 636-1311 Ron & Sarah’s Last Louisville Show of 2006! www.tappingmyownphone.com

MALCOM LOWRY COVER OF ITALIAN EDITION OF HIS BOOK UNDER THE VOLCANO

courtesy of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore vintage edition

MARCH 2007 The Wanderer Tour From New York & Kentucky to California & Beyond

blues great TYRONE COTTON renowned nyc poet FRANK MESSINA acclaimed mountain songstress SARAH ELIZABETH nobel nominated poet RON WHITEHEAD plus percussionist/didgeridoo master ANDY COOK and photographer CHRISTIAN HANSEN March 31, 2007 5pm till God Knows When, Swaller Holler, 1001 Recreation Road, Talmage, California March 30, 2007 7pm, Saturday Afternoon Club, 170 South Oak Street, Ukiah, California March 30, 2007 1pm, Confucius Hall, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, 2001 Talmage Rd, Talmage, California March 26, 2007 1pm, Yosemite National Park, California March 23, 2007 9pm, Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, California March 21, 2007 7pm, The Rudyard Kipling, 422 West Oak Street (near 4th street)LLouisville, Kentucky www.tyronecotton.com www.spokeface.com www.tappingmyownphone.com

Mitch Myers announcing the book release of, 'Playboy's Silverstein

Hello, Just a quick note announcing the book release of, 'Playboy's Silverstein Around the World.' This newly complied collection of magazine articles is in hardcover and published by Simon & Schuster. The book showcases twenty-three illustrated comic travelogues that Shel Silverstein did for Playboy between 1957 and 1968. With a foreword by Shel's dear friend and editor Hugh Hefner and an introduction by yours truly (Mitch Myers), this book captures young Silverstein in action (via drawings and photos), venturing from places like Japan, London, Paris, Scandinavia, bullfighting in Spain, on safari in Africa, with the beatniks in Greenwich Village, at a nudist camp, working out with the Chicago White Sox and ending with the two part epic, Silverstein Among the Hippies in summer of love-era San Francisco. For press inquiries contact Jamie McDonald at: Jamie C. McDonald Associate Publicist Touchstone/Fireside Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 212-698-7250 (P) www.simonsays.com And don't hesitate to contact my publicist pal Versa Manos at: Versa Manos gorgeous pr 7551 Melrose Ave, Suite 7 Los Angeles, CA 90046 t: (323) 782-9000 f: (323) 658-6189 m: (310) 801-4552 e: versa@gorgeouspr.com Thanks, Mitch Myers

announcing the release of the new ground breaking album by Sarah Elizabeth DON'T DIE YET With DON'T DIE YET, Sarah Elizabeth plows new earth. It is a masterpiece! 5 new original songs, one unbelievable cover, and 3 spirituals that are a force of nature... 1. Your Breath 2. Don't Die Yet 3. Turquoise Sky 4. Fortified Wine 5. Motherless Child 6. Simple Man 7. Trouble of The World 8. Jesus Lover of My Soul 9. No More Roads total time: 40 minutes Grammy Nominated Native American Musician, Tony Redhouse accompanies Sarah on Native American flute and drum plus many other instruments from indigenous cultures of the world. Will Ragland delivers soaring electric guitar solos to soothe the soul of any Southern Rock lover. Sarah Elizabeth's voice and acoustic guitar have never been captured with such crystal clarity. Recorded by Kevin Ratterman late night at The Funeral Home in the sultry July heat of Kentucky, Sarah Elizabeth's voice drips with the intense emotions of love and loss, grief and empowerment. With DON'T DIE YET, Sarah picks herself and the listener off the floor to live again with bold strength. This album is a spiritual experience. Sarah recorded DON'T DIE YET immediately upon returning from the Sacred Black Hills of South Dakota where she spent a great deal of time on the Sioux Reservation with the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. Sarah went through what can only be described as shaman medicine woman bootcamp. She was also honored to participate in the Sundance and many other sacred ceremonies. This spiritual energy is present in every song on the album. Listen and you will be forever changed. now available at Ear X-tacy in Louisville, Kentucky via secure credit card and paypal at www.tappingmyownphone.com coming soon to www.cdbaby.com and beyond still like old fashioned mail order? reply to this email and Sarah will personally ship a CD to you or heck send Sarah cash by mail and get your CD sooner! Whichever way you choose You have got to hear this CD to believe it!!!! The Wanderer, Ron Whitehead Europe Tour May 1st to June 30th, 2008 www.tappingmyownphone.com www.insomniacathon.org

PETER SIMMONS

It just occurred to mel I have an old copy of On the road, published 1960 by Andre Deutch, fourth impression. It's no dopubt worth something, perhaps on ebay? Or I thought you might wish to put something about it on the site perhaps suggesting if anyone was interested to make me an offer. Seemed like something the people who visit would find interesting. Attached are a couple of scans, of the cover, and inside cover. The book is in good condition; no torn pages, no folded over corners, spine intact and good, just some discoloration from age, so you know it's an old book!