Memento: Sex Pistols air-band / Surrey, 1984
In “honour of“ Sex Pistols bio flick directed by Danny Boyle coming out on Disney+ (without the “blessing” of Johnny […]
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Writing Life
Jack Kerouac 100: memo and mixed media artifact round-up
Jack Kerouac 100 Centenary Mixed Media Artifact Round-up Memo, March 11, 2022: *Happy* 100 birthday Jack Kerouac. Died in 1969,
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Exhibit: contributions to “Cannabis Japonica” at Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum, Barcelona
The Hash Marihuana and Hemp Museum in Barcelona (also in Amsterdam) is featuring an exhibit called “Cannabis Japonica – A
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Diary: visitors see new life & family + trip to Teshima w/ Ichiro annotations
A mysterious brilliant visitor from overseas – first in three years – captured me, at home, in my new life.
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Writing Life
Aside: Steven Heighton, Governor General’s Literary Award-winning poet, dead at 60
I keep thinking about this poet, he was a dashing Canadian “award winning” (though I’m not sure what those words
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Collections of Artifacts, Music / Rock, Records, Writing Life
By Post: Jack tribute CDx2 & Bob’s Distortion LPx7
Recently by post: Jack Kerouac “kicks joy darkness” double CD. All songs/spiels about/dedicated to Jack by various artists. ¥401 delivered.
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(Disjointed) Musings about Kurt Cobain (2014)
Re: Cobain, 2014 / disjointed miscellaneous annotations  Thinking of poor dead Kurdt today. Barely bearable. So many memories: Accidentally
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Collections of Artifacts, Writing Life
Book: Jack Kerouac, On the Road, original sc/roll in Japanese 日本語
For cover collectors and other curious folks, here is the “original sc/roll“ edition of OtR in 日本語Japanese. {As displayed under
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Collections of Artifacts, Writing Life
Books (recent): Kerr, Whiting, Fitz, Gaiman, + usual Kerouac et al
4 books by post from Infinity Book’s ∞, Tokyo. Alex Kerr, author of two of these, it’s going to be
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Notebook poetry scribbles, new keys & records (in the kura studio)
In bed sick a lot these last weeks/months #MECFS, which means I scribbled a lot in my bedside notebooks while
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Japan Life/Travel
Event: Kominka Summit, April 2022, Kyoto
To: Friends in (mostly rural areas of) Japan Re: Minka Summit 2022 (not just for Kominka) in Kyoto-fu Memo: Folks
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Notes: Ken Babbs’ “Cronies” book + chapbook & Doug Peacock
Here’s a hilarious fresh, sharp interview with Merry Prankster/Marine vet/farmer/writer and *the* Intrepid Traveler Ken Babbs talking about his new
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Writing Life
Art Makes the Future / 6 Poets at 6 Gallery
{Of course, much has been written and documented this, however I’ll be uncharacteristically brief}, ergo: How to change the world
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Dossiers of Kerouac in Kobe (& me in Okayama) to global beats
Finally going to sneak up to Kobe just before the end of the Jack Kerouac exhibit (aug 3/4/5). Was hoping
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Memo: Poets and “Major Media”
In reply to someone’s “hot take” about how major media doesn’t give a shit about poetry (whatever)…. I replied: Do
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Writing Life
word: anemoia
anemoia – n. nostalgia for a time you’ve never known {from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows} Imagine stepping through the