Beat Sushi: Jack Kerouac spins for “Brian Land”
From a kura barn in provincial Japan, DaveO kicks off “Beat Sushi” by sending greetings to Beat / Deadhead / […]
Beat Sushi: Jack Kerouac spins for “Brian Land” Read Post »
From a kura barn in provincial Japan, DaveO kicks off “Beat Sushi” by sending greetings to Beat / Deadhead / […]
Beat Sushi: Jack Kerouac spins for “Brian Land” Read Post »
+ Beat Support + Many of you likely noticed the campaign to help the venerable San Francisco institution City Lights
Support: The Beat Museum Read Post »
Noble and Legendary Typewriters, as evidenced at The Beat Museum, North Beach, San Francisco, Republic of California.
Typewriters: Noble and Legendary machines, as seen at The Beat Museum, SF, 2018 Read Post »
You’re a Genius All the Time #dealwithit Book of Jack Kerouac musings about story making, assembled and published by Chronicle Books
“You’re a Genius All the Time” ~ Still-life w/ Kerouac + hat, pipe, sunglasses Read Post »
“Hot Springs and Stubbed Toe” – A collection of short, haiku-type poems written by DaveO between Tottori, Japan and Olympia,
Hot Springs and Stubbed Toe – Haiku-ish poems, 1992-2004 Read Post »
Sure, you could experience the Beat sensibility on film by watching The Beat Generation. But why settle for that high-gloss Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Beat film, narrated by JK, “unadulterated half-hour chunk of Pull My Daisy” Read Post »
Poet Randall Maggs discusses his book “Night Work” about the troubled soul of legendary hockey goalie Terry Sawchuk plus the
Poetic Stories about Goalies – Postcard #62 Read Post »
On Remembrance Day in sunny, brisk Vancouver, Ian Bell (fresh from a CBC appearance “On The Coast“) joins Dave to
Vimy Ridge Diaries on Remembrance Day – Postcard #61 Read Post »
From a forested pathway along the open Pacific between Tofino and Ucluelet, DaveO reads poetry from Gary Snyder’s Myths +
Forests and Oceans Without End – Postcard #60 Read Post »
Dave O spiels forth about the exploration of rivers and lakes, the impetus for ventures and motivations for trade ~
Owl Creek Limnology and Exploration – Postcard #59 Read Post »
By a campfire on Owl Creek, Dave reads an instructional guide to hitch-hiking about a November trip from South Carolina
Three Days and Eleven Dollars, Nov. 1991 – Postcard #58 Read Post »
While summertime camping alongside Owl Creek and charging the recorder with the rays of the sun, Dave reads a short
Arizona with Ole Gramps – Postcard #57 Read Post »
From Halfmoon Bay on Vancouver Island, Dave gives it up for zen poet hero Gary Snyder and recounts beat history from The Old Ways and logging culture from Myths and Texts plus poems about hitchhiking, girls, baths, clearcuts and the Buddha plus original freeverse poetry.
Hitch a Thousand Miles to See a Friend – Postcard #56 Read Post »
Alongside raging Lynn Creek, Dave remarks about boulders which are indeed interesting as the sign pointed out, then reads a
Chronicling Interesting Boulders – Postcard #55 Read Post »
From a skunk-scented perch along Mosquito Creek, Dave spiels about feverish dreams in a Mexican clinic, personal archeology, mirages about
Post-apocalyptic Skunks and Fevers – Postcard #54 Read Post »
Visiting the Woodshop on Steamboat Island amidst hayfever and national holidays, Dave and Wm. Lenker exchange spontaneous musical freeverse tales
Howling at Land and Sea – Postcards #53 Read Post »