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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg is a 1993 film by Jerry Aronson chronicling the poet Allen Ginsberg's life up to that point, along with his views on death; Ginsberg was in his mid 60s when the movie was first released, and died at age 70. The film has been completed and released a number of times due to changing technologies and world events. The first release of the film was in 1993 at the Sundance Film Festival after which it enjoyed an international festival run and USA theatrical run. When Aronson showed him the film the poet is reported to have nodded his head thoughtfully and said, "So, that's Allen Ginsberg."
After Ginsberg passed in 1997, Jerry Aronson decided to update the ending of the film to include the poet's passing, added a shot of Ginsberg's headstone in New Jersey, and added a new recording of Paul Simon singing Ginsberg's "New Stanzas for Amazing Grace" for the closing credits.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-life-and-times-of-allen-ginsberg.html
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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg is a 1993 film by Jerry Aronson chronicling the poet Allen Ginsberg's life up to that point, along with his views on death; Ginsberg was in his mid 60s when the movie was first released, and died at age 70. The film has been completed and released a number of times due to changing technologies and world events. The first release of the film was in 1993 at the Sundance Film Festival after which it enjoyed an international festival run and USA theatrical run. When Aronson showed him the film the poet is reported to have nodded his head thoughtfully and said, "So, that's Allen Ginsberg."
After Ginsberg passed in 1997, Jerry Aronson decided to update the ending of the film to include the poet's passing, added a shot of Ginsberg's headstone in New Jersey, and added a new recording of Paul Simon singing Ginsberg's "New Stanzas for Amazing Grace" for the closing credits.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-life-and-times-of-allen-ginsberg.html
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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg is a 1993 film by Jerry Aronson chronicling the poet Allen Ginsberg's life up to that point, along with his views on death; Ginsberg was in his mid 60s when the movie was first released, and died at age 70. The film has been completed and released a number of times due to changing technologies and world events. The first release of the film was in 1993 at the Sundance Film Festival after which it enjoyed an international festival run and USA theatrical run. When Aronson showed him the film the poet is reported to have nodded his head thoughtfully and said, "So, that's Allen Ginsberg."
After Ginsberg passed in 1997, Jerry Aronson decided to update the ending of the film to include the poet's passing, added a shot of Ginsberg's headstone in New Jersey, and added a new recording of Paul Simon singing Ginsberg's "New Stanzas for Amazing Grace" for the closing credits.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-life-and-times-of-allen-ginsberg.html
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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg is a 1993 film by Jerry Aronson chronicling the poet Allen Ginsberg's life up to that point, along with his views on death; Ginsberg was in his mid 60s when the movie was first released, and died at age 70. The film has been completed and released a number of times due to changing technologies and world events. The first release of the film was in 1993 at the Sundance Film Festival after which it enjoyed an international festival run and USA theatrical run. When Aronson showed him the film the poet is reported to have nodded his head thoughtfully and said, "So, that's Allen Ginsberg."
After Ginsberg passed in 1997, Jerry Aronson decided to update the ending of the film to include the poet's passing, added a shot of Ginsberg's headstone in New Jersey, and added a new recording of Paul Simon singing Ginsberg's "New Stanzas for Amazing Grace" for the closing credits.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-life-and-times-of-allen-ginsberg.html
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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg is a 1993 film by Jerry Aronson chronicling the poet Allen Ginsberg's life up to that point, along with his views on death; Ginsberg was in his mid 60s when the movie was first released, and died at age 70. The film has been completed and released a number of times due to changing technologies and world events. The first release of the film was in 1993 at the Sundance Film Festival after which it enjoyed an international festival run and USA theatrical run. When Aronson showed him the film the poet is reported to have nodded his head thoughtfully and said, "So, that's Allen Ginsberg."
After Ginsberg passed in 1997, Jerry Aronson decided to update the ending of the film to include the poet's passing, added a shot of Ginsberg's headstone in New Jersey, and added a new recording of Paul Simon singing Ginsberg's "New Stanzas for Amazing Grace" for the closing credits.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-life-and-times-of-allen-ginsberg.html
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So many of the Beats were assholes, right-wingers (Kerouac, Burroughs), murderers (Burroughs, Lucien Carr), or open pedophiles (NAMBLA member Ginsberg). It is one subculture I mostly cannot get into at all even if young Ben liked some of their poems (mostly Ginsberg) and books. There's only a couple late-period Beats who were explicitly left-wing like Gary Snyder that I actually still enjoy reading and will defend.
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So many of the Beats were assholes, right-wingers (Kerouac, Burroughs), murderers (Burroughs, Lucien Carr), or open pedophiles (NAMBLA member Ginsberg). It is one subculture I mostly cannot get into at all even if young Ben liked some of their poems (mostly Ginsberg) and books. There's only a couple late-period Beats who were explicitly left-wing like Gary Snyder that I actually still enjoy reading and will defend.
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So many of the Beats were assholes, right-wingers (Kerouac, Burroughs), murderers (Burroughs, Lucien Carr), or open pedophiles (NAMBLA member Ginsberg). It is one subculture I mostly cannot get into at all even if young Ben liked some of their poems (mostly Ginsberg) and books. There's only a couple late-period Beats who were explicitly left-wing like Gary Snyder that I actually still enjoy reading and will defend.
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So many of the Beats were assholes, right-wingers (Kerouac, Burroughs), murderers (Burroughs, Lucien Carr), or open pedophiles (NAMBLA member Ginsberg). It is one subculture I mostly cannot get into at all even if young Ben liked some of their poems (mostly Ginsberg) and books. There's only a couple late-period Beats who were explicitly left-wing like Gary Snyder that I actually still enjoy reading and will defend.
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So many of the Beats were assholes, right-wingers (Kerouac, Burroughs), murderers (Burroughs, Lucien Carr), or open pedophiles (NAMBLA member Ginsberg). It is one subculture I mostly cannot get into at all even if young Ben liked some of their poems (mostly Ginsberg) and books. There's only a couple late-period Beats who were explicitly left-wing like Gary Snyder that I actually still enjoy reading and will defend.
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Weird art of the day: something by Harry Everett-Smith. #weird #weirdart #psychedelia #psychedelic #BeatGeneration #Gnostic #artsky
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Damn. I knew, and then temporarily forgot, that "The Nervous Set" was a beatnik / Beat Generation era (inspired) musical, but I failed to pick up on "The Ballad of the Sad Young Men" being a direct lift from F. Scott Fitzgerald - who, while not a Beat author, can definitely be considered to be a Beat precursor. Heck, the whole Lost Generation was a direct influence, once you see it.
I love finding these interlocking webs betwixt different eras and movements. (And feel a little silly for not catching it sooner.)
#F.-Scott-Fitzgerald #Beat-Generation #Beatnik #beatific #American-literature #20th-c-literature #musical-theatre #The-Lost-Generation #Jack-Kerouac -
"The Center Street Cut-Ups"
"The Center Street Cut-Ups" is the abbreviated title of the latest Third Mind Books original presentation, "HAVE A PLEASANT TRIP... 210 Center Street NYC 1965: the Cut-Up Life of William S. Burroughs," -- crafted with monocle at the ready by TMB founder & Ann Arbor eminence, Arthur S. Nusbaum with the assistance of Joe Provenzano (VP of Operations at Third Mind Books, and Nusbaum's protégé in life and literature).
The focus, here as elsewhere is on WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS -- the Patron Saint-Demon of Third Mind Books -- and even more specifically, on a tranche of documents acquired at auction belonging to the painter, David Prentice. Prentice was a close, personal friend to Burroughs and his Papers document
document a very key time in the development of the Cut-Ups as both a literary technique and original philosophic contribution.The presentation was first delivered at the European Beat Studies Network Conference (ebsn.eu) in Paris, France in September of 2023, and was re-recorded with narration by the author in December of that same year.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-center-street-cut-ups.html
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"The Center Street Cut-Ups"
"The Center Street Cut-Ups" is the abbreviated title of the latest Third Mind Books original presentation, "HAVE A PLEASANT TRIP... 210 Center Street NYC 1965: the Cut-Up Life of William S. Burroughs," -- crafted with monocle at the ready by TMB founder & Ann Arbor eminence, Arthur S. Nusbaum with the assistance of Joe Provenzano (VP of Operations at Third Mind Books, and Nusbaum's protégé in life and literature).
The focus, here as elsewhere is on WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS -- the Patron Saint-Demon of Third Mind Books -- and even more specifically, on a tranche of documents acquired at auction belonging to the painter, David Prentice. Prentice was a close, personal friend to Burroughs and his Papers document
document a very key time in the development of the Cut-Ups as both a literary technique and original philosophic contribution.The presentation was first delivered at the European Beat Studies Network Conference (ebsn.eu) in Paris, France in September of 2023, and was re-recorded with narration by the author in December of that same year.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-center-street-cut-ups.html
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"The Center Street Cut-Ups"
"The Center Street Cut-Ups" is the abbreviated title of the latest Third Mind Books original presentation, "HAVE A PLEASANT TRIP... 210 Center Street NYC 1965: the Cut-Up Life of William S. Burroughs," -- crafted with monocle at the ready by TMB founder & Ann Arbor eminence, Arthur S. Nusbaum with the assistance of Joe Provenzano (VP of Operations at Third Mind Books, and Nusbaum's protégé in life and literature).
The focus, here as elsewhere is on WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS -- the Patron Saint-Demon of Third Mind Books -- and even more specifically, on a tranche of documents acquired at auction belonging to the painter, David Prentice. Prentice was a close, personal friend to Burroughs and his Papers document
document a very key time in the development of the Cut-Ups as both a literary technique and original philosophic contribution.The presentation was first delivered at the European Beat Studies Network Conference (ebsn.eu) in Paris, France in September of 2023, and was re-recorded with narration by the author in December of that same year.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-center-street-cut-ups.html
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"The Center Street Cut-Ups"
"The Center Street Cut-Ups" is the abbreviated title of the latest Third Mind Books original presentation, "HAVE A PLEASANT TRIP... 210 Center Street NYC 1965: the Cut-Up Life of William S. Burroughs," -- crafted with monocle at the ready by TMB founder & Ann Arbor eminence, Arthur S. Nusbaum with the assistance of Joe Provenzano (VP of Operations at Third Mind Books, and Nusbaum's protégé in life and literature).
The focus, here as elsewhere is on WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS -- the Patron Saint-Demon of Third Mind Books -- and even more specifically, on a tranche of documents acquired at auction belonging to the painter, David Prentice. Prentice was a close, personal friend to Burroughs and his Papers document
document a very key time in the development of the Cut-Ups as both a literary technique and original philosophic contribution.The presentation was first delivered at the European Beat Studies Network Conference (ebsn.eu) in Paris, France in September of 2023, and was re-recorded with narration by the author in December of that same year.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-center-street-cut-ups.html
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"The Center Street Cut-Ups"
"The Center Street Cut-Ups" is the abbreviated title of the latest Third Mind Books original presentation, "HAVE A PLEASANT TRIP... 210 Center Street NYC 1965: the Cut-Up Life of William S. Burroughs," -- crafted with monocle at the ready by TMB founder & Ann Arbor eminence, Arthur S. Nusbaum with the assistance of Joe Provenzano (VP of Operations at Third Mind Books, and Nusbaum's protégé in life and literature).
The focus, here as elsewhere is on WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS -- the Patron Saint-Demon of Third Mind Books -- and even more specifically, on a tranche of documents acquired at auction belonging to the painter, David Prentice. Prentice was a close, personal friend to Burroughs and his Papers document
document a very key time in the development of the Cut-Ups as both a literary technique and original philosophic contribution.The presentation was first delivered at the European Beat Studies Network Conference (ebsn.eu) in Paris, France in September of 2023, and was re-recorded with narration by the author in December of that same year.
https://soulvlog.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-center-street-cut-ups.html
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Bar A Disques𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠
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Saw this on TV last night. #BeatGeneration adaptations are typically a bit weak, but this really stands out. Much better than I thought it would be. They really caught the feverishness of Burroughs, via cinematic nods to Lynch, Jodorowsky, Fassbinder.
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Saw this on TV last night. #BeatGeneration adaptations are typically a bit weak, but this really stands out. Much better than I thought it would be. They really caught the feverishness of Burroughs, via cinematic nods to Lynch, Jodorowsky, Fassbinder.
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Saw this on TV last night. #BeatGeneration adaptations are typically a bit weak, but this really stands out. Much better than I thought it would be. They really caught the feverishness of Burroughs, via cinematic nods to Lynch, Jodorowsky, Fassbinder.
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Saw this on TV last night. #BeatGeneration adaptations are typically a bit weak, but this really stands out. Much better than I thought it would be. They really caught the feverishness of Burroughs, via cinematic nods to Lynch, Jodorowsky, Fassbinder.
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Saw this on TV last night. #BeatGeneration adaptations are typically a bit weak, but this really stands out. Much better than I thought it would be. They really caught the feverishness of Burroughs, via cinematic nods to Lynch, Jodorowsky, Fassbinder.
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady was born OTD in 1926 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady was born OTD in 1926 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady was born OTD in 1926 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady was born OTD in 1926 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady was born OTD in 1926 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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𝙿 𝙷 𝙾 𝙴 𝙱 𝙴 . 𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡
Ravie d'announcer aujourd'hui une nouvelle série de fanzine-albums décorés et enluminés à la main!!
https://sauvageoness.bandcamp.com/... & 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤!!
#poetrylovers #indie #music #beatgeneration #fanzine_album #folkmusic #silvertonguesoflove
#fanzine #album #enlightenment -
𝙿 𝙷 𝙾 𝙴 𝙱 𝙴 . 𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡
Ravie d'announcer aujourd'hui une nouvelle série de fanzine-albums décorés et enluminés à la main!!
https://sauvageoness.bandcamp.com/... & 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤!!
#poetrylovers #indie #music #beatgeneration #fanzine_album #folkmusic #silvertonguesoflove
#fanzine #album #enlightenment -
𝙿 𝙷 𝙾 𝙴 𝙱 𝙴 . 𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡
Ravie d'announcer aujourd'hui une nouvelle série de fanzine-albums décorés et enluminés à la main!!
https://sauvageoness.bandcamp.com/... & 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤!!
#poetrylovers #indie #music #beatgeneration #fanzine_album #folkmusic #silvertonguesoflove
#fanzine #album #enlightenment -
𝙿 𝙷 𝙾 𝙴 𝙱 𝙴 . 𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡
Ravie d'announcer aujourd'hui une nouvelle série de fanzine-albums décorés et enluminés à la main!!
https://sauvageoness.bandcamp.com/... & 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤!!
#poetrylovers #indie #music #beatgeneration #fanzine_album #folkmusic #silvertonguesoflove
#fanzine #album #enlightenment -
#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady died OTD in 1968 from uncertain causes, "general congestion in all systems" or maybe a secobarbital overdose https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady died OTD in 1968 from uncertain causes, "general congestion in all systems" or maybe a secobarbital overdose https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady died OTD in 1968 from uncertain causes, "general congestion in all systems" or maybe a secobarbital overdose https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady died OTD in 1968 from uncertain causes, "general congestion in all systems" or maybe a secobarbital overdose https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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#Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady died OTD in 1968 from uncertain causes, "general congestion in all systems" or maybe a secobarbital overdose https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-w-s-burroughs/?s=mb #travel #BeatGeneration
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I found this great short overview of William S. Burroughs' life.
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I found this great short overview of William S. Burroughs' life.
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I found this great short overview of William S. Burroughs' life.
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I found this great short overview of William S. Burroughs' life.