THE DAILY BEAT: Balancing Kerouac

Monday, February 9, 2009

Balancing Kerouac

Given my diatribe yesterday, I thought I would provide some balance by pointing readers to this critical essay about Jack: Kerouac in Black and White.

Not for the faint-hearted Kerouac fan, and definitely not bedtime reading, and definitely not an essay you're going to read in 2 minutes.

Here's some info about author Clark Blaise you might find interesting.

I play in a band with a several self-professed "French-Canadians." It often provides me with some real-time, real-life insight into Jack's cultural biases and perspectives.

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Reviews of The Beat Handbook

Gerald Nicosia, author of the acclaimed Kerouac biography Memory Babe, said The Beat Handbook is "full of Jack's heart."

Jared Randall, author of the excellent book of poetry, Apocryphal Road Code, said this about The Beat Handbook: "Sometimes a book comes along at just the right time. In my wandering pack of experiences, I find they often do. Enter The Beat Handbook by Rick Dale."

Kenneth Morris, Kerouacian extraordinaire, said this:
"I just finished reading Rick Dale's beautiful utterance and call to action of Kerouac mind-set and zen sensibilities. It made me laugh and reflect on my own life and road I have naturally grooved into after absorbing the Kerouac canon. The road less traveled always had my name on it. And that has made all the difference. The Beat Handbook 100 Days of Kerouactions reaffirms the attitudes and ideology that made the Beats and Kerouac the important men of ideas that America (and the world) thirsted for, needed, and swallowed whole. Beautiful, absorbing, Top Ten whipsmart from my articulate, tender-hearted friend and fellow traveler. Highly recommended."