THE DAILY BEAT: March 2: On Movies

Monday, March 2, 2009

March 2: On Movies

Today's Kerouaction
For today the assigned Kerouaction is to watch a movie. But not just any old movie. You are to watch a movie that Jack watched, and on the same date as he did (only this will be 2009, not 1948).

You have two movie choices. You can either watch Diamond Jim (1935) starring Edward Arnold, or The Spoilers (1942) starring Marlene Dietrich. According to Douglas Brinkley's Jack Kerouac: Windblown World (2004), Jack watched both of these on March 2, 1948 in New York City.

During his trip a blonde in the subway tried to make him but "like a fool" he "didn't check on it" (p. 57). If you get hit on during your trip to the theater or video store, don't be a fool!

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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."