THE DAILY BEAT: September 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Bummed out but don't you be

This is Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! weekend in beautiful Lowell, MA, and promises to be yet another fantastic opportunity to hang out in Jack's hometown with fellow Kerouac afficionados. Crystal and I have gone the past two years in a row, but won't be making it this year because of other commitments. So, I'm bummed but you don't have to be because you can go instead and let us all know about it. Just send me an e-mail (thebeathandbook@gmail.com) and I'll post your report here on The Daily Beat.

Here's the schedule for this year's festivities. Check back entries here on The Daily Beat for reports and pictures from LCK! 2008 and 2009.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Howl parody

Beat fans might get a kick out of this Howl parody: Guggenheim Youtube Contest.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Hail, Allen Ginsberg

Check out this article about Allen Ginsberg: Howl's Echoes.

A visit to Desolation Peak

Click here for a modern-day story about a visit to Kerouac's beloved Desolation Peak, referenced in several of his novels. I wrote about this in a previous post available here.

If I could visit one Kerouac destination that I doubt I'll ever really do, this is it.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

News about the On The Road film

For some news about the in-progress On The Road film, click here.

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."