THE DAILY BEAT: Day 46 Kerouaction: On Taking Action

Monday, September 12, 2011

Day 46 Kerouaction: On Taking Action

Day 46 in The Beat Handbook: 100 Days of Kerouactions is titled, "On Taking Action," and references the below passage from On The Road.

Get a copy of my book to read a related (and fantastic) quote from a John Greenleaf Whittier poem. You'll also learn the name of the TV show that turned me on to that particular Whittier poem.

As Goethe said, "Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it."

Jack did that, and it paid off.

In the words of a famous movie boxer, "Go for it."

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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."