THE DAILY BEAT: Blaming Japhy Ryder

Monday, February 20, 2012

Blaming Japhy Ryder

Kerouac fans have to love a book titled, Blaming Japhy Ryder: Memoir of a Dharma Bum Who Survived. Author Philip A. Bralich used The Dharma Bums as his inspiration to write this memoir detailing his psychological and spiritual triumph over difficulties caused by series of traumas he endured in the Peace Corps in West Africa in 1978.

I just tweeted Balboa Press to see if they'll send me a review copy. Stay tuned . . . .

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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."