THE DAILY BEAT: Jack Kerouac Walk and Wake

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Jack Kerouac Walk and Wake

Memorial in Kerouac Park, Lowell, Massachusetts

Jack Kerouac died 43 years ago tomorrow at the age of 47. His hometown of Lowell has events planned in Jack's memory. I'm going to get there for this some year, but unfortunately a chunk of tomorrow shall be spent grading papers. My friend John Wight will be there and hopefully he will post some thoughts about the event on Facebook.

Click here for details about the day. If you can go, I recommend 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."