THE DAILY BEAT: February 2013

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Gerald Nicosia writes about On the Road in The Huffington Post

Click here for Gerald Nicosia's recent article on The Huffington Post where he discusses the movie version of On the Road.

Lots to chew on here! Enjoy....

Monday, February 4, 2013

RIP to the Holy Goof, Neal Cassady

Uncredited photo captured here

Today is Neal Cassady's death date (in 1968). He's in good company as a colleague of mine died unexpectedly a few days ago. Maybe they're having an animated conversation right now, Neal going on about literature and Walter going on about history.

Click here for what I said last year about Neal. Some day, when the smoke clears a bit, perhaps I'll say something more about Walter.

Oh, the good they die young, eh?

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Video from San Francisco Kerouac event

Here are two video clips from the San Francisco Public Library Kerouac event (click here for my report) at which I spoke along with Gerry Nicosia, Peter Coyote, Brad Parker, Dennis McNally, and Joanna McClure. You can see me on the far right at the beginning of the McClure clip. I'll share more of these as they surface.

Peter Coyote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ih__81Ffyw

Joanna McClure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd6NWBkvuEI

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."