Neal Cassady, Holy Goof and Beat muse, died 48 years ago yesterday at the age of 41, just 4 days shy of his 42nd birthday. Jack Kerouac would follow Neal on the night train to the big adios just 1 year, 8 months, and 17 days later on October 21, 1969 at the age of 47.
Below are some links to past postings on this subject. I was too lazy to hotlink them, but you know how to cut-and-paste, right?
http://thedailybeatblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/neal-we-hardly-knew-ye.html
http://thedailybeatblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/rip-neal-cassady-and-j-j-johnson.html
http://thedailybeatblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/rip-to-holy-goof-neal-cassady.html
http://thedailybeatblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/neal-cassady-died-this-date-in-1968.html
http://thedailybeatblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/neal-cassady-numerology-in-memoriam.html
Sorry I missed the actual date by a day. RIP, Neal.
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