Bummed out but don't you be

This is Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! weekend in beautiful Lowell, MA, and promises to be yet another fantastic opportunity to hang out in Jack's hometown with fellow Kerouac afficionados. Crystal and I have gone the past two years in a row, but won't be making it this year because of other commitments. So, I'm bummed but you don't have to be because you can go instead and let us all know about it. Just send me an e-mail (thebeathandbook@gmail.com) and I'll post your report here on The Daily Beat.

Here's the schedule for this year's festivities. Check back entries here on The Daily Beat for reports and pictures from LCK! 2008 and 2009.

Lowell Celebrates Kerouac 2009

Tomorrow we leave for LCK 2009. I'll post some pics from the trip, perhaps as it unfolds. We plan to go to the gravesite and record a video (like last year), only reading from Dr. Sax instead of The Dharma Bums. I'll leave a copy of The Beat Handbook at the grave, so if you want a free copy, get to Lowell sometime tomorrow afternoon and take a trip to Jack's grave!

Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! 2009

Once again, I am reminding you of the annual Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! event in beautiful Lowell, MA, starting October 1 and running through Sunday October 4. For details, visit LCK! 2009.

If you're a Jack Kerouac fan, a visit to Lowell is highly recommended, and this is the perfect weekend to do it. I'll be leaving a copy of The Beat Handbook on Jack's grave (again) and video-documenting the event for YouTube (click here to see me reading there last year). This year I'll be reading from Dr. Sax, since it's the 50th anniversary of its publication. Plus we'll be participating in the tours, readings, and after hours events.

See you there!

2009 Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!

The annual Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! event is happening again the first week of October in beautiful Lowell, MA. They have a new website: LCK! 2009. If you're a Kerouac fan, this is a must-attend event.

See you there.

The Jack Kerouac Conference on Beat Literature

Every other year, UMass Lowell in Lowell, MA (Jack's hometown) holds The Jack Kerouac Conference on Beat Literature. The next conference is scheduled for the first Thursday and Friday in October 2009. Here's the website. I contacted Professor Holladay. She didn't provide me with any additional information, but did encourage me to submit a proposal.

October is the annual Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! festival, and I haven't been able to confirm a date for that. However, I don't think the two events will interfere with each other.

Yup! That could mean two weekends in Lowell this October.

Smile.