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Monday, January 15, 2007
Beat Generation: Walking and Talking

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Lucien Carr, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs (1944)

The holy trinity of the Beat Generation’s literary stamp on the world is usually defined by Allen Ginsberg’s Howl (1956), Jack Kerouac’s On the Road (1957) and William S. Burroughs’ Naked Lunch (1959). This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first two and tonight the Y is celebrating with a reading that includes Laurie Anderson, Ann Charters, Joyce Johnson, Hettie Jones and Bill Morgan. In Saturday’s New York Post, Brian Niemietz provides a historical background and tour of “Beat New York” with the help of Morgan, author of The Beat Generation of New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac’s City. We took the liberty of visually mapping the article, with the help of Ask.com’s walking directions capability, to provide you with a one-page printable guide. You’ll have to pick up the bar tabs. Enjoy.

[A 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Beats with Laurie Anderson, Ann Charters, Joyce Johnson, Hettie Jones and Bill Morgan: 8pm, TONIGHT]

More Audio/Visual:

  • Reading by Allen Ginsberg at the 92nd Street Y’s Poetry Center, Feb 28, 1977 [42 min, Real Audio]
  • Silent footage of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, and others in New York, Summer 1959 [5 min, YouTube]


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    On Sat 4/14/2007 at 9PM, New York musical Artists David Aaron (http://www.davidaaron.net) and Adriano Morez (http://www.myspace.com/adrianomorez) ) along with WaxMachine (http://www.myspace.com/waxmachine) will be doing a special show at the Brooklyn Lyceum (http://www.gowanus.com) that will include works inspired by the cut-up technique of legendary author William Burroughs.
    Aaron, Morez, and Wax Machine will be setting up “containers” where in the weeks preceding the performance date anyone can enter text or voice responses to three questions posed by the event’s producer. The contents of these responses will them be “cut-up” by the artists in advance of the performance and the resulting new words and sounds will form the basis of new songs and hip hop pieces. This will be an opportunity for the audience to experience hearing themselves represented in what will be going on on-stage. The groups will also be performing some of their more traditional material.

    Anyone interested in contributing their words or voice to the mix can do so by:

    1) Visiting http://www.davidaaron.net/cutup.html - here you can type your anonymous responses to the questions and submit them anonymously via the web

    2) Dialing 646-417- 5673 and leaving an anonymous voicemail in response to the audio prompts.

    Concert Information:

    Third Mind - An Evening of Rock and Roll and Hip Hop Inspired by the Cut-up Technique of William Burroughs

    - Saturday April 14, 2007, 9PM
    - Starring David Aaron and Adriano Morez with WaxMachine
    - Brooklyn Lyceum , 227 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (http://www.gowanus.com)

    Thanks,

    Noah

    By N Geberer at February 20, 2007, 3:13pm


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