Innovator and writer looks ahead - with caution Nov 16, 2009
"Drinking Kool-Aid actually had a very different meaning then. It meant 'Are you on the bus or off the bus? Are you in or are you out?' All it meant is are you trusting Neal Cassady. And why would you do that?". He should know. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Original Beat Writers Sep 2, 2009
The core group of these influential writers were Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and William S. Burroughs ... He started hanging around fellow Columbia students Allen Ginsberg and Lucien Carr in New York and soon met William S. Burroughs and Neal Cassady ... After meeting Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and William S. Burroughs, Ginsberg travelled to San Francisco, where he read his poem, Howl, at the now famous Six Gallery poetry reading in October, 1955. (Suite101.com)
Kerouac's unintended legacy? A legal limbo Aug 16, 2009
Visions of Cody, the Neal Cassady and Jack "on the road" story told in a nonlinear fashion, with the timeline completely exploded and incredibly long, sometimes 10,000-word riffs on seemingly insignificant events, like sitting in a cafeteria over a cup of coffee or kneeling to say a prayer in a dark church - as if Kerouac were writing high as a kite on tetrahydrocannabinol, which much of the time he was. Doctor Sax, a perfect mixture of fantasy and reality, written in 1952, long before... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Critic’s corner Jun 29, 2009
On her list of credits: She played Mountain Girl in Neal Cassady. Dance Your Ass Off 10 p.m., Oxygen. (Boston Globe)
The 'Beat' Poets and Mexico May 5, 2009
Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso were, along with William Burroughs, the main players in this debauched Mexican sojourn, with Ginsberg and Burroughs staying there for a total of about five years ... Neal Cassady: Death on the Train Tracks ... Neal Cassady was not as renowned for his writing as, say, Kerouac or Ginsberg, but he was an important member of the group and was characterised on more than one occasion in the work of these two, more successful writers. (Suite101.com)
The Beats: A Graphic History (2009) Apr 12, 2009
His reserved personality was one of the reasons he admired Neal Cassady so much Cassady was out going and spontaneous, traits Kerouac only wished he could embody. Overall, the graphic novel offers a history of the Beats that remains very much on the surface. (Suite101.com)
More free and cheap ideas for San Francisco Mar 25, 2009
Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, who appear as the loosely fictionalized road-tripping heroes in Kerouac s classic On the Road, put away a few drinks here back in the day. Sunday: It s a bit of a hike to Home Plate (2274 Lombard St.; 415-922-4663), so it s worth catching a cab to the no-nonsense chow joint in Cow Hollow, near the Marina District. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Portsmouth area community calendar Mar 23, 2009
Now 86-years old, Cassady was married to Neal Cassady, who served Jack Kerouc as the real inspiration for "On the Road." Call Tammi at 373-0340 to reserve a spot and a free copy of the book. THURSDAY, APRIL 9. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Nuggets of Knowledge about the 60s Feb 25, 2009
It s the fantastic journey of writer Ken Kesey; One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest author, who, in 1964, paired up with Neal Cassady and a group of friends called the Merry Pranksters. The trip came on the heels of the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests where Kesey hosted parties featuring performances by the Grateful Dead (then The Warlocks), black lights and lots of the psychedelic drug LSD during a time when it was still legal. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
