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Explore the fascinating life and enduring legacy of Neal Cassady, a central figure in the Beat Generation. Discover how his influence shaped a generation and continues to inspire writers and artists today.
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Writing Wednesdays: The Artist’s Journey, Cont’d

Friends and members, welcome to our re-designed site! Explore a little and you'll discover a free five-part War of Art mini-series. This is brand-new, read by me. Each section is about five minutes long. The audio is a sort of intro to the principles of Resistance and the idea of Turning Pro. Click here to

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Wrastling with the Devil

by Jerry Cimino I was talking with Al Hinkle the other day. He had just turned 91 in September, and we spoke on the phone New Year’s Eve, wishing each other well as 2018 clicked over. Al was a close friend of both Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac, and is pseudonymously “Big Ed Dunkel” in […]

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Neal Cassady was a mad, inspired, damaged muse for many of the Beat Poets (1944 Denver Police Department mug shots) Neal was broken in ways that only their literary genius could document...and transform into art. Hippies, Dean Moriarty, Neal Cassady, Denver Police Department, Merry Pranksters, 3 Kings, Allen Ginsberg, Tony Soprano, Beat Generation

Neal Cassady: "He's more important than John Elway or John Denver"

Neal Cassady, inspiration for the Beat Generation, was one of the most powerful literary and pop-culture figures to emerge in the twentieth century. He spent most of his early life in Denver, yet few people in this city seem to know about his legacy, says music-industry veteran Mark Bliesener, himself...

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Neal Cassady on TV in 1961

by Dave Moore In October 1961 Neal Cassady appeared on a 45-minute TV programme called “PM West.” It was hosted by Terrence O’Flaherty, the SF Chronicle film critic, was filmed on 7 October 1961 at KPIX Channel 5 in San Francisco, and broadcast on 25 October. Titled “Epitaph on a Beatnik,” the guests were Shig […]

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