Beat and Beaten

[jporter]

Don shares:

>Another week, another funeral.  This one, of at least peripheral relevance
>to TRP, is that Herbert (?) Huncke (pronounced Hunky) died a week or so
>ago.  It was he who allegedly gave the Beat Generation its name.
>
>BTW, for those passing by the Twin Cities, there is an exhibit based on
>the Beat Generation showing at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.  It
>is due to run through early September.


The Beats! Why does it seem so long ago? Were they a cause or an effect?

            "Was it a vision, or a waking dream?
              Fled is that music:--Do I wake or sleep?"

Jody