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Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th of March 2017 I attended a conference at DMU, Leicester about film maker Peter Whitehead, and celebrating the donation of his archive to the University. I found out about it late but am really glad I went. There were some excellent talks that brought new light to the meaning and…
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The Holy Barbarians was a book published in 1959 detailing the lives of the Beats living on Venice Beach in Los Angeles by poet Lawrence Lipton. It was very influential and was like a How to Do book for us in the mid 1960s in Leicester. Following is a quote from the book about the…
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This is a re-post from Dennis Mansker’s web site. The original can be found here: http://www.dennismansker.com/ontheroad.htm In 1957, two novels were published that were destined to have a profound effect on the future of the United States, and indeed, the world, effects that would long outlast the lives of their creators. The first was Atlas…
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This is a re-post from Dennis Mansker’s web site. The original can be found here: http://www.dennismansker.com/ontheroad.htm In 1957, two novels were published that were destined to have a profound effect on the future of the United States, and indeed, the world, effects that would long outlast the lives of their creators. The first was Atlas…
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Late December I decided to go on a road trip to Whitby, North Yorkshire with my friend and fellow musician Steve Cartwright. It was a strange time to go perhaps. Not only was it very near Christmas but two weeks before we got there virtually the whole east coast experienced a “tidal surge” which…
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When you are living in a type of oblivion and everything starts repeating then you know you are struggling and things don’t seem to make sense. But do they? Do they? Do they? Maybe. But maybe not!! When I first saw you you were real! You were real!! But maybe I wasn’t. Maybe I…
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cows grazing in a field but when they get in the slaughterhouse they know nothing about death
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You have tried to control me and you have succeeded You have tried to take what I am and put it in a pocket and control me and take what I am and say what I should be in a grim world of dark shadows. No you can’t!! I will not be controlled by…