A report on Beat Generation and Neal Cassady
Neal Leon Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s.
- Neal CassadyNeal Cassady, as the driver for Ken Kesey's bus Furthur, was the primary bridge between these two generations.
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Heart Beat (film)
1 links1980 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Byrum, based on the autobiography by Carolyn Cassady.
1980 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Byrum, based on the autobiography by Carolyn Cassady.
The film is about seminal figures in the Beat Generation.
The film explores the love triangle of real-life characters Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, and Carolyn Cassady in the late 1950s and the 1960s.
Howl (2010 film)
2 links2010 American film which explores both the 1955 Six Gallery debut and the 1957 obscenity trial of 20th-century American poet Allen Ginsberg's noted poem "Howl".
2010 American film which explores both the 1955 Six Gallery debut and the 1957 obscenity trial of 20th-century American poet Allen Ginsberg's noted poem "Howl".
It reconstructs the early life of Ginsberg during the 1940s and 1950s.
Jon Prescott as Neal Cassady
The Subterraneans
1 linksThe Subterraneans is a 1958 novella by Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac.
Kerouac's alter ego is named Leo Percepied, and his long-time friend Neal Cassady is mentioned only in passing as Leroy.
Beat (King Crimson album)
1 linksNinth studio album by the British rock band King Crimson, released in 1982 by record label E.G. This is the second King Crimson album to feature the band's line-up of co-founder Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Bill Bruford.
Ninth studio album by the British rock band King Crimson, released in 1982 by record label E.G. This is the second King Crimson album to feature the band's line-up of co-founder Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Bill Bruford.
According to the Trouser Press Record Guide, the album was inspired by the history and work of 1950’s Beat literature, spurred on by the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
The 'Jack' of the title is Beat writer Jack Kerouac, while 'Neal' is Kerouac's best friend Neal Cassady.
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
0 links1997 American drama film directed by Stephen T. Kay.
1997 American drama film directed by Stephen T. Kay.
Based on a 1950 letter written by Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac, it stars Thomas Jane as Cassady.
He also revealed he was a fan of Cassady and other Beat writers as a teenager, reflecting that "To me, these writers represented the epic language they used invoking the Greek and Roman gods. That Bacchus and Dionysian aspect resonated with me, and I used that to try and read my life and break out of myself, search for new sensations--living the moment, staying up late, traveling, experiencing."
King Crimson
1 linksKing Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England.
King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England.
The album had a linked theme of the Beat Generation and its writings, reflected in song titles such as "Neal and Jack and Me" (inspired by Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac), "Heartbeat" (inspired by Carolyn Cassady's "Heart Beat: My Life with Jack and Neal"), "The Howler" (inspired by Allen Ginsberg's "Howl") and "Waiting Man" (inspired by William Burroughs).