A report on Neal Cassady
Major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s.
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Beat Generation
16 linksLiterary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era.
Literary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era.
Neal Cassady, as the driver for Ken Kesey's bus Furthur, was the primary bridge between these two generations.
Jack Kerouac
14 linksAmerican novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation.
American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation.
It was during this time that he first met the Beat Generation figures who shaped his legacy and became characters in many of his novels, such as Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, John Clellon Holmes, Herbert Huncke, Lucien Carr, and William S. Burroughs.
Ken Kesey
9 linksAmerican novelist, essayist and countercultural figure.
American novelist, essayist and countercultural figure.
Following the publication of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, he moved to nearby La Honda, California, and began hosting happenings with former colleagues from Stanford, miscellaneous bohemian and literary figures (most notably Neal Cassady) and other friends collectively known as the Merry Pranksters; these parties, known as Acid Tests, integrated the consumption of LSD with multimedia performances.
Carolyn Cassady
7 linksCarolyn Elizabeth Robinson Cassady (April 28, 1923 – September 20, 2013) was an American writer and associated with the Beat Generation through her marriage to Neal Cassady and her friendships with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and other prominent Beat figures.
Allen Ginsberg
7 linksAmerican poet and writer.
American poet and writer.
Carr also introduced Ginsberg to Neal Cassady, for whom Ginsberg had a long infatuation.
Merry Pranksters
7 linksThe Merry Pranksters were comrades and followers of American author Ken Kesey in 1964.
The Merry Pranksters were comrades and followers of American author Ken Kesey in 1964.
Notable members of the group include Kesey's best friend Ken Babbs, Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia, Lee Quarnstrom, and Neal Cassady.
On the Road
4 links1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States.
1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States.
The novel is a roman à clef, with many key figures of the Beat movement, such as William S. Burroughs (Old Bull Lee), Allen Ginsberg (Carlo Marx), and Neal Cassady (Dean Moriarty) represented by characters in the book, including Kerouac himself as the narrator Sal Paradise.
Counterculture of the 1960s
7 linksAnti-establishment cultural phenomenon that developed throughout much of the Western world between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s.
Anti-establishment cultural phenomenon that developed throughout much of the Western world between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s.
The Pranksters created a direct link between the 1950s Beat Generation and the 1960s psychedelic scene; the bus was driven by Beat icon Neal Cassady, Beat poet Allen Ginsberg was on board for a time, and they dropped in on Cassady's friend, Beat author Jack Kerouac—though Kerouac declined to participate in the Prankster scene.
Furthur (bus)
5 links1939 International Harvester school bus purchased by author Ken Kesey in 1964 to carry his "Merry Band of Pranksters" cross-country, filming their counterculture adventures as they went.
1939 International Harvester school bus purchased by author Ken Kesey in 1964 to carry his "Merry Band of Pranksters" cross-country, filming their counterculture adventures as they went.
Neal Cassady showed up at the last minute and displaced Roy Sebern as driver, as far as New York state.
Justin W. Brierly
1 linksAmerican educator and lawyer.
American educator and lawyer.
He is also remembered for his association with Beat Generation icons Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac.