How bard of the Beat put pen to paper to produce Jack-inspired classic

More than 40 years ago a Canadian tripster travelled to a major Boulder convention with Kerouac at its heart. Ten years ago he sat down to put on record the story of that remarkable personal odyssey

BRIAN Hassett has spent decades wandering the Beat Generation trails in North America and Europe, rapping with the writers, mixing with the movers and shakers and, through a series of acclaimed books, documenting his travels as troubadour, raconteur and all-round scenester.

Ten years ago, in 2013, he began his own Duluoz Legend of sorts when he embarked …