Raskin strikes again. A revealing interview by Holly George. By the way I still have Janis Joplin telephone number from her crib on Lyon Street. In them naive and wonderful days her number was in the telephone directory. How times change but the Church of Saint Jack continues to flourish
Hey! This is GREAT! Thanks to Jerry for hosting this, Holly for bringing the goods, Jonah for taking us there and Simon for putting it here.
When I first learned Holly was getting the biography I actually got choked up — that this person who was inspired by Kerouac at an early age (like Janis & so many of us) and has dedicated much of her life to quality storytelling eminently readable biographies was going to take on Jack is sort of a dream come true.
And that the Beat Museum still exists and is now a cultural institution in ol' S.F. and is soon to spawn the Counterculture Museum at Haight & Ashbury — there are a lot of beautiful sunrises ahead for those of us who love the people who are striving to make the world a better place through art.
Endorsing your positive vibes, Brian. Such enthusiasm much welcomed! Holly’s book highly anticipated, as is the Ciminos’ CCM project and Jonah remains a powerhouse in the realm of Beat reportage. Thank you for saying so.
Contrary to Raskin's claim (and I suspect he knows better), Janis Ian "arrived on the scene" a half-dozen years BEFORE Janis died, not afterward. Society's Child was a mid-'60s radio hit.
Raskin strikes again. A revealing interview by Holly George. By the way I still have Janis Joplin telephone number from her crib on Lyon Street. In them naive and wonderful days her number was in the telephone directory. How times change but the Church of Saint Jack continues to flourish
You were a true switchboard of the counterculture, Jose!
I have Janis tel no for RBG. HAHAHAHA
This has me crying and I don't even know why. Beautiful. Thank you.
Crying in a good way I hope, Cynthia.
Hey! This is GREAT! Thanks to Jerry for hosting this, Holly for bringing the goods, Jonah for taking us there and Simon for putting it here.
When I first learned Holly was getting the biography I actually got choked up — that this person who was inspired by Kerouac at an early age (like Janis & so many of us) and has dedicated much of her life to quality storytelling eminently readable biographies was going to take on Jack is sort of a dream come true.
And that the Beat Museum still exists and is now a cultural institution in ol' S.F. and is soon to spawn the Counterculture Museum at Haight & Ashbury — there are a lot of beautiful sunrises ahead for those of us who love the people who are striving to make the world a better place through art.
Endorsing your positive vibes, Brian. Such enthusiasm much welcomed! Holly’s book highly anticipated, as is the Ciminos’ CCM project and Jonah remains a powerhouse in the realm of Beat reportage. Thank you for saying so.
Contrary to Raskin's claim (and I suspect he knows better), Janis Ian "arrived on the scene" a half-dozen years BEFORE Janis died, not afterward. Society's Child was a mid-'60s radio hit.
Thank you. Comment noted.