Showing posts with label the 1950's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the 1950's. Show all posts
Monday, May 15, 2017

One mad sentence from Neal Cassady

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by Jack Brummet Here is one sentence from madman Neal Cassady's autobiography, The First Third. NC was the star of Kerouac's...
Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Playground rhymes of my youth

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By Jack Brummet (High school class of 1971) [to the tune of "On Top Of Old Smokey"] On top of spaghetti, all covered in blood...
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Saturday, February 07, 2015

This week marks both the birth and death of Neal Cassady

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By Jack Brummet, Counterculture Ed. It is the anniversary of Neal Cassady's  birth and death this week.  Most articles talk abou...
Monday, May 05, 2014

Kent, Washington's El Rancho Drive-In

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By Jack Brummet, Green River Valley Ed. There were three drive-ins in Kent , but we mostly went to the El Rancho, because it...
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Saturday, June 15, 2013

It's Great To Be Alive—The Official Safety Manual

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By Jack Brummet, Ephemera Editor Sure, the cover of this little instructional booklet makes it look like an upbeat little tome.  But once ...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013

J. Fred Muggs, TV's most famous chimpanzee, still alive and well in Florida at age 61

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By Jack Brummet The year I was born , one of the big stars of that fairly new medium television was a chimpanzee—J. Fred Muggs. J...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Backlink of the day: Uncle Guy, more hillbilly cred, and living a good life

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Jack's sister, Loa, Uncle Guy, and Jack The backlink of the day — Uncle Guy, more hillbilly cred, and living a good life —originally app...