captainsunshine

Just started reading JPod last night and I'm already halfway through.. It's definitely good so far, but I'm kicking myself for watching 2 episodes of the show before reading the book, because the book is way better (and way different!).. I like to use my imagination with forming what I think characters look like, the setting, etc., and since watching the show, I already have images of all this stuff..

Oh well!

But it's quite a change going from reading so much information in a biography to a fun fictional book.. I'm flying right through it..

Happy Birthday!

Wow, thanks, d_jango!

The book tells how Peter never would have written poetry or read publicly if it wasn't for Allen. Allen pushed him pretty much to do it, so it makes sense that after Ginsberg died, he wasn't heard of again. One of Peter's first poems was titled "Right That Down, Allen Said"..

It surprises me that he is still alive, though. The 20 + years before Allen died, Peter was hooked on a series of substances, including heroin, crack, coke, etc., and went into rages and at times injuring himself..

I'm gonna definitely look into his life since 1997..

Happy Birthday!!

So with a tear in my eye, I finished the Allen Ginsberg bio..

What a beautiful, amazing story! So inspirational!

Timouse and d_jango, I'm so jealous that you got to see this legend! And if you're still aching for that uncomfortable, man/man bits, read this book! There's plenty of very descriptive accounts..

But seriously, such an inspiration that man was!

The book just left me with wanting to know what happened to Peter Orlovsky. Does anyone know??

I've read that twice! Awesome book..

Here's the example I was just talking about with the model's music video.. This is funny..

GREAT movie!

I highly recommend this one!

Today's "popular" music is just outta control.. There's no musical quality, and this documentary really points out the faults and fakeness of today's music industry..

Along with the stuff Baj mentioned, a highlight for me was when they take a 17-18 year old fashion model and write a song for her to sing.. They show her in the studio singing it (or attempting to actually sing it and sound good).. And it's TERRIBLE, like real bad. Then they show how there's an auto-fix feature in the studio to "fix" her voice. It's crazy how a voice can go from out-of-tune to beautiful with one button.

Then they show her finished "fixed" song with her in a typical today's pop-star video.. It's hilarious! Her voice sounds great, and it shows how pop stars don't need any talent in today's industry.. Just a pretty face and sexy body..

But seriously, this is a great movie.. It's super interesting and will keep you laughing the whole time..

I'm currently 522 pages into 'I Celebrate Myself', a biography on Allen Ginsberg..

Woahhhh! What a guy! I'm learning so much about the Beat Generation, the birth of the hippie generation, and a whole lot more!

I've never actually enjoyed a full on biography like I'm enjoying this one.. Sex, drugs, poetry, music, world travels, and much more.. I highly recommend this one if you're interested in the beatniks, Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Timothy Leary, even Bob Dylan and the Beatles..

Here's Allen on January 10, 1965:

I can't stop eating these:

They're so yummy and wonderful!

Congratulations! That's awesome!

Love rocks!

That one's great! Quite creative!

Yikes..

Done and Done (and maybe another Done later!)..

I LOVE WINTER!!!

DICK.

Haha.. :laugh:

It looks like a Wonderbra for man parts...

Gives ya a little bulge if you're lacking in that department..

Well, I guess I'll be the first to say it..

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

I love y'all!

I love Icees!!!

They're awesome.. I was just explaining to Baj what they were the other day.. But I've never seen a brown one.. Just blue or red.. Or swirl..

Can you find Icees in Canada???

Watch out for diaper man!

WINTER GO AWAY

Check your pm's..

I have 3 friends who live in Nashville who will definitely be at that Yonder show.. I will try to get ahold of them and see what they suggest.. I'll let ya know..

Have fun! I'm jealous!

Tue- Mar 25 Covington, KY Madison Theater

Hell yeah!! That's 10 minutes from where I'm from.. Guess I'm gonna have to go check it out!

Now that's a pretty guitar!! Almost as pretty as his shorts! (Almost!)