I didn't think the Miles bio was well received here. I couldn't get past the first 20 pages.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
He sure wrote a bunch of biographies. This new Burroughs biography of his has gotten great reviews so maybe he's finally written a biography above average.
I´ve got his Frank Zappa biography and it only got so-so reviews. I wonder if his authorized Paul McCartney biography is a good read.
I´ve got his Frank Zappa biography and it only got so-so reviews. I wonder if his authorized Paul McCartney biography is a good read.
have decided to not scan but just photograph them, since it's faster and thus enables me to post a larger amount at a time.
Don't know, if these pics are commonly known anyway. If so, delete the overrun. If not: enjoy.
bospress.net
www.bospress.net
Ted Morgan is a VERY interesting person in his own right. Hi was born into French Nobility as Comte St. Charles Armand Gabriel de Gramont and became interested with American life, changed his name and moved to the US. Ted Morgan is an anagram of "De Gramont."I read Literary Outlaw back in 2001.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Morgan_(writer)
I don't think it is. Also, while this site is not a bio, it really functions as the most accurate and informative
repository that exists. That probably goes without saying.
repository that exists. That probably goes without saying.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
Thanks a lot, Roni! I have´nt seen any of them before except for two or three. That's some great Burroughs photo book you´ve got.
I´ve just ordered it from Amazon (Barry Miles: "Call Me Burroughs") and judging from the reviews in various papers and on Amazon, and from the many preview pages on Amazon, it's a real treat. It's a brick of a book too, 736 pages. I see it was released on Jan. 28. What a nice way to celebrate Burroughs´ 100th birthday (Feb.5). I´ll bet we´ll see many books, etc. on Burroughs this year.
I've always loved the Red Night trilogy. I found the Western Lands to be a little slow and dry, but I think both Cities and Dead Roads show a very developed, mature side to Burroughs.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
I stumbled over a site about the Burroughs/Gysin "Dream Machine" for meditation that explains how it works (something about alfa-beta-theta waves), but not only that, it also links to a page on the site with an online dream machine you can watch and use for meditation. It turns the site into a blinking screen using the right alfa-beta-theta waves. You can even decide the speed and which colors you want to use. Does it work? I have´nt the faintest idea, but it might be worth trying out.
Here's the link to the site:
http://www.bluestwave.com/toolbox_dreammachine.php
And here's the link to the dream machine:
http://www.bluestwave.com/tools/dreammachine.html
Here's the link to the site:
http://www.bluestwave.com/toolbox_dreammachine.php
And here's the link to the dream machine:
http://www.bluestwave.com/tools/dreammachine.html
I saw a dream machine at an exhibition in Namur (BE). Didn't do anything for me but quite fun.... Again that was a replica. Perhaps I needed one with some of that old Gysin magic dust on it.
Digney in Burnaby
donkeys live a long time
Documentary on the Dream Machine:
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
I found this interesting 3-page article on Burroughs:
http://reason.com/archives/2014/06/04/the-sultan-of-sewers
http://reason.com/archives/2014/06/04/the-sultan-of-sewers
Maybe stop posting when you're drinking, because you're an ugly drunk. And you are shitting all over the forum and while I have no problem with your opinion, you're spouting it like an asshole, and I have a problem with assholes.
mjp
Founding member
Well, you posted a picture of an actual shit in another thread - which I deleted - and I'd say that constitutes shitting on a forum.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
Full of horse manure? That's what I call a well researched sholarly opinion one can hardly argue against. :rolleyes:
What a great idea to go to a thread about Burroughs and write the Beats were full of horse manure. If I did´nt know any better I would think it was meant as a provocation. How about going to a forum about The Beatles and say the same thing, but that would be trolling, right?
What a great idea to go to a thread about Burroughs and write the Beats were full of horse manure. If I did´nt know any better I would think it was meant as a provocation. How about going to a forum about The Beatles and say the same thing, but that would be trolling, right?
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The video above reminds me of a passage in the Bukowski biography by Howard Sounes:
Of the beat writers only William Burroughs had given him the cold shoulder, snubbing him at a reading, which was ironic because Burroughs was the only one he admired. Bukowski muttered about going outside and fighting him.
'I could push him over with one punch,' he told Harold Norse, who knew them both.
'Yeah, but you'd be dead,' said Norse. 'He'd shoot you.'
Of the beat writers only William Burroughs had given him the cold shoulder, snubbing him at a reading, which was ironic because Burroughs was the only one he admired. Bukowski muttered about going outside and fighting him.
'I could push him over with one punch,' he told Harold Norse, who knew them both.
'Yeah, but you'd be dead,' said Norse. 'He'd shoot you.'
mjp
Founding member
Next best thing: http://www.netliberty.net/dreamachine.html