What is a beatnik? - Beyond Tiki

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Sat, Nov 15, 2003 1:42 PM The word "beatnik" was coined by San Francisco columnist Herb Caen in 1958 as a term for the original beat writers (Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, etc.) and their followers. Jack Kerouac used the term "beat generation" 10 years before that, using "beat" as a nickname for beatific. Dig? The beats were the real deal and the beatniks were Hollywood's version, but they're all great in my book. Lenny Bruce was beat. Tom Waits is probably the only true beat left. Joe Strummer was beat but he's gone now.

The word "beatnik" was coined by San Francisco columnist Herb Caen in 1958 as a term for the original beat writers (Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, etc.) and their followers. Jack Kerouac used the term "beat generation" 10 years before that, using "beat" as a nickname for beatific. Dig?

The beats were the real deal and the beatniks were Hollywood's version, but they're all great in my book.

Lenny Bruce was beat. Tom Waits is probably the only true beat left. Joe Strummer was beat but he's gone now.

Post #60120 by thejab on Sat, Nov 15, 2003 1:42 PM