What is a beatnik? - Beyond Tiki

S Shipwreckjoey Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 29, 2002 Posts: 1794	S Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Sun, Nov 16, 2003 1:09 AM J.T. - I thought your 'hood was within spittin' distance of San Francisco. My AAA map must be outta scale. City Lights IS the definitive beatnik bookstore! Opened in like 1955 or so, I think Ferlinghetti & his crew were printing a lot of this shit up in the back room as it rolled off the tongues of the angelheaded hipsters. Almost forgot...add Shards of God by Ed Sanders to the list. A lot of people think the hippies were the new beatniks...I disagree, the YIPPIES captured the spirit of the original beats best.

J.T. - I thought your 'hood was within spittin' distance of San Francisco. My AAA map must be outta scale. City Lights IS the definitive beatnik bookstore! Opened in like 1955 or so, I think Ferlinghetti & his crew were printing a lot of this shit up in the back room as it rolled off the tongues of the angelheaded hipsters. Almost forgot...add Shards of God by Ed Sanders to the list. A lot of people think the hippies were the new beatniks...I disagree, the YIPPIES captured the spirit of the original beats best.

Post #60177 by Shipwreckjoey on Sun, Nov 16, 2003 1:09 AM