Post #60465 by tikicleen on Mon, Nov 17, 2003 5:59 PM

anyone heard of kepler's? back in the day, it was a ragtag joint that welcomed all walks of life, especially the beat. alan ginsberg was one of the gang that frequented kepler's. to the best of my knowledge, i believe it was the first place to mix books and coffee...spawning coffee houses and super bookstores. mind you, when you got a coffee at kepler's, you had to take it out and cut it with a pair of scissors. but they were known for having beat readings paired with bongos and the sort. unfortunately, the original kepler's is long gone. a new kepler's stands across the street on el camino in menlo park. it is upscale and fits in with the menlo park atmosphere (if you know what i mean)