The Beats
Rob Johnson, not of Matchbox 20, is a specialist on William S. Burroughs' time in South East Texas. Bill Morgan worked with Allen Ginsberg in the 70's and is editing Ginsburg's notebooks for publication.
According to Morgan, the Ginsberg poem "Kiss Ass" was inspired by a phone conversation between Ginsberg and Amiri Baraka. During the conversation Baraka exclaimed "Kiss my ass!" when Ginsberg offered to fund Baraka's legal defense. So there.
Now Johnson is talking about Burroughs and farming. He emphasizes the absudity of applying a Harvard degree to the occupation of farming.
Fun quote:
"If anybody was a sexaholic it was Neal [Cassidy]" -Morgan
[note: Rob Thomas is the jerk from Matchbox 20, Rob Johnson was a washed up NFL quarterback. Regardless, this guy is neither of those things, sorry for any mix-up]
According to Morgan, the Ginsberg poem "Kiss Ass" was inspired by a phone conversation between Ginsberg and Amiri Baraka. During the conversation Baraka exclaimed "Kiss my ass!" when Ginsberg offered to fund Baraka's legal defense. So there.
Now Johnson is talking about Burroughs and farming. He emphasizes the absudity of applying a Harvard degree to the occupation of farming.
Fun quote:
"If anybody was a sexaholic it was Neal [Cassidy]" -Morgan
[note: Rob Thomas is the jerk from Matchbox 20, Rob Johnson was a washed up NFL quarterback. Regardless, this guy is neither of those things, sorry for any mix-up]
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