Friday, July 20, 2007

"I Saw the Best Minds of My Generation Destroyed by Madness"


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via allenginsbergmovie.com

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg documentary now on DVD. A 2-DVD set with interviews of Joan Baez, Beck, Bono, Stan Brakhage, William Burroughs, Johnny Depp, Philip Glass, Abbie Hoffman, Jack Johnson, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Paul McCartney, Jonas Mekas, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono, Lee Ranaldo, Ed Sanders, Patti Smith, Hunter S.Thompson, Andy Warhol, and others. And includes:

- The Making of The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
- Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg at Jack Kerouac's Grave (notes: this would be the first "official" footage from Renaldo and Clara since Dylan withdrew the film
- William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg at Naropa University
- Ginsberg reading selected poems
- Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg at City Lights Bookstore

The set can be purchased from the site above or from the usual venues.


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