by Sunny | Dec 17, 2010 | Beatnik, Books
My favorite Jack Kerouac book by far. Check out the beautiful book covers available: Jack looking very Christ-like in this amazing photo: I still want to read Dharma Punx by Noah Levine about ex-addict punk rockers using buddhism to help their recovery. Anyone read...
by Sunny | Oct 23, 2010 | Beatnik
Text from the ebay listing: This silk-screen / serigraph advertising poster by Earl Newman measures approximately 22 ½ in. by 35 in. “Toulouse and Lady Luck” is apparently its title. Apparently the Insomniac (located at 53 Pier Avenue) was not open for very long –...
by Sunny | Jul 3, 2010 | Beatnik
How cool is this? A menu from a genuine Greenich Village Beatnik cafe with Famous Monsters graphics. The cafe was apparently haunted as it was built on the site of Burr’s stable where Aaron Burr murdered Alexander Hamilton. Here’s the seller’s...
by Sunny | Apr 17, 2010 | Beatnik, Film, Paris
“Paris When it Sizzles” and “Funny Face” Two great films which highlight all the delicious Hollywood stereotypes of Paris. First of all the hotel suite of William Holden is my dream apartment. Terrace with a view of the Eiffel tower and...
by Sunny | Nov 19, 2009 | Beatnik, Paris, Tattoos
Yesterday was really fun. I tattooed Maiwenn another fan of the Beat Generation writers. She got a girl beatnik creating at her typewriter, while smokin’ and drinkin’, with the words: catatonic highway and near ecstasy from “Howl” by Allen...
by Sunny | Nov 18, 2009 | Beatnik, Francofiles, Paris
Here’s Lili the french comic book I was telling you about. Lili has a parrot named Rarahu who loves her. Lili lives in Paris with no parental surveillance. It’s not clear if she’s a teenager or a girl just out of college. Lili’s guardian is her...
