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Anna: Syndicated item circa Sept 17, entitled "Foo Fighters--ready to rock--softly as well"
With that and the AP writer's name,I bet you can find it easy
well, it was; and what am I, chopped liver?!
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was taken from the writings of the only figure in (actually, on the periphery of) the American "Beat Generation" who deserves to be taken seriously: William S. Burroughs.
I also happen to admire the work of Jack Kerouac, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and a few others who usually fall into the Beat Writers niche, and, along with Burroughs, would certainly consider their work worthy of being taken seriously...IMHO, of course.
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Anna: Syndicated item circa Sept 17, entitled "Foo Fighters--ready to rock--softly as well"
With that and the AP writer's name,I bet you can find it easy
well, it was; and what am I, chopped liver?!
-joe (mickey) bfstplk
Well, yeah, but good for the heart.
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the only figure in ... the American "Beat Generation" who deserves to be taken seriously: William S. Burroughs. Hey! Wait a sec! I've got to praise Jack K. If for no other reason than he is a fellow Lowellian!  You did note "(actually, on the periphery of)" so I guess you were talking about a wide slice of the genre and not the basic Beat. 
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A young woman read me some Ginsburg once. I've got to say, I got a bang out of it.
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Was it a big bang? or was a tiny whimper involved? No, wait. That would be T S Eliot, not in the Beat category...
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A young woman read me some Ginsburg once. I've got to say, I got a bang out of it.
Another example of a good pun. Note how two separate meanings are applicable. It wasn't just some word tossed in that kinda sounds like another word maybe chosen for its membership in some sort of theme.
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Hey! Wait a sec! I've got to praise Jack K. If for no other reason than he is a fellow Lowellian! You did note "(actually, on the periphery of)" so I guess you were talking about a wide slice of the genre and not the basic Beat.
"On the Road" was written in virtually one sitting on a tele-type paper roll and, well, it shows. As Truman Capote said, "that's not writing. That's typing."
Still, I agree the Beat's wer interesting personalities, who played an important role in the American post-war cultural milieu.
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As Truman Capote said, "that's not writing. That's typing." Ooops, wrong writer there kiddo! 
Capote said that about Jacqueline Sussann's book "Valley of the Dolls" which then went on to top the N.Y.Times best seller list for months. Some typing!
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