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Welcome to News, New & Of Note where you'll find the latest happenings from our friends and family in the Poetry, Music and Art world. Check back often as we'll update with the latest and greatest happenings as they cross our desks here at Insomniacathon.org

Click Here to read the Ron Whitehead poem, "The Declaration of Independence This Time"

Of Note On this Independence Day 2008, the Ron Whitehead poem "The Declaration of Independence This Time" once again brings a sobering perspective to light. .



Michael Dean Odin Pollock at Beach Poets in 2006. - Click Here For More Info On Beach Poets 2008 Season!

News, New & Of Note! - Beach Poets Kicks Off 2008 Season! - Beach Poets
is a unique performance poetry venue that has been a dynamic part of the cultural climate of Chicago since 1990. Founded and hosted by award-winning poet and playwright, Cathleen Schandelmeier, Beach Poets takes place from 4 pm-5:30 pm on Loyola Beach every Sunday afternoon during the Summer. Click Here for More Info on Beach Poets!


A look at Jack Kerouac with playwright Patrick Fenton and members of the cast of "Jack's Last Call" at The Palmer Vineyards -

News & Of Note! - Writers On The Vine Series at Palmer Vineyards with "Jack's Last Call" Author Patrick Fenton - A look at Jack Kerouac with playwright Patrick Fenton and members of the cast of "Jack's Last Call" at The Palmer Vineyards, Riverhead, NY on June 22nd, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM. Come join Fenton and JLC cast members for a glass of wine and conversation on his AudioPlay of "Jack's Last Call." $10 Admission and complimentary glass of Plamer Vineyards wine.


Clearwater Founder and legendary singer, songwruter,activist, Pete Seeger - Click Here To Learn More about Clearwater and The Great Hudson River Revival Music and Environmental Summer Festival!

News & Of Note!
- - Run River Run - The Clearwater Festival - The Great Hudson River Revival Music and Environmental Summer Festival -
The Clearwater Festival
one of the country’s largest annual environmental activism celebrations with music, dance and storytelling will be held at Croton Point Park June 21-22 on the historic Hudson River. Appearing along with Clearwater Founder and legendary singer, songwruter,activist, Pete Seeger, will be David Amram, The Skatalites, Cheryl Wheeler, The Kennedys, Chris Thompson, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams and dozens of other great performers. Click The Following Links To Learn More abou the environmental organization Clearwater and The Clearwater Festival -The Great Hudson River Revival Music and Environmental Summer Festival!


WFPK LIVE LUNCH with Ron Whitehead and Southside - Click Here To Learn More!

News & Of Note! - WFPK LIVE LUNCH with Ron Whitehead and Southside - 91.5 WFPK Radio Louisville
welcomes Ron Whitehead and Southside to Louisville Public Media Performance Space at 619 S. Fourth Street in downtown Louisville at Noon on June 20th. You can listen to 91.9 WFPK’s live broadcast via the Internet. Streaming audio is available in RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, and MP3 formats. Show starts at 12 Noon EDT.
Also Of Note! - If you might of missed the WFPK Live Lunch Broadcast of Ron Whitehead and Southside, Click Here and you can go to The Live Lunch Audio Archives and hear their June 20th performance!



-- Riverspace Arts In Nyack - Click Here To Learn More!
Frank Messina and Erik Lawrence at David Amram's "Diamonds In The Sidewalks" gig at The Bowery Poetry Club during HowlFest 2007! - Click Here For More Pix and Clips from HowlFest 2007 Festivities!

News & Of Note! - Jazz Jam Sessions at Riverspace! - Riverspace Arts in Nyack
continues the long tradition of weekly jazz jam sessions this Tuesday, June 17th. This year's kick-off show is a A Special Evening of Jazz + Poetry featuring saxophonist. Erik Lawrence with members of the Riverspace Jazz House Band who'll provide the sonic landscape to the prose of Frank Messina and Pamela Hart. Show starts at 7:30, Tickets: $9. The Riverspace Jazz Series is proudly sponsored by The Rockland County Jazz & Blues Society.


Click Here for Symbol, Statement or Shill .

Of Note - Symbol, Statement or Shill - On this Flag Day 2008,
an "Observation and Perspective* by Insom alt-journalist, Jeremy Hogan inspired by an ill-flown American Flag. Click Here for Symbol, Statement or Shill .


Veteran journalist and Author, Tim Russert - 1950-2008 - Click Here To Learn More.

Of Note - "It Is My Duty To Report . . ." -Tim Russert,
the veteran journalist best known as the moderator of NBC News' "Meet the Press," collapsed and died of a heart attack June 13th while at work in Washington. He was 58 years old. One of the premier political journalists and analysts of our time, Russert revolutionized Sunday morning television fusing journalism with his passion for politics earning him the reputation for asking his guests the tough questions. His candor, tenacity and dedication to accountability will be sorely missed. Click Here for More at MSNBC.com .


The Grand Daddy of them all, THE man with the "HamBone Beat" Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley passed away at his home in Florida on June 2nd. He was 79 years young. - Click Here Tolearn More About Rock n' Roll Icon, Bo Diddley!

Of Note - Who Do You Love?-
The Grand Daddy of them all, THE man with the "HamBone Beat" Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley passed away at his home in Florida on June 2nd. He was 79 years young. With his signature cigar-box shaped guitar the "Twang Machine" he forged the sonic fusion template of Rhythm and Blues . Muddy Waters said, "The Blues had a baby and they called it Rock n' Roll" Click Here to view Bo at his best intro'd by the Godfather of Soul! Not Fade Away . . . Not Fade Away!



- Trone Cootn Live at The Turning Point! - Click Here ToCheck Out this Historic Venue!

News, New & Of Note! - Tyrone Cootn Live at The Turning Point! -
Soulful Blues Great, Tyrone Cotton and his band return to the legendary Turning Point in Piermont, NY on May 31st. NYC poet, Frank Messina will be making a special appearance with Tyrone and the band too. This show is a Can't Miss, Click Here To Reserve Tickets $20, show starts at 9 PM.


Memorial Day 2008

Of Note
On this Memorial Day 2008 we stand in mindful respect for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. While news reports focus on the high rates of devastating physical injuries among soldiers returning from the conflicts there is another form of casualty, from a "War Within."

In more poetic times it was called "Soldier’s Heart" and came to be known as Shell Shock, Battle Fatigue, Vietnam Syndrome. Today, we call it Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Click Here To Read P.W. Covington's poem, "PTSD."

Within the idioms of A Global Literary Renaissance the Power of Poetry and it's ability to resurrect the Heart, give an equal allinclusive voice to all that embrace it is cornerstone to the collective awakening of humanity, strengthening the caring and shaping of the common unconscious life of all human beings.

On this Memorial Day 2008 we bring forth a poem of self-empowerment that rings in resolution and resolve against the "War Within." Click Here To Read "PTSD" by P.W. Covington.

Peace Is Patriotic - May It Come None Too Soon.



Keep The Faith, Sread Love, Embrace Hope. Do what you can For Humanity. Click Here To Learn More!

Of Note! - For Humanity - Insomniacathon On-Line! has compiled a list of Links to International and Domestic Relief Agencies and Organizations who tirelessly strive to spell suffering and help those who can't help themselves. Do what you can For Humanity. Click Here To Learn More!


The Bluesmasters Series at B.B. King's Club & Grill - Featuring Blues Tittans Cornell Dupree, The Soul Survivors, John Hammond,  and Louisiana Red with PaPa HooDoo and Lance Lopez on May 14th! Click Here For More Info!

News & Of Note! - The Bluesmasters Series at B.B. King's Club & Grill - An incredible evening of various Blues styles covering Delta and Chicago Blues, Louisiana Swamp and Texas Blues too at the legendary B.B. King's Club & Grill in NYC featuring Cornell Dupree, The Soul Survivors, John Hammond, Louisiana Red, PaPa HooDoo and Lance Lopez on May 14th. Show starts at 7:00 PM sharp, Tickets are $25 in Advance, $30.00 Day of Show. General admission seated show - First come, first seated - Standing room at bar. A David Kramer Production.


Click Here To Learn More About Odetta.

News & Of Note!
- A Tribute to the One and Only Odetta! - An evening of Song and Stories celebrating the LifeLoveWork of one of Folk Music's true treasures, Odetta. Hosted by Wavy Gravy, the faithful will gather at Banjo Jim's in NYC on May 8th. and features David Amram, Cheatin' Hearts with Sheriff Bob and Trip Henderson, Guy Davis, Timothy Hill, Emory Joseph, Jack Landron, Christine Lavin, Toshi Reagon, Chaney Sims, Vincent Cross and Good Company, special surprize guests and the One and Only Odetta! Tickets are $25 - Doors open at 7pm, no advance tickets, two drink minimum.


A Beat Day at Big Rock - Stora Klopp - A collective celebration of the Spoken Word and Song, May 3rd, Reykjavik, Iceland.

News & Of Note!
- A Beat Day at Big Rock - Stora Klopp - Spring tumbles into start of Summer. Beltane brings Poets, Writers and Musicians from around the World to Stora-Klopp (Big Rock) in Iceland on May 3rd for a collective celebration of the Spoken Word and Song hosted by internationally renown Icelandic novelist Olafur Gunnarsson at his farm outside Reykjavik. Click Here To Learn More about this ephemiral gathering in the land of Fire and Ice.

Icelandic Poet, Thor Vilhjamsson at Stora Klopp tells a tale! The Pix Are In From A Beat Day at Big Rock! - Click Here To View!

New & Of Note! - The Pix Are In From Stora Klopp! -
Poet, Author and Photographer, Birgitta Jonsdottir, who performed at Stora Klopp, brought her camera and was so kind to pass along these images from A Beat Day at Big Rock -Stora Klopp to us here at Insomniacathon On-Line! Click Here To View her PhotoBook from Stora Klopp!


Earth Day 2008 - Click Here to Learn how you can do your part to help perserve our Planet for our future generations.

Of Note - Earth Day 2008 -
On April 22, 1970, 20 million people, 2,000 colleges and universities, 10,000 grammar and high schools and 1,000 communities mobilized for the first nationwide demonstrations on environmental problems. Congress adjourned for the day so members could attend Earth Day events in their districts. The response was nothing short of remarkable, and the modern American environmental movement took off. Click Here for more History detail -

Click Here To Read Novelist, Essayist and Playwright, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.s poem from his last book, A Man Without A Country, "Requiem."

Much has come to protect and nurture this tiny blue marble we all live on but there is is still much more to do if we are to survive in spite of ourselves. In Honor and Solemn Reminder we bring forth a poem by the great American counterculture Novelist, Essayist and Playwright, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. from his last book, A Man Without A Country, read Kurt Vonnegut's "Requiem".

Mother Earth is our only home. Click Here to Learn How You Can Do Your Part to help preserve our Planet for our future generations. Think Green! - Happy Earth Day!


INSOMNIACATHON 2008! - The Official Alternative to Thunder Over Louisville! Starts Tomorrow April 11th! - Click Here To Learn More about INSOMNIACATHON!
News & Of Note! - INSOMNIACATHON 2008! - The Official Alternative to Thunder Over Louisville! Starts Tomorrow April 11th! -
A decade since he last produced (and nearly 5 years since the last live experience) Ron Whitehead once again brings the marathon Poetry and Music Festival known as INSOMNIACATHON! to The Rudyard Kipling in Louisville, KY April 11 - 13, 2008. Click Here To Learn More about INSOMNIACATHON!

Also Of Note! - Air Check - Tune in to WFPK 91.9 FM Radio Louisville,Friday April 11th from 3 to 6pm EDT to Laura Shine's afternoon program. During her Friday Ride Home segment (5-6 PM slot) she'll be talking up INSOMNIACATHON 2008 and playing tracks from the new Ron Whitehead and Southside CD, "Southside Lounge". Click Here to Listen!

Also Of Note! - Media-Minder -
Read Jeffrey Lee Puckett's INSOMNIACATHON 2008 Feature, "Musical Boom: Insomniacathon is an Alternative to Thunder" at Courier-Journal.com.


Click Here to attend The Royal Court at www.lordbucley.com!

News and of Note!
- Lord Buckley 102 - The Church of the Living Swing! - "The immaculately hip aristocrat," Lord Buckley was the epitome of cool. His comic philosophy intertwined Be-Bop word-jazz virtuosity with highly eloquent British emote which he swung like Bird's Horn and delivered in the tongue of The Bard himself. On Monday, April 7th all Lords and Ladies are invited to convene in celebration of this visionary of spontaneous American poetry and humor at The Sir Oliver Trager Lord Buckley Birthday Bash at The Bowery Poetry Club. Verbal and Musical vibrations will be provided by The Church of the Living Swing Ensemble -- David Amram & his Quartet (John DeWitt, Kevin Twigg and Adam Amram) sustaining the cerebral skatilogical stylizations of Steve Ben Israel, Prof. Irwin Corey, Tom Calagna, Oliver Trager et. al. This Natal Gala, Lord Buckley 102 - The Church of the Living Swing! - A Celebration of Lord Buckley's 102nd Birthday begins at 7:00 PM, A splendid time is guaranteed to all!

The Bowery Poetry Club welcomes the new Vox Pop into its cafe space! - Click Here To Learn More About Vox Pop at The BPC!

Also Of Note! - Books, Coffee, Democracy! - The Bowery Poetry Club
welcomes the new Vox Pop into its cafe space. Vox Pop is an exciting mix of delicious fair-trade coffee, healthy food for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and a bookstore of selected titles to nourish and rouse your mind. Playwright, journalist, songwriter and activist, Sander Hicks founded Vox Pop - Flatbush 3 years ago and is psyched to return to the East Village/Lower East Side and bring the Vox Pop vibe to the BPC. Be sure to delve into the delectible delights and browse the book selection when you visit!


The Cornelia Street Cafe - David Amram Celebres Fifty Three Years in Greenwich Village - Click Here for More Info!

Also Of Note! - David Amram Celebres Fifty Three Years in Greenwich Village -
As if an evening of Lord Buckley Birthday Celebration would be enough, David Amram and Quartet scoot around the corner to The Cornelia Street Cafe for his monthly revel "Celebrating Fifty Three Years in Greenwich Village" gathering. Joining David and the Quartet will be actor John Ventimiglia, poet Penny Vlagpoulos, English singer / songwriter Beatie Wolfe and other surprise guests. 8:30-11pm.


"Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac" premieres on PRX - Click Here To Learn More and Listen to Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac."

News, New & Of Note! - "Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac" premieres on PRX - The AudioPlay adaptation of the Patrick Fenton StagePlay, "Kerouac's Last Call" premiered April 2, 2008 on PRX - the Public Radio Exchange.

"Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac" premieres on PRX - Click Here To Learn More and Listen to Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac."

Click Here To Learn More and Listen to Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac."


Click Here to Learn More about National Poetry Month!

Of Note - National Poetry Month - Started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month brings together publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools, and poets around the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Click Here to Learn More about National Poetry Month!

On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour and acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation. - Click Here To Learn More About Earth Hour.

News & Of Note - Earth Hour -
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, San Francisco, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation. Click Here To Learn More About Earth Hour.


White, Black and Tan, They're ALL Americans! The 2008 Major League Baseball Civil Rights Game! - Click Here To Learn More!

News, New and Of Note! - Everything that is done in the World is done by Hope -
In the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King the second annual Major League Baseball Civil Rights Game featuring the New York Mets and Chicago White Sox will be played on March 29th at AutoZone Park in Memphis, TN.

Dodger greats Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese - when fans booed Robinson, Reese put his arm around him in an expression of Brotherhood. That small but significant gesture resounds to this day. Click Here To Learn More About Pee Wee Reese and his symbolic contribution to breaking down the racial barriers in Baseball.

The Civil Rights Game
pays tribute to one of our country's most significant eras of social change and honors MLB's involvement in the historic struggle of African-American players who broke the race-barriers and made important contributions to American society.

Ron Whitehead and Frank Messina at Ground Zero, NYC, September 8, 2007. - Photo by Jeremy Hogan

Frank Messina "The Mets Poet"
and fellow compatriot, Ron Whitehead will be in Memphis to attend the game and bring poetic point to the after game festivities. Game starts at 4:00 PM EST on ESPN. For more Messina, The Mets and Everything Poetry! Click Here!


Spring finds David Amram hitting the bricks southbound for Performances, Appearances and Lectures in south and central Florida - Click Here to view his appearance schedule! - Photo by Jeremy Hogan.

News and Of Note!
- Sunny South Bound -
Spring finds David Amram hitting the bricks southbound for Performances, Appearances and Lectures in south and central Florida starting March 25-27 at Miami Dade College Florida Center for the Literary Arts with a performance at the historic Tobacco Road, Miami's oldest bar/caberet, on 3/27 at 7 PM. Amram happenings in Florida contine through till mid-April. Click Here to view his appearance schedule.


5 Years Too Long - Click Here To View NYC Poet and Activist, Jackie Sheeler's PixPoem "5 IraqiVersary Five."

Of Note - 5 Years Too Long - 4 Thousand Dead, Tens of Thousands Maimed and Billions spent the conflict in Iraq sadly goes on. NYC Poet and Activist, Jackie Sheeler brings her reflect of these 5 Years of Sorrow to sight and sound with her PixPoem 5 IraqiVersary Five.

Click Here To View Insom Alt-Journalist, Jeremy Hogan's VidClip of Joan Baez at Camp Casey in Crawford, TX asking the question once again, "Where Have All The Flowers Gone."

In honor and respect for those who have lost we bring you contributing Insom Alt-Journalist, Jeremy Hogan's VidClip of Joan Baez at Camp Casey in Crawford, TX asking the question once again, "Where Have All The Flowers Gone."


Love, Faith, Hope - Click Here to visit St. Patrick's Day 2008 at Insomniacathon On-Line!

Of Note! - Love, Faith, Hope -
In celebration on this St. Patrick's Day 2008, we here at Insomniacathon On-Line! are pleased to share a poem of "Going Home" along with a story of Kerouac, Behan and Joyce called, "Drinking a pint with Behan and Kerouac" both from NYC Writer, Author and Playwright, Patrick Fenton. Click Here to visit St. Patrick's Day 2008 at Insomniacathon On-Line!


---- Thomas Merton - Catholic theologian, poet, author and social activist - Click Here To Learn More about Thomas Merton and the Shining Like the Sun celebration.

News, New & Of Note! - Shining Like the Sun - A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Thomas Merton's Louisville Epiphany - On March 18, 1958, Thomas Merton stood at the corner of Fourth and Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard) in Louisville and upon looking at the people there, had a revelation and new vision for humanity. This March 18th a celebration of Merton's Louisville Epiphany will be held at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville. Doors open at 8:30 PM. While at the Muhammad Ali Center be sure to visit "A Hidden Wholeness: The Zen Photography of Thomas Merton" an exhibition of Merton's photography from the Collections of the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University. Click Here To Learn More about Thomas Merton and the Shining Like the Sun celebration.


INSOMNIACATHON! 2008 - The Wanderer - The Official Alternative to Thunder Over Louisville!
--- The Wanderer - The Official Alternative to Thunder Over Louisville!

News, New & Of Note! - "All Things Change; Nothing Perishes" - A decade since he last produced (and nearly 5 years since last experienced) Ron Whitehead once again brings the marathon Poetry and Music Festival known as INSOMNIACATHON! to The Rudyard Kipling in Louisville, KY April 11, 2008. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 15th at 10am at earX-tacy Records, Bardstown Road, Louisville.


Click Here To View John Ventimiglia (The Sopranos) with David Amram at The Bowery Poetry Club doing "I Think Of Neal."

Of Note! - Happy Birthday Jack! -
March 12th would of been Jack Kerouac's 86th birthday and in celebratory revel we bring a great VidClip of John Ventimiglia (The Sopranos) with David Amram at The Bowery Poetry Club at the start of HowlFest 2007 where David brought his "Diamonds In The Sidewalks" show commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Kerouac/Amram first Jazz/poetry readings. Click Here to view "I Think Of Neal." Also Of Note! - You can catch David Amram at The Cornelia Street Cafe every 1st Monday of the month and for more sights and sounds from HowlFest 2007 be sure to visit the HowlFest 2007 Special at Insomniacathon On-Line!


Bob Holman IS NOT 60! - Click Here To Learn More About Bob Holman.

News & Of Note! - Bob Holman IS NOT 60! -
The P.T. Barnum of Poetry, Bob Holman celebrates his Soixantième Soiree' at the Big Top known as The Bowery Poetry Club in grand Gala and Ribauld with 60 poets on Monday, March 10th at 7 PM. We here at Insomniacathon On-Line! wish Bob many more on his natal node and all the best for many more years to come. To get a gander of The Bowery Bard at his best, Click Here to view his touching trib to Ted Joans, "The Hat" and his B-Day Salute to fellow Bowery Bud, David Amram. Click Here to view his PraisePoem, "I Once Was A French Horn."

 

National
Women's History Month

National Women's History Month 2008! - Click Here To Enter The Women's Reading Room at Insomniacathon On-Line!

News, New & Of Note! Insomniacathon On-Line! celebrates National Women's History Month 2008 with a pooling of the wealth the women at Insomniacathon On-Line! bring to a Global Literary Renaissance! Click Here to View!



The Mets Poet - Frank Messina at Shea Stadium 2007.

News, New & Of Note! - Leap and Bound -
In this Leap Year 08' The Mets Poet, Frank Messina makes way to Spring training in Port St. Lucie to see the Amazin's get their game on, bound for a Pennant!

Click Here To View the VidClip of , "Mets Fan - Playing for The Mets!"

Two weeks ago at the Turning Point gig the Insom cams caught the Met Poet in revel and recount of Messina Mets moments. Click Here To View the VidClip of , "Mets Fan - Playing for The Mets" For more Messina, The Mets and Everything Poetry! Click Here!


Insom contributor, Jeremy Hogan took the camera outside in Bloominton, IN and sent us this snap. To Learn More About this celestial event, Click Here!
Of Note! - Total Lunar Eclipse -
Was visible across most of North America. The show began at 8:45 p.m., peaked at 10:26 p.m. and ended at Midnight. Alt Journalist, Photographer and Insom contributor, Jeremy Hogan took the camera outside in Bloominton, IN and sent us this snap. To Learn More About this celestial event, Click Here.



The Pix Are In! - Click Here To View The PhotoBook!

News & Of Note! - Frank Messina's 40th Birthday Celebration! -
With his all-star group, OCTOPOET, featuring Scott Murawski (of Max Creek), Robbie Gordon (of Gil Scott-Heron's Amnesia Express), Souren Baronian, Victor Jones, Jay Roosa (of PaPa HooDoo) with special guests David Amram, Tyrone Cotton, Ron Whitehead, Dawn Lorentz take the party toThe Turning Point February 16th.

Frank Messina with OctoPoet at The Turning Point! - Click Here To View the PhotoBook!

Also Of Note! - The Pix and Video Are In! - The Cams were there and caught the SoulProse Sights and Sounds of this Party Night at The Turning Point! Click Here To View The PhotoBook!

Click Here To View the VidClip of Ron Whitehead's kick off of the festivities with his PraisePoem, "Searching for Frank Messina"

Also Click Here To View the VidClip of Ron Whitehead's kick off of the festivities with his PraisePoem, "Searching for Frank Messina"



Click Here To Learn More about “Kerouac’s Last Call” it;s author, Patrick Fenton and Box Office Info!

News, New & Of Note -
World Premiere of “Kerouac’s Last Call” - Patrick Fenton’s new play “Kerouac’s Last Call” will receive it’s World Premiere production in Jack Kerouac’s hometown of Lowell, MA on February 15th, in a limited run that includes Feb 15,16, 22, and 23 upstairs at The Old Court Tavern, 29-31 Central Street in downtown Lowell. Click Here To Learn More about “Kerouac’s Last Call” it;s author, Patrick Fenton and Box Office Info!


- Frank Messina's 40th Birthday Celebration! - Tickets ON SALE NOW!. Call 845-359-1089 or Click Here To Order On-Line!

News & Of Note! - Frank Messina's 40th Birthday Celebration! -
With his all-star group, OCTOPOET, featuring Scott Murawski (of Max Creek), Robbie Gordon (of Gil Scott-Heron's Amnesia Express), Souren Baronian, Larry McDonald, Victor Jones, with special guests David Amram, Tyrone Cotton, Ron Whitehead, the party's at. The Turning Point, 468 Piermont Ave, Piermont, NY. Tickets ON SALE NOW!. Call 845-359-1089 or Click Here To Order On-Line!

Happy Valentine's Day 2008! - Click Here To Learn About "The History of St. Valentine's Day!"

New and of Note! On this Valentine's Day 08' join the Insom Love Fest with a couple of VidClips of affectionate prose from David Amram, and one from Frank Messina. Also a soulful ballad Mp3 to swing and sway with your baby from Gamble & Huff hitman, Bunny Sigler (with James Walck laying down the big bottom) on "Can You Feel It" Happy Valentine's Day! Also Of Note! - Ron Whitehead makes a special guest appearance tonight at The Bowery Poetry Club's "Ye Fourth Annual Wife of Bath Valentine's Festival of Erotic Poetry." Show starts at 10 PM!


- David "HoneyBoy" Edwards, Michael Dean Pollock and Michael Frank of Earwig Music -  Click Here to Learn More About David "Honeyboy" Edwards!

News, New & Of Note!
Delta Blues Legend David "HoneyBoy" Edwards won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Traditional Blues Album for his Earwig Music CD, "The Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen." Fellow Insomniacathonians Michael Dean Pollock and Siggi Sig and PaPa HooDoo have appeared with this true living Delta Blues Legend. We congratulate Honeyboy and Earwig Music for winning a Grammy and celebrate their efforts in "Kepping The Flane Alive!"



Hal Chase, Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs together at Columbia University in 1945.

News and Of Note - School Days - Howl: 4th Annual Celebration of Columbia's Beats - On February 8th, Columbia University will honor its prodigal sons, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg in an afternoon into evening celebration with panel discussions, student and alumni poetry readings with a reception and exhibition in the Rare Book and Manuscript library.

David Amram, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.

Later in the evening, there will be a program of jazz and readings, with David Amram and his quartet. Admission is FREE! Festivities start at 3:30 PM , Click Here for all event schedule info.

Click Here to visit the HowlFest 2007 Special at Insomniacathon On-Line! for VidClips and Pix!

New & Of Note! - Be sure to visit the HowlFest 2007 Special at Insomniacathon On-Line! for VidClips and Pix from performances at The Bowery Poetry Club, Bar On A and Gathering of The Tribes of David Amram, Ron Whitehead, Steve Dalachinsky George Wallace, John Ventimiglia, Michael Warren McHugh and more! from the the HowlFest 2007 festivities and happenings!


The Chinese New Year begins on Thursday, February 7th, celebrating the Year of the Rat - Click Here to Learn More. -

Of Note - The Year of the Rat - The Chinese New Year begins on Thursday, February 7th, celebrating the Year of the Rat. It is a time of hard work, activity, and renewal. The Rat is respected and considered a courageous, enterprising person. People born in the Year of Rat are clever and bright, sociable and family-minded. They have broad interests and strong ability in adapting to the environment and able to react adequately to any changes. Click Here to Learn More about the Year of the Rat.


--"PoorBob" Sushko weighs in with some sooth on this Fat Tuesday 2008! Click Here to read his reflect.
Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!

Of Note!
On this year's Mardi Gras,"PoorBob" Sushko weighs in with some sooth on this Fat Tuesday 2008! Click Here to read his reflect.


Click Here for information about what happened to the LAVA House, when and where Benefits/Fund-raisers will be held and how you can help the Louisville artistic community re-build and heal.

News and Of Note
- LAVA House Destroyed -
On January 26th a devestating fire destroyed LAVA House the Louisville, KY powerpoint for creative visual and performing artists. Tragically, long time resident, friend and compatriot to LAVA House and the creative community, Bill Christie, died from injuries sustained from the fire. Started in 2001 by Aron Conaway and Bart Herre LAVA stands for the Louisville Assembly of Vanguard Art.
Click Here for information about what happened to the LAVA House, when and where Benefits/Fund-raisers will be held and how you can help the Louisville artistic community re-build and heal.
Click Here for information about what happened to the LAVA House, when and where Benefits/Fund-raisers will be held and how you can help the Louisville artistic community re-build and heal.



Click Here To Learn More about Martin Luther King, Jr.

In Rememberance On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day read these poems fromJeremy Hogan and Charlie Newman . May Peace Be.


The Yellow Rose (aka The Peace Bus) was destroyed by fire - Click Here for whole story.

News & Of Note - Peace Bus Torched - On Januarr 11th, The Yellow Rose (aka The Peace Bus) was destroyed by fire while ata truck stop in southern New Jersey. Owner-Operator-Driver (and Veteran), Jim Goodnow escaped the flames but the bus was totalled.

Jim, who was at Camp Casey with Cindy Sheehan in August of 2005, got the Yellow Rose shortly thereafter and has been providing transportation to Iraq Veterans Against the War for their various tours and anti-war activities. Click Here for whole story.


Now you can hear this world premiere performance of Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie on line from the website of Symphony Silicon Valley. Click Here To Listen!

News, New & Of Note! -
The World Premiere of David Amram's "Symphonic Variations On A Song By Woody Guthrie" was performed by the Symphony Silicon Valley on September 29th, 2007.

You can hear the world premiere performance of Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie on line from the website of Symphony Silicon Valley. Click Here To Listen!

Now you can hear the world premiere performance on line from the website of
Symphony Silicon Valley. Click Here To Listen!

Click Here to Lean More About this gig at Mike Gordon's MySpace Page!

News & Of Note -
Bill Kreutzmann (Greatful Dead) Mike Gordon (Phish) and Scott Murawski (Max Creek, Octopoet) rang in the New Year at Docelunas in Jaco, Costa Rica on January 5th in a show to benefit Garabito Schools Environmental Education program sposored by The Central Pacific Chamber of Commerce.


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Insomniacathon On-Line! has compiled a list of Links to International and Domestic Relief Agencies and Organizations who tirelessly strive to spell suffering and help those who can't help themselves. Do what you can For Humanity. Click Here To Learn More!

Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac - AudioPlay adaptation of the Patrick Fenton play "Kerouac's Last Call" - Click Here to Learn More, Link and Listen to Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac!

"The Mets Poet" Frank Messina turns his love for America's favorite past time into SpokeSoul Baseball Prose! Click Here for Pix, Vids, Poems and News that's uniquely "Messina, The Mets and Everything Poetry!"

Astrologick At Insomniacathon! - is a weekly astrological report by Gary Paul Glynn that offers intelligent people another look at astrology, one that utilizes the planets and signs in the way they were meant to be understood, not just fortune cookies. Click Here To Read this week's Forecast of Astrologick!

Pix, Clips and Page from kindred Keepers of The Flame! Join us in celebrating the LifeArtSpirit of Allen Ginsberg! Click Here to Enter!

On Sunday, December 11th 'Ode to the Sidewalks of New York Jazz & Poetry Reading' will happen once again hosted by legendary musician, composer, author David Amram & his Trio at the Bowery Poetry Club. - Click Here For More Info! - ALSO View Pix and Clips from May's Ode Celebration!

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As The Poets and The Players make their way from The Heartland to The Cities and Beyond they bring back their Sights, Sounds and Stories from The Road. Click Here for their recounts and Learn Why . . . Travel Is Fatal!

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On Sunday, Feburary 20th, Writer, The Gonzo Journalist, Kentuckian and Friend, Hunter S. Thompson headed on from this world to the next. Click Here to read the emotes, reflects, rants and raves coming in to Insomniacathon On-Line!

Dave Amram Birthday Special! Click Here for VidClips, Pix and Debut Mp3's from  the new CD "The Long Road To Nowheresville!"

In the early Spring of 2003, Ron Whitehead, NYC poet, Frank Messina and fellow Kentuckyians Andy Cook and Sarah Elizabeth crossed the Atlantic on The War Poets Tour. In observence of yet another year of "Poetry Amidst a World of Struggle" Click Here to see and hear their experiences, Also shortly after their return from Europe, poets and musicians from around the globe converged for an evening of celebration with Frank Messina at The Spoken Motion 10th Anniversary Bash! at The Bowery Poetry Club in NYC. Click Here to see and hear the festivities from this grand evening of Spoke n' Roll!

Ron Whitehead re-vamps with this one at Howlfest 2004!

Frank Messina and Dave Amram perform the Kerouac classic at Insomniacathon 2003

Read Dave's "My Bhudda Angel From Chengdu" letter and poemlyric penned after the "Beat Meets East" Conference in Chengdu, China, June 2004. - Click Here! -

On June 8th 2002 Frank Messina's first book of poetry "Disorderly Conduct" was released. The Release and Book Signing Party was celebrated at Kelly's Pub in Tappan, NY. To view Frank's reveal of "Disorderly Conduct", read the poem and more - Click Here! -

On Thursday, Feburary 10th, Playwright, Arthur Miller passed on. Click Here to read his friend, David Amram's, reflect.

With a Pink Moon over The BPC, Ron Whitehead joins the Frank Messina and Spoken Motion 10th Anniversary celebration with "I Will Not Bow Down!"

Robert Creeley, one of America's most celebrated poets and a leading figure in the literary avant-garde, passed away on Wednesday in Odessa, Texas. He was 78. Click Here for more.

The Royal Court, Come and be Bestowed Beat! at www.lordbuckley.com!

On April 9th, Dave Amram attended a final farewell to his old friend Lucien Carr, Read Dave's warm reflect of Lucien and his reverberation of the timeless truth of that living "Now" is always the right time. - Click Here to read, "What is Born of Spirit is Spirit." -

Philip Lamantia, one of the four members of "The Jazz/Poetry Trio" (Lamantia, Jack Kerouac, Howard Hart and David Amram) passed on March 7th. His friend and fellow Trio member, David Amram, looks back fondly with his reflect . . . Click Here to Read. " FOR PHILIP LAMANTIA."

"Reflections upon The 50th Anniversary of Jack Kerouac's On The Road" is Now Available from Published In Heaven Books! - Click Here For More Details!

Jack Shea - Filmmaker, Poet, Songwriter, Friend.  - Click Here for More -

 


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