Happy birthday Allen Ginsberg
Footnote to Howl June 2000
Hello everyone
I am on a train to Malmo. Yesterday was the birthday of Allen Ginsberg. I wanted to send you this performance of his poem Footnote to Howl.
So, a belated birthday wish. Tomorrow will be a new Rimbaud installment in a new city. I will send some pictures of the Malmo terrain or at least a new cafe or hotel window view
So here is so holy smoke for Allen.
Photo 1975 Allan Tannenbaum
I was at this show. I still get tingles. I don’t know what magic connects your heart to your brain to your throat.
Holy this, holy you, holy my dog who didn’t interrupt while I watched this but sat down beside me and listened too. Holy we are blessed for Ginsberg having existed. Holy we are blessed for this, here, everywhere, thank you.