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*Jack Kerouac Alley (formerly Adler Alley or Adler Place) is a one-way alleyway in Chinatown, San Francisco, California that connects Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, running between "Vesuvio Cafe"
(255 Columbus Ave.) and Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "City Lights Books" (261 Columbus Ave.).
Neal Cassady
1926-1968
Neal Cassady Quotes
"I alone, as the sharer of their way of life, presented a replica of childhood." -Neal Cassady
"I became the unnatural son of a few score of beaten men."
-Neal Cassady
"Going wrong this curve set up for that unless you got a flat or suspension change even but what I found out was I could throw anything into reverse under ten miles an hour aw gosh good old granny you can allways tell by the fear in your belly how limited y'ar." -Neal Cassady
"The secret of the fuse is to think of the soul and not the ego. It took the Chinese years to discover swallowing tadpoles by the dozens doesn't make for effective contraceptives." -Neal Cassady
"This Eyetalian --or was it E? --opened a pack of Camels upsidedown, impressed even me." -Neal Cassady
"I swore, for all those Saddiday nights I missed when I was in San Quentin I'd stay up every Saturday night for two full years to make up." -Neal Cassady
Note: If you want to know what Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady were like, Carolyn Cassady's "Off the Road" is the book you should read. Certainly, Neal was a unique person and marched to the beat of a different drum, but he was never the outlaw character portrayed in many books. I long suspected that, and "Off the Road" confirmed those suspicions. That so much has been written about Neal Cassady is an indication that he made a deep impression on the writers. No one will ever write a single book about most of us.
Clearly, Neal Cassady was an intelligent person. That the talented and highly educated gathered around him and admired him in spite of his lack of formal education is evidence of this. That he married the highly intelligent and beautiful Caroline who to this day expresses her love and respect for him confirms it. Above all, Neal was a human being, and by all credible accounts, a gentle and caring one. He deserves our respect. -Kerouac Alley
Neal Cassady Multimedia Directory
Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady at City Lights Book Store in San Francisco
Ken Kesey talks about Neal Cassady
The Great Sex Letter - Neal Cassady
ALLEN GINSBERG NEAL CASSADY RARE FILM ! 2
NEAL CASSADY ALLEN GINSBERG 3
The Last Time I Committed Suicide - Scene from film about Cassady and Kerouac
The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) Trailer
David Creighton-The Ecstasy of the Beats-author interview
Behind the scenes footage of "Luz Del Mundo" starring Austin Nichols as Neal Cassady.