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"Last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice.

So to that end is to make a new beginning."

HAPPY NEW YEAR!



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Of Note
In this Holiday Season 2008, we here at Insomniacathon On-Line! wish each and every one Peace, Patience and Pace, right here, right now and throughout the New Year! Click Here for "A Wish and A Prayer"


The Sun’s yearly path as seen from Earth appears as a figure 8, known as an analemma - Click Here To Learn More About It!

Of Note! -
Darkness Falls, Longer Days Ahead - Astrologick's Gary Paul Glynn illuminates on Winter Solstice - For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun now reaches its annual nadir, appearing to pause over the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere, marking the Winter Solstice. The Sun’s yearly path as seen from Earth appears as a figure 8 (or a vertical infinity sign), known as an analemma; that mysterious device often seen depicted on the world atlas or globe. In Latin, the word “solstice” means “Sun stands still,” where the Sun travels along the top (summer) or the bottom (winter) of the analemma loop; rising and setting at the same time in the days that surround the solstice. This year, the Winter Solstice takes place on Sunday, December 21, just as the Sun enters Capricorn at 7:04 a.m.

With the Holidays upon us all, Gary Paul Glynn has put together a two week Holiday Special of Astrologick daily forecasts to tide us all over until the New Year! Click Here To Read the Astrologick two week Holiday Special daily forecasts!

Symbolically, the Winter Solstice marks a time of darkness and hope as the night has reached its greatest yearly depth, giving birth to a tiny spark of light that will grow in power and length over the weeks to come. It is here in the darkness that our enduring faith in the promise of renewal is tested and put to use; kindling the fire we carry within our hearts.

Also Of Note! - With the Holidays upon us all, Gary Paul Glynn has put together a two week Holiday Special of Astrologick daily forecasts to tide us all over until the New Year! Click Here To Read the Astrologick two week Holiday Special daily forecasts!



The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. called her "the Queen of American Folk Music" One of the most celebrated figures in music, singer, songstress and Civil Rights champion, Odetta. - Click Here To Learn More About this true American treasure.

News & Of Note - This Little Light of Mine . . . All around the world, I'm gonna let it shine! -
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. called her "the Queen of American Folk Music" One of the most celebrated figures in music, singer, songstress and Civil Rights champion, Odetta, passed on December 2nd in NYC. She was to turn 78 this New Year's Eve.

Odetta (L), at Civil Rights rally at Statue of Liberty, May 1960 .w. singer, Harry Belafonte (R) and actor, Sidney Poitier (2L) Photo by Al Fenn.

For over 50 years, she was an indelible figure of hope and resolution, singing for American Presidents, walking arm-in-arm with the great leaders of the Civil Rights movement and served as an inspiration to generations of musicians, poets and human rights activists.

The Grand Gal, Odetta, at Banjo Jim's, Photo by Mark Amrhein, Click Here to See More!

Back in May of 08' an evening of Song and Stories celebrating the LifeLoveWork of Odetta was organized by Michelle Esrick and hosted by Wavy Gravy where the faithful gathered at Banjo Jim's in NYC. Joining this joyous celebration was David Amram, Cheatin' Hearts with Sheriff Bob and Trip Henderson, Guy Davis, Timothy Hill, Emory Joseph, Christine Lavin, Madeleine Peyroux, Chaney Sims, Vincent Cross and Good Company,and a cavalcade of other celebrants.

Lettin' It Shine! The faithful celebrating the LifeLoveWork of Odetta  at Banjo Jim's in NYC. Photo by Mark Amrhein, Click Here to See More!

NYC freelance writer, Safia Jama Cross was there and wrote this great story about this wonderful evening at Banjo Jim's, Click Here to Read his story at Indie Sounds NY. Also great Photos by Mark Amrhein, Click Here to View his Photos.

Odetta - "the Queen of American Folk Music" - Click Here To Learn More About this true American Treasure.

Odetta
was looking forward to singing at Barack Obama's Inauguration, alas Life has a way of shifting gears, fortunately her indomitable Spirit and feverent Intent most certainly won't be denied. So on January 20th, listen with your Heart and keep an Ear to the Wind and let us all sing along with her, "Let it Shine, Let it Shine, Let it Shine!"

David Amram, Pete Seeger, Odetta and Toshi Regan at the 2008 Clearwater Festival - Click Here To read long time friend and compatriot, David Amram's touching reflect "For Odetta".

l-r - David Amram, Pete Seeger, Odetta and Toshi Regan, Beacon NY Summer 2008 - Photo by Maxine Smith and John Economos -

Also Of Note!
Long time friend and compatriot, David Amram, shares a touching reflect of his good friend. Click Here To Read his reflect "For Odetta".




David Amram and his quartet with featured guests, John Ventimiglia (pictured foreground right) and singer/songwriter, Morley Kamen bring the sound and sooth hoot to The Cornelia Street Cafe on Dec. 1st. - Click Here for More Venue Info!

News & Of Note! - Now Is Still The Time! - 53 Years In Grennwich Village - David Amram and his Quartet
with Kevin Twigg, drums, John Dewitt, bass, Adam Amram congas and Maria Teresa Colamonico, percussion bring the sound and sooth to The Cornelia Street Cafe on Dec. 1st. Featured guests are actor, John Ventimiglia and singer/songwriter, Morley Kamen. Other surprise performers will also appear. Festivities begin at 8:30.



Louisville Music and Poetry powerpoint, The Rudyard Kipling lights it's stage for a stellar evening of sound and sooth with Evansville favs, Will Sovern & Shakespeare's Monkey (w/special guest Lars Garvey), Herbal Jam, Star Pupil plus Louisville;s own, Ron Whitehead & Southside (pictured) with special guest from Iceland, Michael Dean Odin Pollock. Click Here for venue details!

News & Of Note! - Bringing It All Back Home! -
On Nov. 22nd, Louisville Music and Poetry powerpoint, The Rudyard Kipling lights it's stage for a stellar evening of sound and sooth with Evansville favs, Will Sovern & Shakespeare's Monkey (w/special guest Lars Garvey), Herbal Jam, Star Pupil plus Louisville;s own, Ron Whitehead & Southside with special guest from Iceland, Michael Dean Odin Pollock who now hangs his hat in Kentucky and is the latest member of Southside. Show starts at 10 PM.

Click Here and join us at the Insomniacathon On-Line! David Anram 78th Birthday Party!

News, New & Of Note! American composer, musician and writer David Amram was born November 17, 1930 in Philadelphia. His eclectic use of jazz, ethnic and folk music has led him to work with the likes of Thelonious Monk, Willie Nelson, Charles Mingus, Leonard Bernstein and Jack Kerouac. Insomniacathon On-Line! celebrates his creative pioneering work and collaborations with stars from the worlds of music, literature theater and film. Click Here and join us at the Insomniacathon On-Line! David Anram 78th Birthday Party!

Author Patrick Fenton and David Amram at the CD Release of "Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac." - Click Here to read Pat's regale, Happy 78th Birthday David Amram!

Also Of Note!
Author and Playwright, Patrick Fenton checked in with a PraisePoem for David's 78th B-Day Salute! Click Here to read Pat's regale, Happy 78th Birthday David Amram!



Mitch Mitchell - 1947 - 2008 - Click Here To Learn More About The man that laid the beat for Hendrix's flight!

News & Of Note - Mitch Mitchell,
the innovative drummer who anchored the Jimi Hendrix Experience, died of natural causes on November 12 in Portland, OR, at the age of 62. On the night of his passing, Mitchell had completed the last show in Experience Hendrix an 18-city American concert tour series celebrating the legacy of Jimi Hendrix.

Mitch Mitchell performing in Experience Hendrix Tour - Click Here To Learn More About the Tour.

Conceptually rooted as a jazz drummer, Mitch Mitchell was tapped (along with fellow Brit musician, Noel Redding) in 1966 by then Animals bassist, Chas Chandler to back up a virually unknown guitar sensation from the US, Jimmy Hendrix for what was a supposed to be just a two-week strint of gigs to expose the great talent of this guitarist from Seattle.

l-r - Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell - In reverence and homage Click Here for James Walck and The m2h Symphonia sonic soundscape, "Starless."

Virtually personal strangers to each other these three elements culminated into the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the rest, as it is said, is History. Now this seminal power trio are reunited in that great gig in the sky. In reverence and homage Click Here for James Walck and The m2h Symphonia sonic soundscape, Starless.


On The Griot Trail - Bowery Poetry Club founder, Bob Holman and Kora sensation (and Griot guide) Papa Susso's 7-week journey through Senegal, Gambia and Mali to capture the culture, sights and sounds of endangered languages. Click Here To Join Bob Holman and Papa Susso on their fantastic journey!

News, New & Of Note! - On The Griot Trail - Keeping Orality Alive! -
There are two consciousnesses: Orality and literature. A common misconception is that if you can’t read then you are illiterate. But of the 6500 languages in the world, only 700 are written down! Every two weeks, a language disappears. BUT– with digital, we enable orality to exist!

Founder of The Bowery Poetry Club, Bob Holman and Griot guide, Papa Susso. Click Here To Learn More about "On The Griot Trail!"

Founder and Ringmaster of The Bowery Poetry Club, Bob Holman and Kora sensation (and Griot guide), Papa Susso arrived in Dakar on Nov. 10th for a 7-week journey through Senegal, Gambia and Mali to capture the culture, sights and sounds of endangered languages from Timbuktu and beyond. In true 21st century fashion, a near-realtime weblog www.griottrail.com is chronicaling their trek in text, pix and clips. Click Here To Join Bob Holman and Papa Susso On The Griot Trail!



"I will sing until the last day of my life" - Africa's "First Lady of Song", singer and social activist, Miriam Makeba, passed away on November 10th. She was 76. Click Here To Learn More about "Mama Africa" - Miriam Makeba.

News & Of Note - "I will sing until the last day of my life" -
Africa's "First Lady of Song", Miriam Makeba, collapsed shortly after a performance in Castel Volturno, Italy and passed away on November 10th. She was 76. In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world — the likes of Hugh Masekela, Harry Belafonte, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie and Paul Simon to name just a few, her unique blend of Jazz and Afro-Pop communicated a positive message to the world about the struggle of the people of South Africa against apartheid and colonialism through the magic of her music. Click Here To Learn More about "Mama Africa" - Miriam Makeba.



The Poetry Project is pleased to host Poets for Health Care at St. Mark's Church on Nov. 10th - Click Here To Learn More!

News, New & Of Note! - Poets for Health Care Benefit -
Currently there are over 47 million Americans without health insurance and another 50 million that are under-insured. There is a growing movement across the U.S. to support a single-payer, national health care system that would provide health care for all. It is well known in the indepenent artist community that it's nearly impossible to find affordable, quality health care. In an effort to help champion Health Care reform The Poetry Project is pleased to host Poets for Health Care at St. Mark's Church on Nov. 10th. This benefit for two of the leading health-care activist groups based in New York City: Healthcare-NOW, and the Private Health Insurance Must Go Coalition will feature poets, performers, and speakers David Amram, Vinie Burrows, Andy Clausen, David Henderson, Suheir Hammad, Frank Sherlock, Eliot Katz, Rachel Levitsky, Akilah Oliver, Katie Robbins, Ajamu Sankofa, Stacy Szymaszek, Rodrigo Toscano, Anne Waldman, Citizen Reno, Steven Taylor and others. Doors open at 8 PM, $8 general admission.



The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for Peace - Click Here To Learn More About Badshah Khan.

News, New & Of Note! - A Torch for Peace Burns in NYC - The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival presents in the Allen Room at Lincoln Center the U.S. Premiere of the Teri McLuhan film, The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for Peace on November 8th at 6 PM followed by a special concert performance at 8 PM by David Amram who composed, orchestrated and conducted the score for the film.

Mahatma Gandhi and Badshah Khan - Click Here To Learn More About The Frontier Gandhi.

Over twenty years in the making, The Frontier Gandhi is about Muslim peacemaker, Badshah Khan who rose above the inconceivable violence of the Pashtun warrior culture of the Northwest Frontier Province to be pronounced "a miracle" by Mahatma Gandhi. McLuhan's film brings the Badshah Khan story to light and offers a poignant, eye-opening look at this man's vision for Peace. Also Of Note! - There will be a general screening of The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for Peace as part of the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival at the Tribeca Cinemas 2. on Sunday, November 9 at 3 PM.



Exit Poll 08' Party at The BPC! - You Too can weigh in, check out and learn about it all! Just Click Here!

News & Of Note! - Exit Poll 08' Party at The BPC! -
On Election Night 08' the Bowey Poetry Club will host the alternative place to watch history unfold as the results of Election 08' take tangible form. In true 21st Century fashion, the BPC will be cabled up streaming TV and Internet results to multiple screens with live commentary on the BPC stage from resident politically incorrect pundits Jeff Mac, Eric Kirchberger, Chuck Funk and Remick Bernice along with a cavalcade of talented comedians, poets, musicians, and performance artists doing their thing, reverberating the collective spirit of the Lower East Side. Festivities begin on this fateful first Tuesday of November at 7 PM. Be There for This Affair but if you can't You Too can weigh in, check out and learn about it all! Just Click Here!


Pulitzer Prize-winning author, radio host and activist whose writings captured the spirit of the evryday working class JoMoke, Studs Terkel. - Click Here To Learn More About this true American Treasure!

News & Of Note - So Long, It's Been Good To Know Ya'! -
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, radio host and activist whose writings captured the spirit of the everyday working class JoMoke, Studs Terkel, passed peacefully at his home in Chicago, on Friday, October 31st. He was 96. Terkel was part of a great Chicago literary tradition which included Nelson Algren, Theo Dreiser and Mike Royko just to mention a few. In July, Garrison Keillor, visited with Studs just to catch up, compare notes and take names, (Click Here To Read Garrison's Story) and at the end of their visit, Studs sent Keillor home with this little benediction . . .

"Every night when the sun goes down

I say a blessing on this town:

"Whether we last the night or no,

Life has always been touch and go.

So stick with your modus operandi.

Ingenuity! Guile! Art! Good luck. Good bye."

So Long Studs Terkel, It's Been Good To Know Ya'! Click Here To Learn More About this true American Treasure who will be sorely missed but most assuredly, fondly remembered!



David Amram will grace the stage of the newly restored Morse Theatre to share his LifeLoveWork with Chicago and the CHF celebrants! - Click Here To Learn More About The 19th Annual Chicago Humanities Festival!

News & Of Note! - Thinking Big: The 19th Annual Chicago Humanities Festival! -
The sweep and scale of human ambition: the grand gesture, the great scheme, the Big Idea. Founded in 1989, the Chicago Humanities Festival brings brings the world's most exciting thinkers to Chicago each fall for a Festival celebrating ideas in the context of civic life. On November 2nd, in collaboration with the Chicago Humanities Festival and Columbia College of Chicago’s Film and Video Department , David Amram will grace the stage of the newly restored Morse Theatre to share his LifeLoveWork with Chicago and the CHF celebrants. Show starts at 8;30 PM. David also takes part in the Movie Beat Series at Film Row Cinema (1104 South Wabash, 8th flr.) on Nov.3rd, 6:30 PM, as he discusses his cinematic musical contributions after a screening of Elia Kazan's Splendor In the Grass which he composed the soundtrack for. For More Info on the 19th Annual Chicago Humanities Festival, Click Here!


---------Click Here for PoorBob's Halloween Hoot!

New and of Note! For this year's Halloween, "PoorBob" Sushko weighs in with some Swamp Sooth on
SAMHAIN (Halloween) Le Grande Sabbat, Day of the Dead, Shadow Feast, All Hallows Eve, Old Hallowmas, All Souls Day, Last Harvest and how to be a real Zombie! Click Here to read his hoot!



Harold Clurman "the Elder Statesman of the American Theatre" standing in front of the theatre named in his honor, 1980. Click Here To Learn More About Harold Clurman.

News & Of Note! - “Life is a struggle, it’s a theater, all life is a work of art,” - The Stella Adler Studio of Acting celebrates Harold Clurman, "the Elder Statesman of the American Theatre."


The Group Theatre at Brookfield Center, Ct., 1931. Click Here To Learn More.

Director, writer, Harold Clurman along with Lee Strasberg and Cheryl Crawford founded the famed Group Theatre considered by many as the most significant art theatre ensemble in the history of the American theatre. From October 17-27 the Third Annual Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts will celebrate the ideals, passion and creative tenacity of this true treasure of American Theatre.

Arthur Miller and David Amram, at Miller's apartment  In Greenwich Village New York City, in the Fall of  1963, working on Amram's score for Miller's new play  After the Fall, before the opening at the ANTA theater for the Lincoln Center Theater in 1964.  - Click Here for More on Arthur Miller -

During the 10 day festival there will be symposiums, panel discussions, theatrical and musical performances. On October 25th, David Amram (whom worked with Harold Clurman on the production of Arthur Miller's "After The Fall") will perform for The David Oppenheim Music Series at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Show starts at 8 PM. Click Here for all the info on the Third Annual Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts .



The world reknown Iceland Airwaves Festival comes to Reykjavik October 15-19! - Click Here For All The Info!

News, New & Of Note! - Full Moon In Iceland Airwaves -
The world reknown Iceland Airwaves Festival (now in its ninth year) will be held in Reykjavik, October 15-19. With cutting edge, up and coming acts from around the globe, Iceland Airwaves 2008 will take place at 8 main concert venues in the center of Reykjavik - all in walking distance from one another - it allows audiences the opportunity to attend the "Off-Venue" performances taking place during the IA Festival. There one can catch a blend of bands, DJs, local acts and some of the festival headlinerss doing surprise gigs.

As the Full Moon shines over Iceland Airwaves 2008, Michael Dean Odin Pollock & Siggi Sig are rollin' and tumblin' at the BaBaLu Coffee House, Cafe Rosenberg and Hresso! Many Special and Surprise Guests! If you're in town, don't miss these gigs!

Insom Blues/Roots railers Michael Dean Odin Pollock & Siggi Sig are rollin' and tumblin' at the BaBaLu Coffee House (10/16), Cafe Rosenberg (10/17) and Hresso (10/18) with Special Guests, Ron Whitehead, Andy Cook, Luke Powers and Rubin Pollock. Iceland Airwaves Festival brings all kinds of stellar talent to Reykjavik, if you're in town, don't miss these gigs!



Stoopdreamer & Other Brooklyn Stories - A collection of short stories by Author and playwright, Patrick Fenton about the dreams, trials and travails of just ordinary people trying to find the American dream in post WWII Windsor Terrace. Click Here for a glimpse of one "Brooklyners" tale in his story, "Almost Home."

News, New & Of Note! - Stoopdreamer & Other Brooklyn Stories -
Author and playwright, Patrick Fenton, will take us back to the old neighborhood as he reads from "Stoopdreamer & Other Brooklyn Stories" his recent collection of short stories about a lost part of Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Once a teeming, tight-knit, Irish and Italian blue-collar neighborhood, Fenton intimates the dreams, trials and travails of just ordinary people trying to find the American dream in post WWII Windsor Terrace before it's soulless modernization and inevitable gentrification which began in 1953. Catch Fenton bring back to life the stories of the cops, the local loan shark, the gambler and all the dreamers that made up this definative part of NYC on Wednesday, October 15th, 2:30 pm at the South Huntington Public Library. But first, here's a glimpse of one "Brooklyners" story, Click Here to read "Almost Home"



Imagine Peace - This October 9th would have been John Lennon's 68th Birthday. On this day last year, Yoko Ono dedicated the Imagine Peace Tower on the island of Videy, near Reykjavík, Iceland. The Imagine Peace Tower is a beam of light that represents light and power to the realization of World Peace, which was John Lennon's lifetime wish, and what he had worked for. War Is Over If You Want It - Do what YOU can do To Give Peace A Chance! - Click Here To Learn More on How to . . . Think PEACE, Act PEACE, Spread PEACE!

News & Of Note - Imagine Peace - This October 9th would have been John Lennon's 68th Birthday. On this day last year, Yoko Ono dedicated the Imagine Peace Tower on the island of Videy, near Reykjavík, Iceland.

The Imagine Peace Tower on the island of Videy, near Reykjavík, Iceland on 10.09.08.  Click Here To Learn More!

The Imagine Peace Tower is a beam of light that represents light and power to the realization of World Peace, which was John Lennon's lifetime wish and what he had worked for.

Click Here To Read Michael Dean Odin Pollock's story, Lennon Lightening Strikes Thrice.

Insom contributor, Michael Dean Pollock (who lives in Reykjavik, Iceland where the Imagine Peace Tower resides) wrote a reflect on John Lennon. Click Here To Read his story, Lennon Lightening Strikes Thrice.

War Is Over If You Want It - Do what YOU can do To Give Peace A Chance! - Click Here To Learn More on How to . . . Think PEACE, Act PEACE, Spread PEACE!

War Is Over If You Want It -
Do what YOU can do To Give Peace A Chance!

Think PEACE, Act PEACE, Spread PEACE



Click Here to read an excerpt from Charlie Newman's HOWL Revisted!

Of Note -
On October 7th 1955 at San Francisco's Six Gallery, a 29 year old Allen Ginsberg unleashed his poem "Howl." What was before, an evolving re-conciousness of humanity in contemporary literature, achieved a definative momentum that is still in motion more then 50 years on. As we all have found new insight when we revisit a book or poem, Chicago poet, Charlie Newman re-experienced HOWL and wrote a flurry of varations from his revisit. Click Here to read an excerpt from Charlie Newman's . . .

Click Here to read an excerpt from Charlie Newman's HOWL Revisted!
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Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival! - 50th Anniversary of The Dharma Bums - Click Here To Learn More About the LCK Festival!
News and Of Note! - Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival! -
Celebrating Jack Kerouac's life and writings, it's 4 days in Kerouac's hometown, where one can walk the streets he wrote about, listen to poetry in Kerouac Park, see films beatif , hear great Jazz and from the Merrimack to Desolation Peak, this year as Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, it also fetes the 50th Anniversary of the publication of “The Dharma Bums.”

David Amram at Cappy's, George Wallace reads at Kerouac Park, Peter Orlovsky, Gregory Corso and Allen Ginsberg in "Pull My Daisy and John Ventimiglia in "One Fast Move or I'm Gone" all this and much more at Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival! - Click Here For Complete Schedule!

Wether it's catching David Amram skatin' and swingin' at Cappy’s Copper Kettle or Club Paridiso, finding one's Metta with George Wallace in Kerouac Park or watching the seminal Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie film, Pull My Daisy or soon to be classic Curt Worden docupic on Kerouac’s experience at Bixby Canyon—Big Sur One Fast Move or I’m Gone (with John Ventimiglia as Kerouac) or just walking the streets of Lowell chasing the Ghosts of the Pawtucketville Night, there's this and so much more to be experienced, lived and breathed as Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Festival starts October 2nd and runs till the 5th. Click Here for More Info on Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival!


Chicago Calling - The Third Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival - Click Here For More Info, Schedule, Performers and Venues!

News, New & Of Note! - Chicago Calling - The Third Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival - October 1-12 - Chicago-based artists will showcase performances and projects that involve collaborations with artists living in the USA and in other countries around the globe. The collaborations between the Chicago artists and those living elsewhere will be prepared, improvised, or a combination of both. Some of the performances will involve live feeds between Chicago and elsewhere. Be sure to go to WNUR 89.3 FM for some of these Live Feeds streaming on the Web! Click Here For More Info, Schedule, Performers and Venues for The Third Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival!


The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for Peace - Click Here To Learn More About Badshah Khan.

News, New & Of Note! - A Torch for Peace burns in Reykjavik - David Amram will host a special performance of his own work in conjunction with the world premeire of the Teri McLuhan film (which David composed the soundtrack for), The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for Peace at Ráðhús Reykjavíkur (Reykjavik City Hall) on September 29th. Joining David will be Icelandic musician, Peter Gretarsson for an evening of ethnographic jazz. Show starts at 5 PM.

Mahatma Gandhi and Badshah Khan - Click Here To Learn More About The Frontier Gandhi.

Twenty years in the making, The Frontier Gandhi is about Muslim peacemaker, Badshah Khan who rose above the inconceivable violence of the Pashtun warrior culture of the Northwest Frontier Province (now known as Pakistan) to be pronounced "a miracle" by Mahatma Gandhi. McLuhan's film brings the Badshah Khan story to light and offers a glimpse of this man's vision for Peace.


Click Here for More Pix from Gunther's Tap Room, Northport, LI

News & Of Note! - Kerouac Sunday In Northport! - Sunday, September 28, 2008, Gunther's Tap Room in Northport, LI will play host to a day long tribute to former Northport resident and author, Jack Kerouac.

Learn More About Pat Fenton's Stageplay, "Kerouac's Last Call' - Click Here!

The celebration and tribute begins at 3:00 PM with the return performance of Pat Fenton's original one-act play, "Kerouac's Last Call" At 9 PM, local poet B.J. Cassidy will once again present "The Kerouac Connection." Since 1996 Ms. Cassidy has been host to this entertaining evening of poetry reading and music at the legendary Northport bar where Jack used to hang out.



Celebrating Nine Months of Nine Artists with One Love - FiveOTwo Fetes Louisville and her Artists! - Click Here To Learn More!

News, New & Of Note! - Celebrating Nine Months of Nine Artists with One Love - FiveOTwo Fetes Louisville and her Artists! - FiveOTwo is a group that supports an artist in producing a piece of work that expresses his or her love for Louisville. On September 27th, FiveOTwo salutes Louisville's Artists with a Grand Celebration at The Green Building of NuLu from 5-9pm Live music by Ron Whitehead and Southside with the unveiling of the new Ron Whitehead poem,"Louisville: Sweet City of My Dreams" Click Here To Learn More About FiveOTwo.



David Amram with Willie Nelson at Farm Aid 2007, Randall's Island, NY. Click Here To Learn More About Farm Aid 2008!

News, New & Of Note! On September 20th, Farm Aid 2008 will urge Americans to choose food from family farms, creating growing opportunities for more family farmers. Artists at the 2008 concert at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA will show support for activities that keep family farmers on their land. Farm Aid 2008 will feature headliners Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, plus a cavalcade of top artists join this 23rd annual fundraiser dedicated to Help Keep Family Farmers On Their Land!

Insom alum, David Amram, joins his pal, Willie Nelson for his 12th appearance at Farm Aid 2008! Dave checked in after his Farm Aid 2006 performance, Click Here to read David Amram's letter "On The Road from FarmAid 2006"



"Remember We Will, Forget We Will Not" - September 11, 2008 - Click Here to View the VidClip.

Of Note On this September 11th Remembrance Day Insomniacthon On-Line brings you, in respect and reverence to those that have lost and have survived, three New Yorker's intimations of dreams of better days and the potential we all have to make a difference.
View Frank Messina "American't Get Home - Bicycle" Read Susan Gerardi's reveal of potential sadly, senselessly lost in "Boys Dressed As Men." And view James Walck's VidClip "Remember We Will, Forget We Will Not" .


The Howl! Festival 2008! - Click Here for complete Howl! Festival Schedule!
News, New & Of Note! The annual Howl! Festival, September 5th - 11th -
Named in honor of the groundbreaking poem by Allen Ginsberg attracts more than 100,000 visitors bringing to the clubs, galleries, parks, streets, and theaters of Manhattan's Lower East Side an explosion of poetry, music, dance, film, food, performance, painting, sculpture, and theater.Click Here for complete Howl! Festival 2008 Schedule!


Click Here to visit HowlFest 2007 - Events and Performances Page for Pix and Vids from last year's festivities!

Be sure to visit HowlFest 2007 - Events and Performances Page for Pix and Vids from last year's festivities!

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

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



The Let It Grow Annual Block Party & Benefit Concert! _ Click Here To Learn More!


News & Of Note! - Annual Let It Grow Benefit Concert - The Let It Grow Annual Block Party & Benefit Concert
will be held on Sunday,Sept. 7th at 2:00pm in River Edge, NJ. Now in it's 13th year, Let It Grow has sponsored and raised money for the Bergen County Burn Foundation, Tomorrow’s Children, The Joseph M. Sanzari Women & Children’s Hospital, The Imus Ranch for Kids, and Camp Sunshine.

PaPa HooDoo at the 11th Annual Let It Grow Benefit Concert! - Click Here To View More Photos from Let It Grow 2006!

This year's Let It Grow Benefit features WigJam, Particle Theory, PaPa HooDoo Medicine Show, Mike Corbin and Arthur Toufayan. Click Here for Directions and To Learn More About Let It Grow!



Cafe Rosenberg International Folk Festival - August 30th and 31st!

News & Of Note! - Cafe Rosenberg International Folk Festival -
With its doors just opened this August 18th, the Cafe Rosenberg hosts it's first International Folk Festival on August 30th and 31st. This first outing has artists from Iceland, England, Australia, Germany and the US. With a strong presence from the International Troubadour Conspiracy, this Folk Festival features Svavar Knútur, Jude, Stefán Örn, Marlon Pollock and Bítur, Piknik (Steini Hjálmur and Sigga Eyþórs), Myrra Rós, Kid Decker, Owls of The Swamp, Helgi Valur, Binni P, Heiða Dóra, Gunna Lára, Siggi Palli, Eskimono, Mysterious Marta, Michael Dean Odin Pollock and Siggi Sig, Torben Stock and Bergþór Smári.


Pordur "Doddi" Palmasson and Michael Dean Odin Pollock at the 8/18 Grand Re-Opening of Cafe Rosenberg! - Photo by Siggi Sig.

Also Of Note! - Michael Dean Odin Pollock Checks in After Cafe Rosenberg Grand Re-Opening! -
The evening of August 18th, Cafe Rosenberg reopened its doors 2 blocks up from the original location. As soon as Siggi Sig and I arrived we were greeted by a glowing Doddi and a large crowd of friends (most of whom I hadn't seen since Cafe Rosenberg was gutted by fire over a year ago). I could immediately feel that Doddi had brought the unique spirit/atmosphere of this crucial venue in the Icelandic cultural landscape with him to this new location. Jazz, Blues, Folk artists were present in dozens, wearing ear to ear smiles. It felt like The Real Christmas on Earth had finally arrived. Willie the Clawhammer took to the stage to finish off the gig that was interupted by the downtown Reykjavik fire many moons before , then one of the Rosenberg regulars got up and sang a rousing version of Tom Waites "You're Innocent When You Dream" with Svavar Knútur playing on the old upright piano that has miraculously survived all 3 fires...

The "Grand" Upright Piano of Cafe Rosenberg.

I sat near the stage and could clearly smell smoked wood as Svavar stroked and hammered the ivory. A truly heartfelt reunion homecoming resurrection took place that nite with handshakes, kisses, hugs Great Spirit abounded... you may burn his house but you cant keep a good man down. I am proud to say that Doddi, Patron Saint of The Icelandic Roots/Folk/Poetry/Jazz/Blues Music Scene and Cafe Rosenberg are back in the Heart of Reykjavik. After a prolonged period of semi-dormancy, I am horny to hit the stage again at one of my favorite venues!



David Anram In Denver - August 22nd through the 30th finds David in the Mile High city as Composer In Residence for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. - Photo by Jeremy Hogan.

News, New & Of Note! - Poll Pop, Be-Bop On The Mountaintop! David Anram In Denver -
August 22nd through the 30th finds David in the Mile High City as Composer In Residence for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Sponsored by the Democratic National Convention, The Denver Public Library, The Nation and Rocky Mountain PBS David has created an original musical program to be performed at the Convention Center (August 24th, 5-7 PM).

The Colorado Children’s Chorale  - Click Here To Learn More about this most talented group!

Titled, Outside of Convention: From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama, How the Civil Rights Movement Changed American Politics, it will premier the new song, "I Am", a song about the political and social legacy of the Reverend Jesse Jackson written for (and to be performed with) the Colorado Children's Chorale.

David Amram & Quartet appear Live on KUVO FM on August 25th at 4 PM MDT (6 PM EDT) Click Here To Listen Live on The Web!

During David's week long dive into Denver he'll be performing with his Denver-Based Quartet on August 25th, 4 PM MDT (6 PM EDT) at Dazzle in a Special Benefit for KUVO and WW0Z. Click Here To Listen Live on The Web!

Also on August 25th, 9 PM David appears as a guest artist with the Tony Black Quartet at El Chapultepec Jazz Club .Check Back Here Often for more dates to be added while David is in Denver!.



Rising From The Ashes - Cafe Rosenberg Re-Opening in Reykjavik on August 18th!
News & Of Note! - Rising From The Ashes - Cafe Rosenberg Re-Opening in Reykjavik! -
In April 07' downtown Reykjavík experienced one of the largest fires in the capital city's modern history. Amongst the buildings ravaged by the fire was Cafe Rosenberg
(Click Here for Fire Story and Pix), Iceland's oldest Jazz/Blues/Folk music venue. With the ashes barely cold, musicians, poets and performers rallied together, established a Web presence with a Cafe Rosenberg MYSpace Page and organized benefit concerts at The Loftkastalinn Theatre with all proceeds going to the Reconstruction and Resurrection of Cafe Rosenberg.

Pordur "Doddi" Palmasson at Cafe Rosenberg after the April 19th Fire. - Click Here To Read his story! -

Spearheading this daunting task has been Pordur "Doddi" Palmasson
(Click Here to read his story). With relentless tenacity he persued City Hall and Mayor Vilhjalm and set up a petition aimed at the city government to permit the repair of Cafe Rosenberg.

Click Here to View more Photos of Cafe Rosenberg and The Smokey Bay Blues Band.

15 months later the good fight has resolved to Cafe Rosenberg opening it's doors once again on August 18th.

Click Here to View more Photos of Cafe Rosenberg.

Since it first opened in 1919, Cafe Rosenberg has burned 3 times, so if it's true that everything comes in three's (old Icelandic folk wisdom) this should be the last time. We pray so, Long Live Cafe Rosenberg!



Michael Dean Odin Pollock at Hotel El Muneria, William S. Burroughs old Moroccan residence in Tangiers. - Click Here To Read his Joujouka Reflect. - Photo by Daragh McCarthy.

News, New & Of Note! - Joujouka Reflect - Insom contributor, Michael Dean Odin Pollock is back from the Master Musicians of Joujouka - Brian Jones 40th Anniversary Festival and weighs in with a poem from his experiences in Morocco. Click Here To Read his Joujouka Reflect.

Also Of Not!
- Master Musicians of Jouojuka on BBC Radio - Mark Coles' BBC Radio program "The Beat" brings the spirit and sounds of The Master Musicians of Joujouka to the Air and the Wire. Click Here To Listen!



River To River - Joining of the Waters - Poets from the Ohio River Valley join with Hudson Valley poets for a unique evening of poetry performance at the Howland Cultural Center. Click Here For More!

News & Of Note! - River To River - Joining of the Waters - Poets from the Ohio River Valley join with Hudson Valley poets for a unique evening of poetry performance on August 1st at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, New York. Hosted by NY poet, George Wallace will be Geraldine Green, Will Sovern, Ron Whitehead, Amy Ouzoonian, Brenda Coultas, Jim Deuchars, Michael Jurkovic, Allen Schwartz, Theresa Costa, Susan Hoover, Donald Lev, Ronald Whiteurs, Amy Cunningham, David Amram and Pete Seeger (scheds permitting). Show starts at 8:00 PM.


The Master Musicians of Joujouka - The Brian Jones 40th Anniversary Festival - Click Here To Learn More About this wonderous celebration of Music and Spirit! - Photo by Frank Rynne.

News, New & Of Note! - The Master Musicians of Joujouka - The Brian Jones 40th Anniversary Festival -
On July 29th, Morocco's Sufi trance Masters, The Master Musicians of Joujouka, are celebrating in a music festival, the 40th Anniversary of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones's visit to their village. For a Day and a Night a small group of guests (Icelandic musician and Insom contributor, Michael Dean Odin Pollock in attendance) will stay in the village of Ksar El Kebir with the Master Musicians of Joujouka and their families with a visit to the 8th century sanctuary of Joujouka's patron saint, Sidi Ahmed Schiech, and to the cave of Pan / Boujeloud. That evening at the cave there will be a full performance of the Boujeloud Rite in honor of Brian Jones, devoted to the healing trance music of Joujouka. To Learn More about this wonderous celebration of Music and Spirit, Click Here!


Biographer, William McKeen (l) brings his new book, "OUTLAW JOURNALIST: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson" (c) to Carmichael's Books in Louisville on July 24th. Long time HST friend and fellow Louisvillian, Ron Whitehead (r. with Hunter in HST's kitchen) will perform wuth Southside before and after the reading. Click Here To Learn More About "OUTLAW JOURNALIST: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson"

News, New & Of Note! -
Biographer William McKeen comes to Carmichael's Books on Thursday, July 24th to discuss and read from his new book, Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson. McKeen interviewed many of Thompson's associates, childhood friends (many Louisvillians) and colleagues, to get behind the drinking and the drugs to show the writer and the man as never before.
Long time HST friend and fellow Louisvillian, Ron Whitehead will perform some of Hunter's favorite tunes with Southside before and after the reading. Don't miss this celebration of the life of a Louisville's legend. Festivities begin at 7 PM.



On Feburary 20th, 2005 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 at "Hunter S. Thompson Remembered"

News, New & Of Note! - Gone But Not Forgotten -
Today, July 18th would of been the seminal Outlaw Journalist, Hunter S. Thompson's 71st Birthday. Although Hunter has passed over the Edge his persona en spiritue still reverberates and still compells us to Question Authority. In Grand Fashion on this day in Hunter's hometown of Louisville, KY the Faithful take to the streets.

Ron Whitehead and Southside play an instore concert at ear-X-tacy  celebrating the life of Hunter S. Thompson and the official release of their CD "Southside Lounge" - Click Here to get your own copy of "Southside Lounge"

Ron Whitehead and Southside
play an instore concert at ear-X-tacy celebrating the life of Hunter S. Thompson, the new release of William McKeen's Hunter S. Thompson biography, "Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson" and the official Release of their CD "Southside Lounge" Festivities begin at 7:00 PM.



News & Of Note! - Full Moon In The Midnight Sun - Cafe Rosenberg alums Michael Dean Odin Pollock and compatriot Siggi Sig join Aussie indie-rockers Owls Of The Swamp at the BaBaLu Coffeehouse in Reykjavik on July 18th. Joining them will be Special Guests Marlon Pollock and Money For My Honey. Show starts at 9:00 PM.


From The Town to The City - "Kerouac's Last Call" comes to Boston! - Patrick Fenton's stageplay comes to The Boston Playwright's Theatre for a six night run, July 17-26. - Click Here To Learn More About "Kerouac's Last Call"
News & Of Note! - From The Town to The City - "Kerouac's Last Call" comes to Boston! - Patrick Fenton's
stageplay "Kerouac's Last Call" (in association with The Image Theatre, Lowell, Ma) makes the leap to The Boston Playwright's Theatre 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA for a six night run, July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26. Tickets are $20, curtain opens at 8 PM. Click Here To Order Tickets On-Line!


Will and Shakespeare's Monkey welcome Ron Whitehead and Southside to the Tuesday Night Reading Series at the Poet House & Art Emporium in Evansville, Indiana. Click Here To Learn More About Will Sovern and Shakespeare's Monkey.

News & Of Note! - Ron Whitehead and Southside come to Tuesday Night Reading Series at The Poet House & Art Emporium - Will Sovern, the founder of the award-winning performance venue Tuesday Night Reading Series and memeber of the seminal poetry troupe, Shakespeare's Monkey, has been doing his thing in Evansville since 1992 and cuurently hosts the TNR Series at The Poet House & Art Emporium 105 Adams Avenue at The Haynie's Corner Arts District in Evansville, Indiana this Tuesday July 15, Will and SM welcome Ron Whitehead and Southside. Show starts at 7:00 PM. Click Here To Learn More About Will Sovern and Shakespeare's Monkey.


The 11th Annual Woody Guthrie Festival - WoodyFest, commemorating the life and music of Woody Guthrie will be held on July 9-13 in Woody's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. Click Here To Learn More About WoodyFest!

News & Of Note! - This Land Is Your Land - The 11th Annual Woody Guthrie Festival - WoodyFest, commemorating the life and music of Woody Guthrie will be held on July 9-13 in Woody's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. This year's headliner is the one and only Judy Collins. Also at WoodyFest will be David Amram for his fourth conseccutive appearence along with Adam Amram and his daughter-in-law Teresa Colamonaco who'll both be performing with him. David will give a concert as well as accompany poets from Oklahoma in a special afternoon program. He'll also play for a tribute to Phil Ochs and also discuss his recent composition "Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie". Click Here To Learn More About WoodyFest!

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!

Also 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. Click Here To Read David Amram's Notes for Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie.

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 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, Christine Lavin, 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!

On The Griot Trail - Bowery Poetry Club founder, Bob Holman and Kora sensation (and Griot guide) Papa Susso's 7-week journey through Senegal, Gambia and Mali to capture the culture, sights and sounds of endangered languages. Click Here To Join Bob Holman and Papa Susso on their fantastic journey!

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!

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 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!"

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!

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