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Eric D. Lehman offers personal reviews of Beat books:

Moondog: Viking of 6th Avenue

Moondog — The Viking of 6th Avenue

Hammond Guthrie reviews Robert Scotto's authorized biography of the brilliant classical / avant garde composer Moondog, aka Louis Hardin Jr.

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Beat Generation & Jazz

Beat Generation Essays by Eric Patterson

Eric V. Patterson explores Beat issues in a thought-provoking trio of essays:

Jack Kerouac & The Outsider

Author & Beat scholar Dave Moore explores strange variations in one of Jack Kerouac's poems, in his article, "Kerouac & The Outsider - A Puzzle.

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Tom Waits & Songwriting

Alchemy: Tom Waits

In two articles, songwriter Robert Wright considers Tom Waits as songwriter & inspiration, then considers the best covers of Waits' songs.


Photography & Art

© Larry Keenan, 1965. Click to view Larry's Beat photos.

Larry Keenan - Beat Generation & Counterculture Photos

A vast gallery spanning over 40 years of award-winning photographer's photos of Beat Generation, counterculture & musical icons, including Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, Bob Dylan, and many others. A visual trip through hip America. Visit the Beat Generation & Counterculture Photo Gallery.

Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Concert: Jefferson Starship, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Company. © D.Enck, 2007

Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Concert

On August 11, Tom Constanten, the music of It's a Beautiful Day featuring David & Linda LaFlamme, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Starship, and Big Brother & the Holding Company played the Festival of the River in Arlington, Wa. We've got exclusive photos!
View the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Concert photos...

Kurt Rostek

Meditations - 6 Paintings by Kurt Rostek

Kurt Rostek explores six concepts: balance, compassion, concentration, emptiness, renunciation, and wisdom, in this vibrant series of mixed-media artworks.

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The Third Page: A Journal of Ongrowing Natures, is not part of the main Empty Mirror site. It's edited by Hammond Guthrie, who presents an eclectic assortment of art, literature & countercultural features. Here's The Third Page's home.

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