THE DAILY BEAT: Happy Belated Birthday to Neal Cassady

Friday, February 10, 2012

Happy Belated Birthday to Neal Cassady

Yesterday was Neal Cassady's birthday. Were he still alive, he would have turned 86 years old.

I intended to post something yesterday, but life and work intervened.

Anyway, Happy Birthday, Neal. You'd understand how yesterday I was in a go go go situation and it was absolutely ahem-er necessary to choose not to uh-hmm post on your birthday. Yass yass!

In honor of Neal's birthday, I have a question for Daily Beat readers. I think everyone has had - or has - a "Neal" in their life. Tell us about yours.

1 comment:

Crystal said...: I described my Neal character, Franny, in my Cleave poem which you can find at http://fiorghra.blogspot.com/2011/08/cleave-poetry.html

Sorry, I don't know how to make a nice link but perhaps that will work.; February 13, 2012 at 5:01 AM

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