Friday, November 11, 2011

Response to "Lori"

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Lori said...
I am a teacher and want to recreate a beatnik coffee house. Any suggestions what I can do?
October 23, 2011 7:03 PM
OK. I'll give it a shot.

Start with a basement room. Put in a small stage or platform. On it, place a microphone stand and at least one large stool. Place studio lights on the ceiling, facing the stage. Get some fake brick wallcovering and put it up on at least three of the walls. Don't forget to put up some posters and graffiti too!

Fill the place with small round tables and chairs. Have a Greek Diner-style coffee maker in the back. Serve your coffee in demi-tasse sized cups and saucers (or smaller, if you can get them).

Extras: See if you can get hold of a set of bongos, a conga drum and someone who can play guitar.

Hope that helps!
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Guest Posters Welcomed!

If you have any ideas for articles to showcase on this blog, please do not hesitate to contact me about them. I just received a kind letter from one of the followers here, and it inspired me to extend the invitation to you all.

I'm pretty much tapped for ideas lately, so your efforts will greatly help keep this blog going. Thanks in advance to all who decide to respond.

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GINSBERG AND GELEK

Allen Ginsberg became fast friends with a Tibetan Tulku named Gelek Rinpoche (Rim-po-shay). Tulku signifies that Gelek is a reincarnated holy man, the late abbot of an important monastery in Tibet. It was this man who tended to Allen as he lay dying of liver cancer. The extraordinary relationship between the two is best illustrated by this article excerpted from The Allen Ginsberg Project: An Allen Ginsberg Gallimaufry blog:

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Gelek Rinpoche's Birthday! 

Gelek and Allen and Jewel Heart - Jon Kain in his piece for the Shambhala Sun, some years back, "Gelek Rinpoche's Remarkable Journey", notes "They [Gelek and Allen] met in the early 1990's, forming a fast friendship. Allen eventually became Gelek Rinpoche's student, with Rinpoche performing the ritual at Allen's death. "Allen never missed the opportunity to teach me about American culture and language, Rinpoche told me", (Kain recounts), "He pushed me all the time. He was really so kind. And then what little dharma I know I contributed to him".

Mutual respect. It was (always) sincere mutual respect, (notwithstanding the teacher-pupil relationship(s), notwithstanding Rinpoche's charming, disarming, modesty).

"I've had a very good life, especially great luck with teachers particularly Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and now Gelek Rinpoche. Both have great hearts. So there's a basic security to all that".

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