Murray the K - In Memoriam

If you remember "Submarine Race Watching", you remember the DJ Murray Kaufman, other wise known as "Murray the K". Murray ruled the airwaves of New York City and the surrounding areas from 1958 to 1967. I remember being a regular listener of his WINS radio show "Murray the K and His Swingin' Soiree"  http://www.1960sailors.net/05b_Murray_the_K.htm  (scroll down the page for audio clips!).

and hearing The Submarine Race Watcher mantra at regular intervals.

I also remember him as the self-proclaimed "Fifth Beatle". It was some time after this Beatle phase that I gradually lost touch with him and his show. I totally agree with those that felt he was sucking up to the Fab Four way too much. If one of them stopped, Murray needed vitamin K to stop his nose from bleeding.

Here are two videos covering this topic:

                                                                                  

                            

                            

                               [That's British Slang for "Jerkoff"; wanking means beatin off!]

Like the singer Shirley Ellis in her song, The Name Game, Murray invented his own language. This entailed taking the first letter of a word and inserting "eee-azz" between it and the rest of the word. Baby for example became b "eee-azz" aby. His own name Murray wound up to sound like M "eee-azz" urray. That was real cool for that time period. When all was said and done, he kept hipster talk and its protoype "scat" alive beyond the 1940's and '50's. He was sort of an Uber-beatnik in many ways.

"Ah bey, whoa.

Ah bey, whoa.

Koomazowazowa!

Whoa!"

TROMA Productions: As The Beatniks Grew Older ...

"Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.^[1]
The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce. Many Troma films contain social commentary."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troma_Entertainment

Here are two of their classic films:
                                                            SURF NAZIS MUST DIE!

                                                                   And  then there's...

                                                             THE TOXIC AVENGER

Remember "Long John Nebel" and His Overnight Radio Show?

Jackie Gleason was a fan of his and a frequent guest on his show.

Like so many others from The Beat Era, Long John's show was the pioneering prototype for future ones, such as Art Bell. Here are some samples of the original controversial call-in radio talk show. The first two
feature his fights with prank callers. The third is a sample of a typical Long John Nebel interview.

Dig It! The Beatnik Coffee House Website.

This is your one-stop shop for all things beatnik. A most fortuitous find, if I do say so myself. Enjoy!

Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore: 

Beatnik Coffeehouse

                                    

Beat Authors Non-Fiction Audio Tapes Movies & Videos Beat Links Zen-ness Dept. Beverage Dept.

http://www.genordell.com/stores/maison/coffee.htm

William S. Burroughs - The BBC Documentary in Eight Parts

Beatnik Musical Metamorphosis (From 1964 to the Present):

More proof that beatniks were the prototype for hippies.

                            

                    

GANG OF SOULS - A GENERATION OF BEAT POETS (DVD)

Documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets featuring interviews with Burroughs, Ginsberg, Di Prima + more.

Available at Amazon.com for either purchase or rental. Click the following link to the Amazon website and then click the "play free preview" button located at the bottom. Note the funny typo concerning the release date LOL!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031YW3WA/ref=atv_feed_catalog&tag=imdb-amazonvideo-20