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

Classic Theme Music From The Beat Era

77 Sunset Strip: Hip Talk Demonstrated By Ed "Kookie" Burns

Ernie Kovacs - Genius Comic of the Beat Generation

Who can forget "The Nairobi Trio?"

How about the "Mack the Knife" segments?

                                        
And one of my favorite characters, poet laureate "Percy Dovetonsils" ...

                                       

And Let Us Not Forget "Zacherle" The Cool Ghoul!

I remember him originally from "Chiller Theatre"; when I could stay up late on a Friday or Saturday night and watch him play host for a good old fashioned, classic horror flick like Frankenstein  or Dracula. With cauliflower for a prop, he could have you playing along with his version of metrosexual monster schtick:




But I really became a fan of his when he began hosting that American Bandstand rip-off they used to show on Channel 47, around the year 1967: