POSTER
JOE PELANCONI
Vino & Biscotti
Italy to Sonoma County and Back
Published by PWJ Publishing
Post Office Box 238
Tehama CA 96090
first printing 2004
SISTAS IN THE PIT
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Ieela Grant: SISTAS IN THE PIT
Interview by Diana Pizzari
Age: 30
Resides: San Francisco, CA
Current Band: SISTAS IN THE PIT
ieela Grant was a late bloomer--she was 25 years old when she started
formally playing drums. In elementary school, she played the flute
through middle school, but every time she had a substitute teacher,
the class would switch instruments and she would always jump on the
drums. In high school, Ieela played the tuba--this was her
introduction to the rhythm section.
After school, ieela moved to New York City to find herself. She met a
lot of people in the film industry, got a job as a Production
Assistant, and worked on a feature film and a couple of videos. She
ended up in a recording studio one day with a group (A.S.K. ME) that
she had befriended. It was an exciting experience for her to watch a
song come together.
After listening to sixteen hours of the same song, ieela decided to
give herself a grand tour of the studio. She wandered in and out of
several empty live recording rooms, stopping at one room with a grand
piano, electric bass, and an old drum kit. She went and sat down at
the kit. Before she could do anything, a greasy old man (whom she now
considers to be her greasy old angel) walked in and bellowed, "Do you
play?" He was shouting as though one of them had a hearing problem.
ieela replied with a quiet, "No."
When ieela I got up, her greasy angel sat down and brought that beat
up old drum kit to life. He hit everything. ieela watched the dust
fly away and wood chips jump off the sticks. Something inside of her
literally woke up--she felt alive. When he was done, he handed her
the sticks and told her to go for it. ieela sat down and the kit
looked old and broken again. She began to play and was fascinated by
the fact that she had no coordination--absolutely no limb
independence at all. She became determined to learn to play the drums
and thanks her greasy old angel for inspiring her.
---courtesy by bassist Mike Watt.
Wiegand Gallery
"The Inside of Now- Abstract Paintings and Drawings by Arthur Monroe"
March 22 to April 29 2006
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 26, 2-4 p.m., free of charge Champagne Benefit Brunch with a gallery talk by Arthur Monroe: Sunday, March 26 at 11.30 am in the Gallery; admission $ 75.00, RSVP to the Gallery by March 17. This event contributes to the Gallery Exhibition Program. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 4 pm; closed April 19 *More info see press release Wiegand Gallery Notre Dame de Namur University 1500 Ralston Avenue Belmont, CA 94002 (650) 508-3595
---courtesy by michael bowen
MARY BEACH
Mary Beach 1919-2006 Mary and her second Claude Pelieu lived a life of art and literature. While living in San Fransisco she started her own imprint at City Lights, (Beach Books, Texts ad Documents) discovered and published the poet Bob Kaufman. When she lived in Europe she translated the works of her good friends Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs. A life long acomplished painter she also wrote experimental novels, "Two-Fisted Banana: Electric and Gothic". She spent her last years living in Cherry Valley, New York, she continued to work on her collages, protraits and mixed media convasses. A marvelous woman of depthful intellect and passion. submitted by Patricia Elliott Marvin
---thanku patricia
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The Rudyard Kipling & Moving Mystery Theatre presentKeep Louisville gonzo An evening of gonzo film, music, writing September 1 5, 2006 7-9 pm
First Louisville Screening of the New Award Winning 30-Minute documentary film ROAD TO HUNTER
Plus a special gonzo driven performance by Ron and Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead NYC filmmaker, Sara Booth’s new non-profit, non-commercial film, road to hunter, received the Special Judges Award for innovation & creativity in documentary film from Cityvisions, NYC. The film features Douglas Brinkley, George McGovern, Ron Whitehead, Gerald Tyrell, editors from Scanlon’s & Rolling Stone, Hunter’s Blastoff, & more….Ron Whitehead produced the official Hunter S. Thompson Tribute at Memorial Auditorium in Louisville December 1996 featuring Hunter, Johnny Depp, Warren Zevon, Douglas Brinkley, David Amram, Roxanne Pulitzer, Harvey Sloane, The Sheriff of Pitkin County, Hunter’s Mom Virginia, Hunter’s Son Juan, Gerald Tyrell, and others. Over 2000 attended the standing room only event. Ron & Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead produced The HST Tribute, to a packed house at The Rudyard Kipling March 9, 2005, shortly after Hunter’s death.The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street (near 4th street) Louisville, Kentucky (502) 636-1311 7-9 PM $7 this special event produced to celebrate the life and work of Hunter S. Thompson |
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Premio Lericipea
www.lericipea.com/2006/comunicato.htm
BEAT ANGEL - FILM ABOUT "THE SPIRIT OF JACK KEROUAC" - TO BE RELEASED ON DVD, OCTOBER 21 DVD SCREENING EVENT AT THE BEAT MUSEUM IN SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 22
The film, Beat Angel, about "the spirit of Jack Kerouac," will be released on DVD, October 21. The date also marks 37 years since Beat Generation author, poet Jack Kerouac passed away.
On the 30th anniversary of his own death, the angelic spirit of Jack Kerouac (played by Vincent Balestri) returns to earth in the abandoned body of a street bum. "Jack" drops in at a poetry slam held in honor of his "death day," and backed by a jazz trio, explains the meaning of "bop spontaneous prose" and "speaking the truth." He begins to transform the lives of three people: Gerard Tripp (played by Frank Tabbita), a secretive writer who locks his manuscripts away; Mary (Amy Humphrey), a shy young writer; and Carol (Lisa Niemi), a former painter turned bartender.
Beat Angel was inspired by Balestri's heralded one-man play, Kerouac: The Essence of Jack that began in the early '80s and ran off and on for 17 years. Kerouac's first wife, Edie Parker-Kerouac, encouraged Balestri to portray Jack on stage, coaching the actor in Jack's voice and mannerisms, and sharing old letters and home tape recordings. The play evolved as Balestri met a number of Jack's old friends. In 1993 Frank Tabbita brought Balestri to Seattle where he performed the show in several long runs. Interested in translating the "essence" of the piece to film, Tabbita teamed with filmmaker/writer Randy Allred, writer/producer Bruce Boyle, and Balestri to create Beat Angel.
The film's "old movie feel" was a deliberate design of director Allred, invoking the atmosphere of Kerouac's world and the sense of the dream-like sequences. Scenes shot at Desolation Peak (where Kerouac served as a fire lookout, and wrote about in his books, Dharma Bumsand Desolation Angels), a jazz music score and recreations of moments in Kerouac's life, give the film a haunting yet inspiring quality. Beat Angel has received such critical praise as "Superb…intriguing twists and turns…" --Winston-Salem Journal. Composer/musician David Amram noted: "Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Larry Riversand I all made Pull my Daisy in 1959 in part to show our kids and grandkids someday that we were for real and able to enjoy life and one another…as Pull My Daisy reflected the fun we had together as well as the hard work we did when alone. Like Pull My Daisy, Beat Angel is free of any Hollyweirdness and Post Modern gloom…Beat Angel is full of soulfulness, joy, surprises, warmth and humor…"
Beat Angel was a popular festival selection across the U.S., garnering two award nominations at The Method Fest in Los Angeles, and winning the Wine Country Film Festival's Special Prize of the Fest.
A DVD release-screening event, with a performance by Vincent Balestri, will take place on Sunday, October 22 at The Beat Museum(at 540 Broadway) in San Francisco.
DVD features: 19 minute video of Kerouac: The Essence of Jack; Writers Commentary with Balestri, Boyle, Tabbita and Allred; 12 chapters; deleted scenes; in English with French, Spanish, Italian and English subtitles. Film running time 99 minutes, color NTSC, all Regions. Available October 21 through BeatAngel.com, FilmBaby.com, Amazon.com, Kerouac.comand other selected outlets.
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Also find Beat Angel at My Space: www.myspace.com/beatangelthemovie
All Media Inquiries: Teresa Conboy P.R. - teresaconboypr@yahoo.com
All Non-Media Inquiries (fans, etc.): Beat Angel - frank@beatangel.com
The Rudyard Kipling & Moving Mystery Theatre present
LOVE & RAGE
Bringing the Country to the City
acrylic on pegboard by Jeffrey Scott Holland
Sarah Elizabeth
Ron Whitehead
w/ special guest Musicians
Friday
November 24, 2006 8pmAppalachian Music & Alternative Thought Poetry
All Ages Show
"Sarah Elizabeth’s voice always sounds amazing and true." Jim James, My Morning Jacket
"Ron Whitehead is a genius!" Cameron Crowe, Filmmaker
The Rudyard Kipling 8-10 pm $7
422 West Oak Street (near 4th street) Louisville, Kentucky (502) 636-1311
Ron & Sarah’s Last Louisville Show of 2006!
www.tappingmyownphone.com
MALCOM LOWRY
COVER OF ITALIAN EDITION OF HIS BOOK UNDER THE VOLCANO
courtesy of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore vintage edition
MARCH 2007
The Wanderer Tour
From New York & Kentucky to California & Beyond
blues great
TYRONE COTTONrenowned nyc poet
FRANK MESSINAacclaimed mountain songstress
SARAH ELIZABETHnobel nominated poet
RON WHITEHEADplus percussionist/didgeridoo master ANDY COOK and photographer CHRISTIAN HANSEN
March 31, 2007
5pm till God Knows When, Swaller Holler, 1001 Recreation Road, Talmage, CaliforniaMarch 30, 2007 7pm, Saturday Afternoon Club, 170 South Oak Street, Ukiah, California
March 30, 2007 1pm, Confucius Hall, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, 2001 Talmage Rd, Talmage, California
March 26, 2007 1pm, Yosemite National Park, California
March 23, 2007 9pm, Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, California
March 21, 2007 7pm, The Rudyard Kipling, 422 West Oak Street (near 4th street)LLouisville, Kentucky
