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Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts) Tue Dec 25, 2018, 09:57 AM Dec 2018

Francis Ford Coppola presents Williams S. Burroughs' "The Junky's Christmas"

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Francis Ford Coppola presents Williams S. Burroughs' "The Junky's Christmas" (Original Post) Snarkoleptic Dec 2018 OP

Burroughs was one of out best writers that no one reads Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #1

Maybe it's a regional thing Codeine Dec 2018 #5

I was in high school the late 70's - early 80's one of my pals Snarkoleptic Dec 2018 #6

A real Christmas Classic Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #2

🎄 underpants Dec 2018 #3

Laurie Anderson used to have him perform on some of her songs. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #4

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)

1. Burroughs was one of out best writers that no one reads

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 10:12 AM

Dec 2018

He wrote about addiction in an honest and non-glamorous way.

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

5. Maybe it's a regional thing

Reply to Buckeyeblue (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 01:00 PM

Dec 2018

but most of the people I know who read have read at least a little Burroughs. He went through a bit of a renaissance in the 90s thanks to the success of his Dead City Radio album and Kurt Cobain championing his writing.

Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts)

6. I was in high school the late 70's - early 80's one of my pals

Reply to Buckeyeblue (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 01:43 PM

Dec 2018

found Dial-a-Poem and Giorno Poetry Systems LP records in his parent's collection.
We were riveted listening to Burroughs, Giorno, Ginsberg, et al.

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