Allen Ginsberg - Beat poet, father of flower-power, reading his poem 'Hum Bom!', on stage at megatripolis club-night, HEAVEN nightclub (October 19 1995). At the reading was an audience of around ...
Allen Ginsberg - Beat poet, father of flower-power, reading his poem 'Hum Bom!', on stage at megatripolis club-night, HEAVEN nightclub (October 19 1995). At the reading was an audience of around 1000 people. A great atmosphere with a great mixture of people. Re-written and updated for the two Iraq wars. Ginsberg was reading as part of his penultimate trip to the UK which included performing at the Royal Albert Hall the previous evening, accompanied by Paul McCartney on guitar. He read a mixture of material from the 70's White Shroud era, 80's Cosmopolitan Greetings and 90's new and unpublished poems. He also sang and played the harmonium at the reading lasting 53 minutes. An hour-long q + a session took place in the 'Techno-silence suite' at the venue after the reading. Ginsberg was in excellent form, reading energetically from his poems, enjoying the atmosphere. This sadly proved to be his final stage performance in the UK. Ginsberg received a standing ovation after leading a mass singalong of William Blake's 'The Nurses Song' at the end.
Thanks LEE HARRIS, who booked Ginsberg, Tom Pickard, on stage assisting with the reading, Heaven nightclub, club crew and The Wylie Agency (UK) Ltd.
This clip with courtesy of The Wylie Agency (UK) Ltd c Copyright 1995 by Allen Ginsberg second clip of Ginsberg at this reading, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRbWqX...
Steve Teers www.divapix.co.uk
A DVD 'Allen Ginsberg live in London' was released of this reading ( available on amazon - link http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0... ) DVD Allen Ginsberg live in London website www.allenginsbergdvd.com + myspace page www.myspace.com/allenginsbergliveinlondo n
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Let's stay ontopic. Awesome poem. Nobody's saying this is as epic as milton or shakespeare, it's a small poem, but a very accurate and descriptive one, political, psychological and humorous, it's great!
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ginsberg should have a fucking statue built to his name