Friday, November 11, 2022

William Burroughs shooting William Shakespeare

it's late.  busy day at work.  watched a couple of movies on disc.  then i remembered this vid of w.s. burroughs shooting a drawing of shakespeare done by ralph steadman.  this is a fun vid of w.s.b. even if you are no fan of guns.  funny that sometimes the most outwardly outrageous folks are also the biggest peaceniks.  make of that what you will.  but my man, one of my poetry mentors, jim mccrary is in this video.  he's the dude wearing the jean jacket.  you can hear mccrary's voice clearly when he asks, 'do you want powder burns.' mccrary was w.s.b.'s office manager for several years & knew the old beatnik very well.  when i watch w.s.b. doing his thing i know what i want to be when i also grow old.  

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