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News, New and Of Note - 2004

Dan Barth sneaks in under the wire! Read "The Day After Hank Williams Birthday" in the Reading Room!

You've read it here . . . now you can Listen to It!
Click here to listen to "I'm Running Out" from the new Charlie Newman CD, "Mouth & Hands - Live from The Bowery Poetry Club". Also listen to "deadmachinecity". Music by Jonny Drexler and JT Neiser (aka My Secret Service).

Susan Gerardi comes to the Reading Room, Read Here!

Frank Messina and OctoPoet - Live at The BPC - Resolutions October 2nd, 2004 Messina and OctoPoet take the stage at The Bowery Poetry Club and what was penned in 2001 is not much different as we make for 2005. Lensed by Robert O'Haire. Click Here to view in The Galleria!

James Walck with Bunny Sigler What was sched' as a casual Sunday afternoon R&B session in the Philly burbs' found James laying the bottom down for a couple of tunes with TSOP titan, Bunny Sigler. Click Here to listen at The Mp3 Listening Booth in The Galleria!

TOTAL ECLIPSE: THE ALTERNATIVE NEW YEAR'S DAY SPOKEN WORD/PERFORMANCE EXTRAVANGAZA! THIS YEAR IS BEING BROADCOAST FROM THE BOWERY POETRY CLUB streaming Live on the net at: www.eastvillageradio.com FROM 2 PM TO MIDNIGHT ON JANUARY 1ST. Click Here for more info!

A Ron Whitehead Christmas Poem, "Mama" read the poem and view VidClip! Click Here!

Hot Tuna "Airborne" Jorma and Jack take it to the tarmac on a hot August night at The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum airfield in Reading, PA. From the James Walck film. View Embryonic Journey in The Video Galleria.


More media from Bettye's Bash, watch Sarah Elizabeth and Ron Whitehead bring it home with "How Many More Times - High On A Mountain" VidClip from "Picking Up Where We Left Off".

Video of Insom Alumni, InKY 04' Poetry Slammer, Amanda Johnston in the Galleria and new offerings from John Kusak, Adam Watson, Foster Dickson and Sydney Gayle Maddox in The Reading Room. Also visit our new Links section!

Insom04/OL Premiere! In Honor of the InKY Writing Series, hosting their 1st Annual Poetry Slam at the Rudyard Kipling in Louisville, Kentucky, we were pleased to present "Picking Up Where We Left Off" .

In this first offering of media from this wonderful evening we welcome you to this great party that was the inspiration to this year's theme design for Insomniacthon 04' On-Line!

Ron Whitehead, James Walck and Andy Cook address The "Not Knowing" and Dave Amram "Releases Holy Moly!" at the i-Video stage, In the i- Galleries, "Pix from The Party" also look at Libby Akerman's ArtBook "Not Knowing" in the Reading Room and listen to just recently found tracks from Dave Amram's "EarthJam" at St. Catherine's, EarthDay 2003 in the Mp3 Listening Booth!

Also of Note, new video from The C-Note on a Howlfest 2004 night in NYC. See Zoe Artemis with Dave Amram Trio stroll some Old Angel Midnight with a reflect from Dharma Bums at the i-Video stage in The Video Galleria.

David Amram & Frank Messina (NYC) have a fantastic new CD "THE LONG ROAD TO NOWHERESVILLE" out on Spokeface Records. A CD release party was held on November 13th at Bob Holman's Bowery Poetry Club. Listen to select tracks from the CD at our Mp3 Listening Booth.

There are rumors that the Paul K/Ron Whitehead SWAN BOATS @ FOUR CD will soon be picked up by a Dutch label. Listen to select tracks from the CD at our Mp3 Listening Booth.

Charlie Newman (Chicago) has a new Chapbook out. Charlie is a mover and shaker on the Chicago poetry scene. See him perform at the i-Video Theatre and sit with his offering to our Reading Room! To order a copy of Charlie's latest and greatest, contact him at zootsuitbeatnick@yahoo.com .

Foster Dickson (Montgomery, Alabama) newest edition of HONEYDU #3 which features work by Tom House, Charlie Newman, Ron Whitehead & others is finally out. It's a Beautyfully produced publication and you can get one by contacting Foster at honeydu@honeydu.org .

Colin Shaddick (England) is accepting submissions for his first issue of SAW: Poetry With An Edge. Colin, an excellent international poet, wants poems that are radical, multicultural and international written by freethinking poets who are unconcerned with cliques and trends. Submissions should be sent to sawpoems@btinternet.com no later than January 31st.

The translation of 21st CENTURY BEAT: RON WHITEHEAD & THE BEAT GENERATION: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE: FROM ITALY TO KENTUCKY & BEYOND by Annalisa Papaleo (Italy) is nearly complete. The book will be published in Italian and English. A Spring 2005 release is expected.

Richard Deakin (London, England) called to say that LIPS (London International Poetry & Song) Festival will be taking place Spring 2005. First produced in 2001, LIPS is an Awesome Event!

Go online and listen to Dan Roberts' (Ukiah, CA) wonderful radio shows on KZYX/Z, a northern California independent radio station Landmark!

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Insomniacathon On-Line! has compiled a list of Links to International and Domestic Relief Agencies and Organizations who tirelessly strive to spell suffering and help those who can't help themselves. Do what you can For Humanity. Click Here To Learn More!

In the Spring of 1994 at The Kentucky Center for The Arts in Louisville His Holiness,The Dalai Lama, gave poet, Ron Whitehead, a message for him to share with young people of all ages thoughout the World. That message was the inspiration of the Ron Whitehead poem, "Never Give Up." - Click Here to Learn More about the story behind the inception of the Ron Whitehead poem, "Never Give Up!"

On Sunday, December 11th 'Ode to the Sidewalks of New York Jazz & Poetry Reading' will happen once again hosted by legendary musician, composer, author David Amram & his Trio at the Bowery Poetry Club. - Click Here For More Info! - ALSO View Pix and Clips from May's Ode Celebration!

Pix, Clips and Page from kindred Keepers of The Flame! Join us in celebrating the LifeArtSpirit of Allen Ginsberg! Click Here to Enter!

A True Tale of a Tall Trip. - Click Here To Read an Excerpt from the Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead book "Western Kentucky: Lost & Forgotten, Found & Remembered"

Click Here for more info on Sarah Elizabeth's latest CD!

Read Dave's "My Bhudda Angel From Chengdu" letter and poemlyric penned after the "Beat Meets East" Conference in Chengdu, China, June 2004. - Click Here! -


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Dave Amram Birthday Special! Click Here for VidClips, Pix and Debut Mp3's from the new CD "The Long Road To Nowheresville!"


On Sunday, Feburary 20th, Writer, The Gonzo Journalist, Kentuckian and Friend, Hunter S. Thompson headed on from this world to the next. Click Here to read the emotes, reflects, rants and raves coming in to Insomniacathon On-Line!

Read Ron and Sarah Whitehead's experience at Hunter S. Thompson's Send-Off at Woody Creek - Click Here to Read!


On June 8th 2002 Frank Messina's first book of poetry "Disorderly Conduct" was released. The Release and Book Signing Party was celebrated at Kelly's Pub in Tappan, NY. To view Frank's reveal of "Disorderly Conduct", read the poem and more - Click Here! -


On April 9th, Dave Amram attended a final farewell to his old friend Lucien Carr, Read Dave's warm reflect of Lucien and his reverberation of the timeless truth of that living "Now" is always the right time. - Click Here to read, "What is Born of Spirit is Spirit." -

On Thursday, Feburary 10th, Playwright, Arthur Miller passed on. Click Here to read his friend, David Amram's, reflect.


Click Here for "Picking Up Where We Left Off" - Bettye B's Post-Insom 03' Bash! - New Video from Sarah Elizabeth and Ron Whitehead - Click Here and Get On Board! -

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Read Ron and Sarah Whitehead's experience at Hunter S. Thompson's Send-Off at Woody Creek - Click Here to Read!

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