Postcards from Gravelly Beach – Global literature pod dispatches

Continuing on with Kerouac’s San Francisco Blues, DaveO strolls down The Mission reading Jack’s choruses written on the same street in 1954 while observing butter trucks, museums and tolling bells, then listening to Clayton the Seabus busker sing about going home.

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Pedestriate carefully for: San Francisco Mission Stroll with Jack – Postcard #37 (128k mp3, 11:32, 13MB)

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In San Francisco on an early morning stroll sporting a French-curled tie, Dave performs contemporary reconnaissance of an intersection described by Jack Kerouac in San Francisco Blues and discusses Kerouac’s motivations and system for creating these Blues poems.

Geographically speaking, the additional observations include bridge commuters, urine puddles, hot dog and motorcycle tire shops, beer-signed parking lots, a VA condo, a flock of tie wearing folk, and apartments with 24 hour concierge service.

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Observe the corner for:  Kerouac Choruses at Third and Harrison – Postcard #36 (.mp3, 9:21, 13MB)

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Along with Mr. Lenker of Steamboat Island and his guitar, large hounds and varied livestock, Dave reads poems “Refined, Not Created” and “Aye Carpathia,” while Bill sings about the “Man with a Rebel Soul” – followed by reading of “This and That” with guitar improvisation… from deep in the woodshop studio.

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To the boats for: Sea Rescue Spontaneity from the Woodshop – Postcard #35 (.mp3, 19MB, 17:16)

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Dave reads a smattering from Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac and original verse written in Germany in 1992, joined by Trauben the hitchhiking acupuncturist (who toils to understand a Welsh miner’s lantern), the lads chat about flowing chi, Cascade mountain lookouts the author as a young writer while attempting to communicate with racoons – possibly bearing gifts.

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Light a match for: Lanterns for Welsh Miners – Postcard #34 (.mp3, 21MB, 20:29)

Mountains awaiting gazing, not asking to be climbed

Music: snippets from Gord Downie singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and Stuart Dempster‘s experimental live recording with didjeridoo and trombone from KEXP Sonarchy Radio Podcast recorded at Jack Straw non-profit recording studios.

Bonus: flowing chi, Cascade mountain lookouts (NY Times article) the author as a young writer

Poet Dave (L) and Doctor Trevor/Trauben as youthful hitchhikers in Europe, 1992, or in this case, London, UK

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Dave checks in with the words of Chinese literature aficionado Lu Ji with his notes on the writer’s craft after a recent batch of related inspiring events including a Dalai Lama visit, plus Chinese medicinal tea from Dr. Wu and the works of Gary Snyder, then ends with a live track called Helicopters by The Stills.

https://archive.org/download/Postcard33TeaWithChineseMasters/Postcard-33-Tea-with-Chinese-Masters.mp3

Boil water for: Tea with Chinese Masters – Postcard #33 (.mp3 15:42, 11MB)

Bonus: Snapshots of Dalai Lama visit to Vancouver by R. Scales

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Continuing from the corner garden in the unnamed park, Dave reads from French symbolist (and hopeless romantic) Charles Baudelaire who continues with Joseph Conrad themes of ships, youth and beauty with a piece called “The Beautiful Ship” before gracefully giving way to a song by The Black Tories.

https://archive.org/download/Postcard31ConradsYouthfulAdventuresFromAnUnnamedPark/Postcard-31-Conrads-Youthful-Adventures-from-an-Unnamed-Park.mp3

Board the vessel for: Baudelaire Considers Ships, Youth and Beauty – Postcard #32 (.mp3, 18MB, 6:10)

Fishing boat, awaiting crew for an unromantic journey in Steveson, BC

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Dave reads from Joseph Conrad’s “Youth: A Narrative” from the community garden in the park with no name near Cambie-land, Vancouver and meanders on about riding trains, steamer ships, expansive seas and erstwhile adventures while immersed in foreign culture and ends with a bit of a seascape tune from an original piece called “The Ferry Changes Tack.”

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Park yourself for:  Conrad’s Youthful Adventures from an Unnamed Park – Postcard #31 (.mp3, 17:04, 16MB)

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On a North Van hillside, Dave reads a few choruses from Jack Kerouac’s “San Francisco Blues” and talks about “Ti Jean’s” writing life, including his dexterous style and notable substance – plus expresses affection for Vancouver and the joys of rediscovery.

https://archive.org/download/Postcard30KerouacsSanFranciscoInDavesVancouver/Postcard-30-Kerouacs-San-Francisco-in-Daves-Vancouver.mp3

Dream of moonlight for: Kerouac’s San Francisco in Dave’s Vancouver – Postcard #30 (.mp3, 16MB, 10:12)

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At Granville Island Market on a breezy spring day, Dave talks about Czech/German/French writer Rainer Maria Rilke and reads from Letter # 10 from “Letters to a Young Poet,” plus offers discourse about the writing life, dealing with creative conditions and personal honesty – plus chats about the charming Vancouver False Creek waterfront.

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Gaze into the distance for: Rilke’s Letters at a Breezy Island Market – Postcard #29 (.mp3, 7:30, 9MB)

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A personal stirring moment, recorded for Grandpa, Robert Louis Stevenson (RIP) on the windy banks of the Columbia River featuring Walt Whitman’s “To You” – read whilst sitting under a weeping sage tree with toiling barges, endless trains and snowy Mt. Hood in the distance.

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Watch the river roil for: Whitman on the Windy Columbia – Postcard #28 (4:27, 5MB, .mp3)

Columbia River rolls on, undaunted by struggle and challenges

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