Author Topic: RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti  (Read 95 times)

hankster

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RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti
« on: February 23, 2021, 02:09:45 PM »
Wow. Hard to believe he was still alive, let alone take in the fact that he’s dead. What a great voice he was.


https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/obituaries/lawrence-ferlinghetti-dead.html
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lbpesq

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Re: RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2021, 03:48:40 PM »
101 years old!  Can't complain.  He was right there at the very beginning of the entire S.F. scene.  You can draw a direct line from City Lights Bookstore to the Beats, the Hippies, the Grateful Dead, and our own beloved instruments.

May The Four Winds Blow You Safely Home.

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Re: RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2021, 08:35:58 AM »
Just saw the news this morning.  He and City Lights are iconic; and I am very appreciative of his contribution to our history.