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I'm much enamored of this clip where Jack Kerouac appears on Steve Allen's show on network television. This happened in 1959 when there was only triune TV culture in America —and less than that, there were often only two sides to things. Allen is going to open here by taking the side that Kerouac was an authentic writer of merit. The other side?

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There is so much I like about the posting: Jack Kerouac, Steve Allen, Walt Whitman, and the way Frank created this artistic tapestry. Allen's late-night show was much better than all those that have followed him. But then, I love Jazz and poetry. Whitman's poem "A July Afternoon by the Pond" brings back many memories of time spent sitting by a pond, a lake, or a stream. Good job, Frank. Love the musical track. -- kenne