> I somehow got it into my head that he was the last beatnik One thousand percent, his general attitude reminds me of Gary Snyder aka Japhy Ryder- of course a

> I somehow got it into my head that he was the last beatnik One thousand percent, his general attitude reminds me of Gary Snyder aka Japhy Ryder- of course also a famous beat poet. I think nowadays people don't even know what beatnik means. Although I wouldn't call him the "last beatnik" - he died 40 years ago and a few of the other original beatniks are still around, and even still writing. I'm good friends with a lesser known original beat poet, a very old guy but fun to talk to.