Though tourniquet is. Wedding ring? Now that would be a good if it were reversed.
" Lemme go get a wedding ring."
Lousy beatniks.
Heard an interview with Keef. Went over the whole history and stuff, then at the end got around to his family, kids, grandkids, mum and pop. Keef said that when he went to visit mum in hospice she said,
" You know dear, this morphine isn't so bad."
Ha! Validation.
"I'd bet it was written by one of the squares so the other squares could try to use the hip lingo and be laughed at by the real cool daddies! "
I agree with this comment, though many of the translations are correct, or at least substantially correct. The "beat" culture was already gone by the 60's though, but we hippies did co-opt much of the lingo.
LAPD: Check her body paint. Faded San Francisco Arte Nouveau. She must be an oldie. Are you oldy?
OLDY: Want tah hear me rap? I saw the best minds of my generation….
(taken away)
LAPD: Dig, Larry, aspirin. Better phone her in for regrooving.
I am amazed that Beatniks had a distinct translation for "Ex Lax". Did that come up frequently?
I've heard that the use of certain plant derivatives can clog one up.
But no word for "constipated" or "intestines"?
Man these crazy jazz kick sticks got me bugged. Pass the hustling hershey!
Not on that list. I think you got it right there. Though I think it's needle related things.
That wasn't on the list either.
Though tourniquet is. Wedding ring? Now that would be a good if it were reversed.
" Lemme go get a wedding ring."
Lousy beatniks.
Heard an interview with Keef. Went over the whole history and stuff, then at the end got around to his family, kids, grandkids, mum and pop. Keef said that when he went to visit mum in hospice she said,
" You know dear, this morphine isn't so bad."
Ha! Validation.
"I'd bet it was written by one of the squares so the other squares could try to use the hip lingo and be laughed at by the real cool daddies! "
I agree with this comment, though many of the translations are correct, or at least substantially correct. The "beat" culture was already gone by the 60's though, but we hippies did co-opt much of the lingo.
Um, what?
Well before your time, my child. Thank you for reminding us Olds.
Yrs truly,
Maynard G Krebs
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When you get a chance you might watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbY6KXPg6wY
Typo FAR OUT wierd
LAPD: Check her body paint. Faded San Francisco Arte Nouveau. She must be an oldie. Are you oldy?
OLDY: Want tah hear me rap? I saw the best minds of my generation….
(taken away)
LAPD: Dig, Larry, aspirin. Better phone her in for regrooving.
Beatniks 4 Trump!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHaZyMxgxpk
you kids are really bringing me over!